Enhanced connectivity between Nepal and India was the theme of Prime Minister KP Oli’s recent visit to India. The inauguration of the Integrated Check Post at Birgunj and possible expansion of a rail link to Kathmandu were outcomes along expected lines.

In Nepal, the narrative related to rivers is mostly dominated by hydropower. Hydroelectricity has always been considered as the Holy Grail that could not only light the lives of millions but be the source of their financial upliftment.

Till the early 2000s, the internet was a decentralised, anarchic and mostly unregulated platform.