We must have been just another Asian couple to their eyes. Because he could have been placed anywhere from the Middle-east to South Asia. And I could be placed anywhere from South to the Southeast of Asia.

I will most likely be infected with the virus in the next few days or months. But I became a physician knowing the job incurred risks.

A short tribute to Nepal scholar Ted Riccardi, who passed away on Tuesday. Few had engaged with Nepal’s history as Riccardi had, and for that, we must be thankful.

The lockdowns offer a chance for macho men to learn to become peaceful househusbands.

Albert Camus’ novel from 1947 provides a peek into the absurdity of human behaviour and the inherent failure of authority when faced with a disease crisis.

Putin is doubtless seeking payback after Lukashenko’s public refusal last year to consider deeper integration with Russia.

Most movements that have sprung up in Kathmandu since 2015 have been staged by the urban bourgeoisie to show their presence rather than register genuine grievances.

Advocates of free and open societies must stand up to assaults on their values.

The government must support universities as they move to embrace virtual teaching-learning practises.

Failure to quickly launch immunisation programmes could mean death for millions in the next decade.

In many ways, developing countries can be likened to upstart companies with a lot of growth potential. Debt can help, if exercised judiciously.

The legislature risks being reduced to a noticeboard for the decisions of a government that does not like to be questioned.

Educators have had to face a new and unique challenge, and that is the very method of teaching to reach all learners.

When they come home, out-migrants can revive rural economic activities that were abandoned in the conflict era.

For my lessons, he would only bring a pen and a few written notes with him. But with just his pen and his notes, he would open up a whole new universe.