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When Xi meets Modi and Oli

That Beijing has once again ignored Nepal’s claims on the Limpiyadhura Triangle vis-a-vis New Delhi points to need for urgent diplomacy by Kathmandu to arouse sensitivity

Kanak Mani Dixit

Lift restrictions on Upper Mustang

The hefty permit and fees for foreign tourists visiting Upper Mustang are obsolete and outdated

Shailendra Thakali

A pre-monsoon déjà vu

Remembering Janmu Sherpa as Kathmandu hosts Sagarmatha Sambaad

Rastra Raj Bhandari

Parks plus people

Recognising the contribution of the Tharu community in the conservation of Chitwan National park

Birendra Mahato in Chitwan

To save the Tarai, save the Siwalik

Degradation of the most fragile fold of the Himalaya threatens the plains where half of Nepalis live

Kamal Maden

Changing climate for investment in Nepal

Climate breakdown has added new risks to banks financing infrastructure in the Himalaya

Govind Ghimire

Nepal looks at alternative investments

Ahead of the Nepal Investment Summit, some new ideas to attract FDI

Siddhant Raj Pandey

Saving more mothers and babies

How Nepal can revive stalled progress in improving maternal and child health

Surya Bhatta

Dispelling myths about climbing

Nepal’s Himalayan peaks are not crowded, and they have not run out of mountaineering challenges

Edward Morgan

Be kind to buffaloes

Nepal cracks down on cruelty to livestock during transportation, but more compassion is needed

Abinash Thakur

Nepal’s wildlife at risk from drug resistance

Nepal must act to save protected species and ecosystems from antimicrobial resistance

Siddhant Pandey

Walking the Talk on Mountain Climate

COP28 made strong progress on highlands and islands. Here is what to expect in 2024 and beyond

Manjeet Dhakal

Nepal is not a country of villages anymore

New publication says the rural-urban divide is blurring as the two feed on each other

Chaitanya Mishra

Saving kidneys to save Nepal

How to urgently address and better navigate the epidemic of renal failures in the country

Rishi Kumar Kafle

Nepal brings back the snow leopard

Shey Phoksundo National Park gets communities active in saving the elusive and endangered cats

Sheren Shrestha

Learning from Jajarkot what we didn't after 2015

Every earthquake throws up lessons so we can be better prepared next time. This month's quake is another chance.

Sushil Gyewali

TikTok ban won’t stop Nepali netizens

Why TikTok was different and what next after the platform was blocked by the government

Saniaa Shah

Giving faces to a deity

Artist depicts on canvas Gayatri Devi, the goddess of the most revered mantra

Shaguni Singh Sakya

Must love dogs

This Kukur Tihar let’s worship our dogs without scaring the living daylights out of them with firecrackers

Eliza Sthapit

India’s quiet rise

The end of China’s four-decade-long economic boom has thrown into relief the emergence of Asia's other demographic giant: India

Brahma Chellaney in New Delhi

Exploring the genetic roots of the Raute

Studying Nepal’s last remaining nomadic group critical to understanding how the Himalaya was first settled

Aashish Jha

Right to marry in Nepal

Behind the scenes of Nepal court rejecting the registration of same-sex marriage

Aastha Dahal

Surveying Nepal’s digital landscape

Why it is important to track consumption habits of the increasing numbers of Nepal’s internet users

Bhumiraj Chapagain and Madhu Acharya

If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there

Former bureaucrat and planner reacts to Nepali Times analysis Business As Unusual

Bihari Krishna Shrestha

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