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

When poverty steals a breath: Nepal's malnourished children and the global aid carnival

When poverty steals a breath: Nepal's malnourished children and the global aid...

It’s August 2025, and Nepal’s Bajura district is mournful—even angry.

It’s August 2025, and Nepal’s Bajura district is mournful—even angry.

Opinion 05 Sep, 2025

The stress conundrum: How we are wired to managing it

The stress conundrum: How we are wired to managing it

Our stress response is designed to mobilise the body’s fuel reserves — to convert them into a form suitable for immediate use.

Our stress response is designed to mobilise the body’s fuel reserves — to convert them into a form suitable for immediate use.

Opinion 04 Sep, 2025

PM Oli's fruitful visit to China: Need of its emulation in Bodhgaya

PM Oli's fruitful visit to China: Need of its emulation in Bodhgaya

All the world's eyes are focussed on the summit conference of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which is underway in Tianjin, China at the present.

All the world's eyes are focussed on the summit conference of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which is underway in Tianjin, China at the present.

Opinion 02 Sep, 2025

A golden drop, a public health gamble

A golden drop, a public health gamble

When a government minister places a tiny, gilded drop of swarna bhasma — a paste of purified gold, ghee, honey, and herbs — on an infant’s tongue, the act is more than ceremonial.

When a government minister places a tiny, gilded drop of swarna bhasma — a paste of purified gold, ghee, honey, and herbs — on an infant’s tongue, the act is more than ceremonial.

Opinion 02 Sep, 2025

Landslides in Nepal: A growing natural crisis

Landslides in Nepal: A growing natural crisis

This year’s summer monsoon has again brought frequent landslides, flash floods, and debris flows across Nepal, with similar disasters unfolding across South Asia.

This year’s summer monsoon has again brought frequent landslides, flash floods, and debris flows across Nepal, with similar disasters unfolding across South Asia.

Opinion 02 Sep, 2025

Nepal's AI Policy: Digital divide and implementational challenges

Nepal's AI Policy: Digital divide and implementational challenges

On August 14, 2025, the government endorsed the new National AI Policy, which has invited a lot of enthusiasm and positivity.

On August 14, 2025, the government endorsed the new National AI Policy, which has invited a lot of enthusiasm and positivity.

Opinion 01 Sep, 2025

Nursing Nepal's future: Stemming the paediatric brain drain

Nursing Nepal's future: Stemming the paediatric brain drain

Paediatric nurses are the backbone of children's health care in Nepal. In hospital wards nationwide, their expertise and compassion save young lives daily, especially in intensive care units where every second counts.

Paediatric nurses are the backbone of children's health care in Nepal. In hospital wards nationwide, their expertise and compassion save young lives daily, especially in intensive care units where every second counts.

Opinion 29 Aug, 2025

Nepal needs a comprehensive data protection law: To prevent digital data from manipulating us

Nepal needs a comprehensive data protection law: To prevent digital data from...

Boom; your life is being recorded, analysed, traded, and sometimes hijacked. Every momo order, every Nagarik app login, every TikTok scroll – they’re not just harmless actions. They’re digital footprints of your life being collected.

Boom; your life is being recorded, analysed, traded, and sometimes hijacked. Every momo order, every Nagarik app login, every TikTok scroll – they’re not just harmless actions. They’re digital footprints of your life being collected.

Opinion 28 Aug, 2025

Indo-Chinese annexation of Nepali territory: What can be the way forward

Indo-Chinese annexation of Nepali territory: What can be the way forward

Indo-Nepal relation had scaled a dizzy height following the invitation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Nepali counterpart, K P Oli.

Indo-Nepal relation had scaled a dizzy height following the invitation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Nepali counterpart, K P Oli.

Opinion 27 Aug, 2025

The Trump Doctrine: America's high-stakes gamble on economic nationalism

The Trump Doctrine: America's high-stakes gamble on economic nationalism

Donald Trump’s return to the presidency marks more than a political comeback – it signals a fundamental shift in American grand strategy not seen since the Cold War.

Donald Trump’s return to the presidency marks more than a political comeback – it signals a fundamental shift in American grand strategy not seen since the Cold War.

Opinion 26 Aug, 2025

Lessons in diplomacy: Or how not to make a hash of your neighbourhood

Lessons in diplomacy: Or how not to make a hash of your neighbourhood

If there’s a perennial truism for South Asian diplomacy, it is this: Size matters, but so does subtlety.

If there’s a perennial truism for South Asian diplomacy, it is this: Size matters, but so does subtlety.

Opinion 25 Aug, 2025

The trials of Nepal: Challenges endured in the past decade

The trials of Nepal: Challenges endured in the past decade

Over the past 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nepalis have endured relentless natural disasters, economic crises, health emergencies, and systemic issues that have profoundly impacted their lives.

Over the past 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nepalis have endured relentless natural disasters, economic crises, health emergencies, and systemic issues that have profoundly impacted their lives.

Opinion 23 Aug, 2025

India's big economy, small gains: Tariff lessons from Trump's America

India's big economy, small gains: Tariff lessons from Trump's America

India is a giant by almost every measure. Second largest country by population, fourth in GDP, seventh in land area, and strategically important in today’s US-China rivalry for global influence.

India is a giant by almost every measure. Second largest country by population, fourth in GDP, seventh in land area, and strategically important in today’s US-China rivalry for global influence.

Opinion 21 Aug, 2025

Visit of Premier Oli to Bodh Gaya: A paradigmatic shift indeed

Visit of Premier Oli to Bodh Gaya: A paradigmatic shift indeed

Prime Minister K P Oli must have heaved a sigh of relief after receiving a green signal to visit India towards the end of this Nepali month.

Prime Minister K P Oli must have heaved a sigh of relief after receiving a green signal to visit India towards the end of this Nepali month.

Opinion 21 Aug, 2025

Reclaiming family time from digital distraction: Make homes sanctuaries for real conversation

Reclaiming family time from digital distraction: Make homes sanctuaries for real...

Is our constant use of digital devices pulling us away from the people we love? Today, even when we are in the same room, we are often focused on our own screens instead of each other.

Is our constant use of digital devices pulling us away from the people we love? Today, even when we are in the same room, we are often focused on our own screens instead of each other.

Opinion 21 Aug, 2025