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Retrofitting Nepal for future shocks

Nepal, Oct. 16 -- In the very first page of the first chapter of Nepal 2043: The Road to Prosperity are two maps. The first places Nepal right at the epicentre of Asia, and in the second the Kathmandu... Read More


What makes a Nepali?

Nepal, Oct. 16 -- In the aftermath of the GenZ protests last month, as new PM Sushila Karki chose the first members of her Council of Ministers, youth collectives urged that it reflect the country's d... Read More


The man who skied down Everest

Nepal, Oct. 15 -- Nepali Times: You just climbed Mt Everest without oxygen and then skied down the mountain. How does one even train for something like that? Andrzej Bargiel: What made skiing down E... Read More


The Changing Face of Foreign Direct Investment

Nepal, Oct. 15 -- Although US President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies dominate news headlines, they are far from the only forces shaping global production. New investment patterns have b... Read More


Unfinished federalism in Madhes Province

Kathmandu, Oct. 14 -- In front of the ashes of what used to be Ward 8 of Harion village, a crowd gathers. Two men are talking in Maithili: "They say they want to get rid of the provinces.' The men w... Read More


Nepali hostage in Gaza not alive: Israel

Nepal, Oct. 13 -- Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who was taken captive by Hamas on 7 October 2023, was not on the list of those freed following the end of the bombardment and fighting in Gaza. On Monda... Read More


Flooded with memories of floods

Nepal, Oct. 10 -- One July afternoon in Gaur, after weeks of drought, the long-awaited rain finally arrived. Children were splashing in puddles, laughing and dancing with their friends. But while rai... Read More


Preventing suicide by pesticide in Nepal

Nepal, Oct. 10 -- This article discusses suicidal behaviour. If you have questions on self-harm or feel suicidal, Nepal's national Suicide Prevention helpline is 1166. Use this link to find an interna... Read More


Israel military stops Gaza flotilla

Kathmandu, Oct. 8 -- The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and Thousand Madleens to Gaza (TMTG) said three boats had been intercepted and boarded by the Israeli military at 04:34 at 220km off Gaza in i... Read More


Reporter's diary of 8-9 September

Nepal, Oct. 7 -- I was driving my daughter back from a relative's house in Baneswar where she had taken refuge after a curfew was declared the previous day while she was in school. She was riding pill... Read More