We should conduct aid diplomacy by coming out of the ‘begging bowl’ mentality

Transmitting the message that Nepal is safe and secure for foreign investment is one thing. Ensuring that, another

Inequality and poverty go hand-in-hand

Nepal needs home-grown economic models for development

India’s refusal to grant two-way western air routes is a barrier for Nepali airlines

In August this year, trade treaty review committees of Nepal and India sat down together in New Delhi to comprehensively review the Nepal-India Trade Treaty. The bilateral treaty was last revised back in Oct, 2009. The main agenda of the meeting was to discuss ways on how the two countries could narrow down Nepal’s increasing trade deficit with India.

Job seekers possess academic degrees but no skills, making them hardly employable

Infrastructural projects have been stalled since long. It’s time to change that

The banking sector is in turmoil which is bad for the financial health of the economy

The Nepali people are eager to see what kind of development policies the new left alliance government will bring, and how it will implement them.

With the completion of the elections and the end of political transition, Nepalis expect stability and economic development. Southeast Asian countries that were in a similar position to Nepal in the 1960s have transformed their economies since then.

The trade treaty with India has always been guided more by politics than economics

India does not mind connecting with China, but Nepal’s linkages with the Chinese have always been a matter of concern for it

The recently formed Eminent Persons Group is a golden opportunity to review the 1950 treaty

Energy is an area where all the countries of South Asia can gain through cooperation