Can democracy survive AI?

The openness that long gave democracies their edge might become the cause of their undoing

Ian Bremmer

The flower guy

A Nepali returns from Korea to expand family’s horticulture business

Ishwar Banamala

Size does not matter

Small nation states can punch above their weight if they have clean, competent leaders

Kunda Dixit

Big, beautiful Bills

A new draft Bill in Nepal seeks to further constrict the civil society space

Shristi Karki

Warning: breathing is hazardous to health

New report says Nepalis could live 3.3 years longer if air pollution is cleaned up

Nepali Times

Reluctant truth-tellers and institutional fragility

When insiders delay speaking out, authoritarians gain vital time to dismantle checks and neutralise opposition

Jordan Ryan

Firing her imagination

An emerging Nepali artist plays with fire to unlock the creative potential of clay sculptures

Sangya Lamsal

Lipulek dispute explainer

India has continued to use a map the British doctored in 1879 to back its claim to the disputed region of Nepal

Prabhakar Sharma

Saving our springs

Recognising women safeguarding Himalayan water security this World Water Week

Goma Khadka