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Unsustainable Burden of Social Security Allowances

The welfare state distributes social security allowances to improve the living standards of people with poor economic status, a responsibility of the state. Nepal provides such allowances to senior citizens, Dalit seniors, the disabled, and single women.
Aug 08, 2024
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A new dawn rises on Bangladesh

This is a day that will be remembered for generations to come. A day when a 15-year-long authoritarian rule finally came to an end. A day when people truly rose to power, putting aside their differences and uniting in their desire for freedom and a better tomorrow.
Aug 07, 2024
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Lessons from Bangladesh

The dramatic developments in Bangladesh serve as a stark reminder to leaders everywhere: possessing a parliamentary majority alone is insufficient for enduring political survival.
Aug 06, 2024
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Reforming Our School Education

The National Examination Board (NEB), Sanothimi, released the Grade XII results on Friday. A total of 390,868 students participated in the examination, which took place from April 26 to May 8. Among them, 203,847 students passed, while 187,021 students failed, resulting in a non-graded rate of 47.09...
Aug 05, 2024
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Weakest first: On judiciary and sub-categorisation within a...

The jurisprudence of affirmative action has been evolving constantly. From a notion of formal equality rooted in a general principle of non-discrimination, it has reached a point where the aim is substantive equality.
Aug 04, 2024
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Do Not Compromise the Dignity of the Ambassadorial Post

An ambassador is a position that carries out diplomatic work for political purposes for the country where they are assigned. In this sense, an ambassador can be considered a political representative. More literally, an ambassador is a person who represents one country while residing in another. Hist...
Aug 03, 2024
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Haniyeh’s murder

The shocking assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh early on Wednesday in Tehran has plunged the entire Middle East into the unknown, with the threat of a regional conflagration increasingly high. The Palestinian leader was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezesh...
Aug 02, 2024
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Human failure: On IAS aspirants and the accident in Delhi

The tragic accident at an IAS coaching centre in New Delhi, where flooding led to three IAS aspirants dying, was a largely man-made, hence avoidable, disaster. Such incidents are an increasing feature of localised urban flooding in which human failures play a major role.
Aug 01, 2024
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A step forward, but not enough

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has unveiled a cautiously flexible Monetary Policy for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25, aiming to facilitate cash flow in sectors like construction and share transactions. This policy, introduced by NRB Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari, seeks to make the economy more dynamic by...
Jul 31, 2024
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Modi’s jingoism

Any hopes of a thaw in Pakistan-India relations should swiftly be put to rest after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s problematic comments in the disputed Ladakh region.
Jul 29, 2024