Bad COP
COP29 in another petrostate does not offer much hope in reducing climate harm. We are on our own.
Home is where the heart is
Overseas Nepalis want to contribute to the country’s socio-economic future, but Nepal makes them jump through hoops
When it rains it pours
It was a natural disaster but the high death toll was a testament to criminal state negligence.
The taxman looteth
Tax exemptions in Nepal are making the few rich much richer, and the poor even poorer.
Safer migration for women
Nepal is a remittance economy, but it is mostly male migrants who get credit. What about the women?
Quality of equality for women
The Nepal government should stop moral policing of Tij, and focus on ensuring true socio-political representation by women
Nepal's transitory justice
Nepal’s cross-party consensus on transitional justice leaves serious doubts about some provisions and implementation
Monetary politics
Nepal Rastra Bank eased monetary policy under corporate pressure, but that does not fix structural woes
के गर्ने, यस्तै हो
A semi-serious flashback to Nepal's fatalistic culture of national shutdowns
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