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What Nepal actually needs from global leaders in New York
By Gyan Chandra Acharya Former under-secretary-general of the UN argues Balendra Shah’s UNGA debut is a critical pulpit to demand climate justice, secure reconstruction aid and champion the fragile future of the world’s mountains.
How Nepal can lead the global climate charge at UNGA 81 and beyond
By Kul Chandra Gautam From building global alliances at UNGA 81 to rallying vulnerable nations for COP31, former assistant secretary-general of the UN outlines a roadmap for urgent climate action and financing.
Rasuwa flash floods recede, health risks loom
By Dr Sher Bahadur Pun Reliable systems for providing safe drinking water, sustained hygiene promotion and community awareness programmes are urgently needed.
What kind of international environment is China trying to build?
By Binoj Basnyat Nepal-China relations can advance simultaneously across development, connectivity, technology, trade, tourism, education, disaster management, multilateral diplomacy, and global governance.
What it means to be a peripheral country in the age of uncertainties
By CK Lal The government tricks the public into feeling that it is steering a steady ship, while structural policy, economic reality and disaster response crumble underneath.
How Nepal’s current crisis sparks a new vision for multilateral engagements
By Sanjeev Humagain Nepal’s position the UN General Assembly could mark a turning point in the country’s diplomatic path.
Remittances built Nepal’s economy for decades. It’s time for the next step
By Rashesh Shrestha Upgrading data-sharing and recruitment systems can bridge the gap between Nepali workers and foreign employers.
What Babita Paswan’s ordeal says about the state of Nepal’s weakest citizens
By Chandrakishore Having a right in law and being able to exercise that right in life are not the same thing.
What the Bhotekoshi flood revealed about Nepal’s health system
By Dr Arun Kumar Neopane The emergency phase of the flood has largely been contained, but the most demanding work still lies ahead.
Welcome to a terrifying new climate era
By Madhukar Upadhya The Bhotekoshi crisis must be recognised as a clear signal that we have entered a new era in our rapidly warming world.
Why Constitution Day is still Madhesh’s ‘Black Day’
By Anjali Sah Policy choices in the 2015 Constitution systematically fractured Madheshi political representation and civil service access.
Defending the constitution, changing it too
By Arnab Chaudhary Nepalis celebrate Constitution Day with speeches, but what does the 2015 charter actually mean for those left behind?
How much non-West is anti-West?
By Harsh Pandey The New Delhi BRICS summit proved that non-Western solidarity does not automatically equal an anti-Western agenda.
Why Nepal’s youth-led government inherited the toughest job in Asia
By Surya P Subedi Wedged between nuclear giants and battered by melting glaciers, Nepal’s untested new leadership faces a test of survival and strategic equilibrium.
Answer the mountain’s call
By Bishal Thapa Nepal’s government must respond to the disasters with greater accountability and leadership.
How Nepal can reshape global response to climate catastrophes
By Babita Bisht The country has moral authority and political visibility in a rare combination. The question is what it proposes to the world.
Ideology is not dead in Nepal. It only changed its address
By Aaditya Karna For fifteen years, Nepal’s political class taught us to distrust every grand vision. Now, we’re paying the price for the vacuum.
How hydro-diplomacy can save the Himalayas
By Mohanath Acharya & Krishna Prasad Dulal From data-sharing to dam safety, here is how the region can turn shared risks into shared resilience.
How disasters create fertile ground for human trafficking
By Ashvina Basnet There is seemingly an almost curated web of favourable conditions laid out especially for traffickers.
How not to worry about the AI revolution and the law of unintended consequences?
By Mahesh Neupane Why can’t we use AI to track natural calamities and act proactively to prevent our civilisations from being wiped out?