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It’s decision time

There is intense international diplomatic pressure for and against a $500 million American project, as Nepal’s main political players try to strike backroom deals ahead...

High tension in Nepal

The scheduled House session this week was once again postponed with Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Maoists seemingly reneging on a...

The deal-breaker

The date for local elections is now set in stone: 13 May to be held at once all over the country. But...

Sonia Awale

US Embassy hosts Democracy Summit

The US Embassy in Nepal hosted a Summit for Democracy on the eve of a Summit to be convened by President Joe...

Sino-American rift impacts climate action

Geopolitical and economic rivalry between China and the United States, the world’s two largest carbon emitters, distracted delegates at the COP26 Climate Summit...

To vax or not to vax

In Nepal or the US, having an option to vaccinate or not is a matter of privilege

Anjana Rajbhandary

Swapping ambassadors midway

In the days of the absolute monarchy, every government appointment, promotion in the civil service, and ambassadorship had to be approved by...

Missing links in Nepal’s MCC debate

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact was signed in September 2017 between the US aid agency and the government of Nepal promising $500 million...

US returns another antiquity to Nepal

Earlier this year, a 10th century stone figure of Uma Maheswar, which had been stolen from Patan’s Gahiti 50 years ago was traced to...

Challenge of the millennium

The most tangible collateral damage of Nepal’s chronic political instability is going to be the effort to streamline Nepal’s electricity grid. Politicians have weaponised...