Guest Editorial
Nepal’s life or death election
Nepal’s next government should be judged by the lives it saves, not by speeches and ribbon-cutting
Foreign hands, or homegrown failure?
Why Nepal’s crisis is better explained by institutional decay rather than external conspiracy
A chance for Nepal's political renewal
The election can take us from the politics of personalised power to institutionalised collective leadership
Fix what is broken
Karnali Province provides a model for real-time healthcare data and insurance settlement
Policing the Police
Police killings, abuse of power, and the lack of accountability threaten the stability of Nepal’s democracy
When maps move
The subcontinent's civilisational past, colonial cartography and new national borders
The Himalaya is not fragile
The real fragility of Nepal’s mountains is of economics and governance, not geology.
Stages of denial
After all that has happened, it is obscene for obsolete politicians to still hanker for power
Climate of tragedy and apathy
Nepal’s inability to raise Himalayan haze and permafrost issues at COPs and regional fora exposes failures in science and diplomacy
The first freedom
How we lost sight of our oldest human right — the freedom of movement
Command and control
Nepal's government is moving to muzzle the media ahead of the 2027 elections
How Israel lost its soul
The Jewish state’s identity has now gone from being the victim of genocide to perpetrator.
Philanthropy in an era of declining development aid
Focus on proven solutions like investing in prenatal nutrition, rather than on flashy, multisectoral schemes with no immediate payoff
The UN vs Trump 2.0
Recent actions by the United States may foreshadow its withdrawal from the world’s foremost multilateral institution
Nepal should recognise Palestinian sovereignty
That will not by itself be enough for de jure sovereignty, but at least Nepal will be on the right side of the history
Act now on climate
As if we needed a reminder, the Thame flood was proof of accelerated impact of climate breakdown in the Himalaya.
Climate, Democracy and Media
Freedom of expression and democracy are the most important adaptations to the climate crisis.
The International Order Is Dying in Gaza
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has dealt a crushing blow to the multilateral security system and threatens to alienate the Arab and Muslim world.
The migration myth
Moving beyond anecdotes to pinpoint push factors
False equivalence in Nepal academia
Tribhuvan University gives Nepali graduates of foreign universities the runaround
Fight or Flight
After 7 years and 3 prime ministers, Nepal is preparing to log Nijgad Forest to build another unwanted airport
#NepalQuake 8 years later
Commemorating the past and building a green, resilient and inclusive future for Nepal
Garmi Se Behal? Chalo Nepal.
Increasing heat in the Indo-Gangetic plains could force people to move. Nepal needs to be prepared.
Secularism and sectarianism
Nepal is not yet secular. We still have a long way to go.