The removal of Nepal’s police chief has renewed questions about police independence. Accountability must extend beyond the institution.

Close losses to South Africa and England show what is missing. The league, and a home qualifier in December, offer a chance to fix it.

The unravelling of political scandals has damaged the credibility of the Nepali judiciary. The opportunity to restore it hinges on fine political judgement.

We have contributed little to the climate crisis, yet are among those who bear its greatest consequences. We want more than a seat in the room.

Sometimes, privilege is not something we choose. It is something society assigns us, normalises and teaches us to live with.

Both the judiciary and the press reflect the prejudices, hierarchies and contradictions of the milieu they inhabit.

Early warning begins with understanding hazards and assessing risks, and continues through clear communication, interpretation of alerts, risk perceptions and decisive actions.

Nepalis joke about plainclothes police at the door. The laughter hides a fear, and a state too busy quarrelling with itself to answer it.

War and Gulf localisation policies are shrinking overseas hiring, and a migration-dependent economy has little to fall back on.

Nepal’s protest has completed the first stage. The rest depends on what the country builds around it.

The government must be a part of these endeavours, understanding how such businesses can save communities.

To channel great moments of awakening, we need political management: governing politicians and an opposition that cautions and advises.

In its third term, the BJP government is merely reacting to its rivals’ agenda, unlike the first two terms when it set the narrative and the Opposition did a shoddy job of trying to catch up.

With Teej and Dashain past us and Tihar around the corner, we mindlessly buy either to justify sales and offers or to never rewear an outfit.

Care workers, most of them women, deserve recognition, decent work and social protection.

Prime Minister Shah’s proposed Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism is a welcome start. A regional legal agreement among Nepal, India and China would give it a foundation.

Is police power guided by law, evidence and accountable command, or by obedience to whoever happens to hold power?

In Nepal, researchers still need permission for each project to use drones that monitor dangerous slopes before they fail.

Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle was half right on nationalism and India. But a finance minister abroad speaks for the country, not just his party.

A technique that maps aquifers from the air is changing how countries protect their drinking water. Nepal needs to adopt this method.