Not quite cricket: The murky world of gamesmanship

Not quite cricket: The murky world of gamesmanship

When the disagreeable ‘jingoistic’ clash between archrivals India and Pakistan concluded controversially in Dubai, recently

When the disagreeable ‘jingoistic’ clash between archrivals India and Pakistan concluded controversially in Dubai, recently

Opinion 10 Oct, 2025

Nepal fighting wars on two fronts: Damage by Gen Z-guised infiltrators and heavy rains

Nepal fighting wars on two fronts: Damage by Gen Z-guised infiltrators and heavy...

Nepal is currently battling crises on two fronts.

Nepal is currently battling crises on two fronts.

Opinion 09 Oct, 2025

My aim in life: Is there a case for career building?

My aim in life: Is there a case for career building?

The choice of careers and their development is a universal life-long concern of every thinking youth and enlightened citizen, a concern left to the sole disposal of an individual’s personal decision.

The choice of careers and their development is a universal life-long concern of every thinking youth and enlightened citizen, a concern left to the sole disposal of an individual’s personal decision.

Opinion 08 Oct, 2025

Nepal at the edge: Courage, corruption, and the call for Gen Z leadership

Nepal at the edge: Courage, corruption, and the call for Gen Z leadership

I am a Gorkhali.

I am a Gorkhali.

Opinion 01 Oct, 2025

Power of Zen-Z demographics: And the next roadmap for Nepal

Power of Zen-Z demographics: And the next roadmap for Nepal

The demographic dynamics of Nepal has changed fast.

The demographic dynamics of Nepal has changed fast.

Opinion 29 Sep, 2025

ACT NOW: You, Me, Community – Ending Rabies Together

ACT NOW: You, Me, Community – Ending Rabies Together

Each year on 28 September, World Rabies Day reminds us of a sobering truth: rabies is one of the most fatal diseases, yet it is 100% preventable

Each year on 28 September, World Rabies Day reminds us of a sobering truth: rabies is one of the most fatal diseases, yet it is 100% preventable

Opinion 27 Sep, 2025

Gen-Z's pyrrhic triumph: Lofty rhetoric, meager achievement

Gen-Z's pyrrhic triumph: Lofty rhetoric, meager achievement

The main administrative centre of the country were turned to ashes within a few hours on September 9.

The main administrative centre of the country were turned to ashes within a few hours on September 9.

Opinion 25 Sep, 2025

Colossal damage and destruction: By forces both internal and external

Colossal damage and destruction: By forces both internal and external

The Gen Z movement was something like a political earthquake. It had given a knock on the door like foreshocks in the form of a protest centred around the Maitighar Mandala earlier on.

The Gen Z movement was something like a political earthquake. It had given a knock on the door like foreshocks in the form of a protest centred around the Maitighar Mandala earlier on.

Opinion 24 Sep, 2025

Hope in the midst of chaos: Beyond the butterfly effect

Hope in the midst of chaos: Beyond the butterfly effect

There’s chaos, racial prejudice, economic upheaval, not to speak of political and religious turmoil, all around.

There’s chaos, racial prejudice, economic upheaval, not to speak of political and religious turmoil, all around.

Opinion 23 Sep, 2025

India's public diplomacy and Nepal's political sensitivities: Modi's rally message to PM Sushila Karki

India's public diplomacy and Nepal's political sensitivities: Modi's rally message to...

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose a public rally – together with the usual diplomatic cable – to congratulate Nepal’s new interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, it transcended routine diplomacy and gesture.

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose a public rally – together with the usual diplomatic cable – to congratulate Nepal’s new interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, it transcended routine diplomacy and gesture.

Opinion 22 Sep, 2025

How a Nepali missed out on WHO's Top Job

How a Nepali missed out on WHO's Top Job

If there’s one thing Nepal’s political class excels at, it’s the art of missing the point—often with a confidence so misplaced it would be almost endearing, were it not so costly.

If there’s one thing Nepal’s political class excels at, it’s the art of missing the point—often with a confidence so misplaced it would be almost endearing, were it not so costly.

Opinion 19 Sep, 2025

Success strategy for Sushila Karki: Involvement of Gen Z and the martyrs' parents

Success strategy for Sushila Karki: Involvement of Gen Z and the martyrs' parents

Never before in the history of the world had such a movement taken place as the one witnessed last week in Nepal.

Never before in the history of the world had such a movement taken place as the one witnessed last week in Nepal.

Opinion 18 Sep, 2025

GST reforms in India: How Nepal can leverage it for economic growth

GST reforms in India: How Nepal can leverage it for economic growth

The Government of India, under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi introduced major reforms in the Goods and Service Tax (GST) – namely the next gen GST reforms or GST 2.0.

The Government of India, under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi introduced major reforms in the Goods and Service Tax (GST) – namely the next gen GST reforms or GST 2.0.

Opinion 16 Sep, 2025

Nepali Congress gone astray: Democracy on the brink

Nepali Congress gone astray: Democracy on the brink

Recently, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) announced a ban on certain social media platforms, stating that they had failed to comply with the ministry’s directives to register with MoCIT.

Recently, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) announced a ban on certain social media platforms, stating that they had failed to comply with the ministry’s directives to register with MoCIT.

Opinion 09 Sep, 2025

Fearless, restless, and leaderless: What the Gen Z movement can learn from history

Fearless, restless, and leaderless: What the Gen Z movement can learn from history

“Once in an age, a single day arrives. It brings upheaval, turmoil, transformation.”

“Once in an age, a single day arrives. It brings upheaval, turmoil, transformation.”

Opinion 15 Sep, 2025

Migration, money, and modernisation: Nepal's remittance paradox

Migration, money, and modernisation: Nepal's remittance paradox

From the household level, the net proceeds from remittances support the broader economy, which has resulted in remittances gaining increasing importance to the economy of Nepal.

From the household level, the net proceeds from remittances support the broader economy, which has resulted in remittances gaining increasing importance to the economy of Nepal.

Opinion 14 Sep, 2025

An enigma called NEPSE: Its performance defies economic logic

An enigma called NEPSE: Its performance defies economic logic

Fresh out of postgraduate studies, I had the opportunity to train at a well-regarded bank in Cologne, Germany.

Fresh out of postgraduate studies, I had the opportunity to train at a well-regarded bank in Cologne, Germany.

Opinion 11 Sep, 2025

Gen Z's nationwide demonstration: Government's cruel suppression

Gen Z's nationwide demonstration: Government's cruel suppression

The demonstration by the Gen Z youths has taken the country by storm, in general, and the capital city, Kathmandu, in particular, due to the government's ban on social media.

The demonstration by the Gen Z youths has taken the country by storm, in general, and the capital city, Kathmandu, in particular, due to the government's ban on social media.

Opinion 11 Sep, 2025

Murdered but Not Silenced: A Call for a New Nepal

Murdered but Not Silenced: A Call for a New Nepal

Nineteen young lives have been taken from us. Let us call it what it is — not an accident, not a clash, but murder. The voices of Nepal’s youth, who rose against corruption and demanded dignity, were silenced with bullets and batons. Their blood now stains the conscience of our nation.

Nineteen young lives have been taken from us. Let us call it what it is — not an accident, not a clash, but murder. The voices of Nepal’s youth, who rose against corruption and demanded dignity, were silenced with bullets and batons. Their blood now stains the conscience of our nation.

Opinion 10 Sep, 2025

Pokhara International Airport: High corruption, low traffic

Pokhara International Airport: High corruption, low traffic

Nepal’s ambition to strengthen its aviation infrastructure through the development of Pokhara International Airport (PIA) has hit major setbacks due to a high-profile corruption scandal and operational challenges.

Nepal’s ambition to strengthen its aviation infrastructure through the development of Pokhara International Airport (PIA) has hit major setbacks due to a high-profile corruption scandal and operational challenges.

Opinion 08 Sep, 2025