‘Hope-mongering’
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Both.
economy
Pulse of the people
Once again, a survey shows that Nepalis are short-term pessimists and long-term optimists
Near-debt experience
Government must carry out major structural reforms in laws and tax system to ensure financial stability and push growth
Brain gain into brain drain
Invest in quality higher education to deter youth out-migration and revive the economy
Sunak pledges more support for Nepal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to helping Nepal with the climate crisis and economy
The political economy of environment
Discussions during the Himal Media Mela 2024 range from AI and data mining to climate finance and environmental crime
Artificial Intelligence vs Human Stupidity
Despite hope, and hype about AI, politics is too dysfunctional and misguided to manage more threats to the planet’s future.
More of the same in 2024?
Nepalis saw scandals at home and strife overseas this year, let us hope the next will be an improvement
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
Now and then
Imagine how much more progress Nepal would have made if war, corruption and poor governance did not set us back
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