In a deeper sense, it issues a call to the middle class itself: to step forward, engage productively, and help shape Nepal’s political economy.

The private capital market in Nepal has real promise. It also has a structural problem: some of its strongest reported returns say more about regulatory timing than business building.

Of 573 spouts in the Valley, 94 have completely perished, while the rest function seasonally.

Visibility does not necessarily translate into effective global leadership.

Traditional approaches have marginalised indigenous communities and overlooked environmental issues.

Turning away a community of nearly 140,000 Nepali-Bhutanese diaspora is a missed opportunity.

Without a stronger industry, domestic production and empowered provinces, prosperity will remain elusive.

Stable China-US relations create more favourable development opportunities for developing countries.

Balen Shah is trying to build a government that acts and explains why.

This makes the virus extremely difficult to identify and to track suspected cases at an early stage.

Despite repeatedly refuting that it is toeing the neoliberal line, the RSP’s stance is blatantly neoliberal.

It takes time for literary writers to write about the challenges and conditions of creative change.

They, too, can succeed in tech. We can't afford to keep excluding them.

Sovereign AI infrastructure could transform Nepal from a consumer of technology into a producer of digital intelligence.