U.S. officials and much of the American media emphasize the Islamic Republic's brutal repression of its own citizens, including the killing of large numbers of protesters, whi...
For decades, outsourcing has implied routine work shipped abroad for lower cost. That picture is now misleading. Much of what moves across borders today is interpretation, exception handling, and professional…
KANCHANPUR: President of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) Chandra Prasad Dhakal has urged all to change their viewpoint towards the private sector. Inaugurating the 34th annual general…
Basnet said the meeting, which took place while Dahal was unwell, was a goodwill visit but had been given “multiple meanings” by critics. He argued that forces opposed to socialism, people’s democracy, and national…
In the classic vocabulary of international relations, a “buffer zone” is defined as a neutral area serving to separate hostile forces or nations. For centuries, Nepal has been shackled by this definition. Nestled…
The question did not feel political when I asked it first. We were sitting in a circle at the school hall in Kalika Higher Secondary School in Turmakhand Municipality, Achham, sharing personal experiences around…
Welfare economics is not concerned only with how fast an economy grows or how large its budget becomes. The new government has already spoken of transforming Nepal into a hundred‑billion‑dollar economy. But welfare…
We concur with Melendez (2021) on the contemporary threats to democracy. Rather than a sudden regime collapse, he identifies the main issue as democratic backsliding—the gradual erosion of vital institutions and norms.…