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Opinion

Hormuz shock can hasten energy transition

West Asia war is an opportunity for developing countries to wean themselves from fossil fuels

Laura Carvalho

Opinion

Nepal is a 13-day country

The country’s strategic stockpile of petroleum lasts less than 2 weeks, it must legislate against future energy shocks

Ashutosh Dev

Guest Editorial

Silver lining in war clouds

The West Asia conflict can hasten the global green energy transition

Manjeet Dhakal

Opinion

25 April is not over

The 11th anniversary of the 2015 earthquake is a reminder to strengthen community preparedness to save lives

Ramu Kharel

Drive Line

Petrol panic to plug-in promise

How to use the fuel shortage to accelerate Nepal’s EV transition

Arnav Upadhyay

Opinion

Nepal’s yak economy

On National Yak Day, celebrating the guardians of High Asia to empower local communities

Ken Shimizu

Opinion

Regime change – sometimes it works, often it doesn’t

Donald Trump ran on a platform of ending wars. After his success in Venezuela, he is intoxicated by his military achievements and is banking on regime change in several countries.

Herbert Wulf

Opinion

World funds war but starves peace

Peacebuilding remains one of the least funded areas of the system, despite repeated recognition that prevention is more cost-effective than response

Jordan Ryan

Labour Mobility

The great equaliser

Making meaningful migration accessible to all

Upasana Khadka

Opinion

He said no to politics. Now he runs it.

Plotting Sudan Gurung’s rise from disaster relief volunteer to home minister

Nischal Raj Gautam

Guest Editorial

Tripolar contestation over Nepal

Washington, with New Delhi, can be expected to ensure that Beijing is not a decisive power in the new Nepal

Bhaskar Koirala

Opinion

Creating a firm future for Nepal

New government has a unique mandate to switch from exporting labour to creating jobs at home

Kailash Raj Pandey and Siddhartha Raymajhí

Opinion

The myth of red lines

Smoke, mirrors, and the cost of performing power in the West Asia war

Sophia Kalantzakos

Opinion

The coming crypto apocalypse

The future of money will feature gradual evolution, not a revolution that crypto-grifters promised

Nouriel Roubini

Opinion

A lifeline becomes liability

How to save Kathmandu’s Bagmati river from urban blight

Roshni Gurung

Opinion

A dead tree tests Nepal's bureaucracy

Can the new government get the bureaucracy to be less bureaucratic?

Ramesh Bhushal

Opinion

Will it be different this time in Nepal?

RSP can no longer define itself as anti-establishment. It is now the establishment.

Suvexa Pradhan Tuladhar

Drive Line

High tax hinders hybrids

Despite its advantages, it all comes down to higher capital cost and no tax rebate

Arnav Upadhyay

Opinion

No forests, no economies

Sustainable management that protects and promotes nature amidst growing demands for forest products

Zhimin Wu

Opinion

The spheres-of-influence illusion

The US, China, and Russia are abandoning international law for power politics, a shift toward rival blocs that has historically breed conflict over stability.

Zaki Laïdi