India’s rising power demand offers Nepal a market—but not forever
By Gokarna Awasthi & Seema Tamang India’s electricity demand is projected to more than double over the next decade, but its rapid expansion of solar, wind, storage and nuclear power means Nepal cannot assume it will remain a captive market for its hydropower.
Why Nepal’s economy will need more than a two-thirds majority
By Gokarna Awasthi Four months in, the new government is discovering that good intentions don’t fix decades-old structural problems.
David Marriott Thinks Nepal Is Ready. Is Nepal?
By Gokarna Awasthi & Biken K Dawadi The chair of the world’s largest hotel company makes the case for luxury hospitality as a development tool—and lays out what governments, including Nepal’s, need to deliver.
Cost of LDC graduation
By Gokarna Awasthi Nepal may face economic consequences, including loss of international support provided to the LDCs.
Reviving the world after Covid-19 crisis
By Gokarna Awasthi Focusing on development work in line with SDGs will be important in the days to come
The politics of budgeting
By Gokarna Awasthi The people should not be taxed heavily so that politicians can indulge in their desires