Both Nepal and India have made unilateral moves to stake their claim at the source of the Mahakali. Now what?

There is no such thing as a free lunch, but the positives of the MCC Compact cannot be underplayed and ignored.

The government seems to have forgotten why a lockdown was enforced in the first place.

Nepal’s agriculture sector needs immediate attention from the government to make use of the coming normal monsoon.

Despite international pressure and supreme court verdicts, the government continues to hold out on completing the transitional justice process.

The concerned must plan now for further shocks--the worst of the crisis is yet to come.

It’s not that lockdown measures wouldn’t have worked, it’s that the government has failed at implementing a successful regimen.

Successive governments have used feeble excuses to delay reconstruction. But there is an opportunity now to finish some priority projects.

The federal government’s organisation for economic revival has been lacking.

Border disputes may happen among friends, but India’s reluctance to hold talks shows insincerity.

It is disturbing that pages propagating rape, misogyny, paedophilia and the invasion of privacy exist.

The lockdown in its current form cannot be sustained for a long period. The government must ramp up testing and tracing.

It is shameful that it has taken over a month for the government to begin talking about rescue flights.

Nepal must reach out to vaccine producing countries and remind them of the importance of mass immunisation.

The government must buck its own trend of non-performance to ensure employment to Nepalis.

The ruling party must not allow the political drama to overshadow much-needed efforts against the novel coronavirus.

The people deserve more essential health services, and the government must clarify and publicise what’s available.

The federal government needs to work in coordination with other subgovernments.

The Oli administration and the ruling party have together bulldozed the very pillars of a legitimate state.

The government must remember it is serving a democratic country where people have a voice.