Opinion

Where are the diplomatic intelligence systems in Nepal? Can foreign policy succeed without any significant intelligence mechanisms?

Nepal’s higher education system faces significant challenges, including a brain drain of talented students who pursue studies abroad and often do not return

Copper and brass containers were used for fetching and storing water from natural sources like streams, lakes, rivers, and wells. Since these sources are vulnerable to contamination, the use of copper and brass vessels might have helped to purify the water by killing pathogens upon contact with the...

The situation has become so severe that even conflict zones like the Russia-Ukraine war are increasingly viewed as viable destinations

Nepal's peace process, often celebrated for its pioneering approach to conflict resolution and peacebuilding, now faces a critical test. Eighteen years after the signing of the peace agreement, the victims of Nepal’s armed conflict are still struggling for justice, reparation, and dignity.

A 2020 study found that open waste burning increased PM 2.5 concentrations by nearly 30% in Nepal and kills thousands upon thousands each year.

When the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) came to the fore in Nepali politics, the amount of optimism it received from the people living in the hill region was rather generous. At its center was a figure who had accumulated sufficient social capital, covering sensational news stories, often making him...

As an uncertain exercise of trial and error,  Nepal’s two biggest political parties, Nepali Congress Party and United Marxist Leninist Party have some sort of realization that a duopoly or two party system could be beneficial for their decisive role in politics and political stability in Nepal.

Often, the news feels like a distant story, one that we struggle to relate to because it doesn’t usually affect us directly. Despite our efforts to empathize with the victims of calamities and disasters, we remain largely unaffected on a personal level.

Many professionals today endure poor working conditions in the institutions they are part of. Magnus Sverke, a researcher on workers' psychology, thinks that despite the efforts to create a worker-friendly environment, it is surprising to see a negative trend developing in many workplaces.