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Opinion


When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?

A crowd can become violent in minutes. A government can authorize force in seconds. But the consequences of a single ...

Next El Niño could test Nepal’s food security

Kathmandu [Nepal], July 23 – As domestic agricultural production struggles to keep pace with demand, Nepal has become increasingly dependent on imported raw ...

China’s strategic edge in US-Iran conflict

Kathmandu [Nepal], July 12 – The renewed confrontation between the United States and Iran has again placed the Middle East ...

Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too

Every year, Nepal welcomes the monsoon with two predictable events: farmers celebrating Asar 15 in hopes of a prosperous harvest, ...

Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward

The meteoric rise of Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) from its tacit debut in 2022 to its thumping historic parliamentary ...

Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms

As we move deeper into the twenty-first century, the notion of a “global community” ceases to be an aspirational idea ...

Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns

Dr. Pramod Jaiswal Nepal’s political landscape has once again entered an intriguing phase. The early days of Prime Minister Balendra ...

Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative

–Dr. Pramod Jaiswal Nepal’s current political contest increasingly resembles less a conventional election and more a referendum on KP Sharma ...

Pokhara International Airport: Issues and Prospects

KATHMANDU – I hope everyone shares my sentiments-when I landed at Pokhara International Airport a few days ago, I felt ...

Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy

KATHMANDU – King Prithvi Narayan Shah (PN Shah), the founder of Nepal, was a great political leader cum military commander, ...