More things change, more they remain the same
Vehicles mired in the mud on Nepal’s highways are a fitting metaphor of the nation’s politics.
Pre-paid Excellencies
Nepal’s foreign service has been blighted with embarrassing ambassadors. Time to undo that.
Crime against humanity in Gaza
Wonder what B P Koirala would say today about the annihilation of Gaza.
Democracy’s discontents
Populism is a wake-up call for Nepal’s parties to mend their ways.
Giving credit where it’s due
Nepalis are swindled by Nepalis of savings in rogue cooperatives, even as defaults send banks into crisis
Jail the messenger
There is freedom of expression in Nepal, but not necessarily freedom after expression.
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Nepalis are living longer, women have longer lives than men and the population is ageing
Smoke Screen
Climate breakdown is not the only reason for this year's unprecedented wildfires across Nepal
War and warming
It is a macabre choice about which is a bigger threat to the planet: nuclear winter or climate heating.
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