What began as a fertiliser proposal has evolved into a test of institutional confidence, foreign investment, and economic transformation.

To restore the party to its historic glory, Gagan Thapa’s mission cannot be just organisational; it must also be existential.

While the US is not yet a major player in the region’s infrastructure development, China is poised to become one despite debt concerns.

Twelve months from now, the measure of this budget will not be what was announced, but what changed.

Driven by an unprecedented surge to 7.9 million accounts, Nepal’s stock market has transformed from a peripheral playground into a massive economic force now equivalent to 72 percent of the country’s GDP.

The WIC has no flag, no monarch, no charter, no headquarters and no single board of directors. Yet its reach is unmistakable.

Only four women out of 188 shortlisted for the post of VC at eight universities is a serious issue.

If development, while making life easier, destroys the very foundations of life, then it is not progress.

At the current pace of progress, it could take another 85 years before all domestic workers enjoy adequate labour protection. That is far too long.

It is essential to embrace self-reliance to address the growing challenges posed by climate change across Nepal’s diverse landscapes and populations.

The alternative front is fundamentally fragile and at risk of collapsing due to internal leadership friction and a lack of coherent institutional structure.

Kathmandu’s new-look government seems determined to bypass traditional political friction in pursuit of tangible economic outcomes.

Strengthening early grade literacy begins with recognising the language children bring into the classroom.

There is a danger that Nepal will confuse, in amnesia, the resolution of one controversy with the resolution of all controversies.

Prime Minister Shah’s statement sits in the record. It will be retrieved, quoted and deployed the next time Nepal asserts a position of Lipulekh, Kalapani or Limpiyadhura.

Most leaders in Nepal have exhibited textbook monkey behaviour. So have the public and the journalists.

Many misconceptions about federalism arise not from direct experience but from limited access to reliable information.

Shitposting is not always malicious, but in today’s political climate, it diverts or derails serious ongoing conversations.

The Dalit movement must move beyond traditional narratives and adopt new ones, mainly humiliation, in accordance with the changing realities.

The question is no longer whether Nepal has the assets, but whether it has the institutional discipline to negotiate their value.