Nepal, Sept. 15 -- Leaders of the Gen Z movement cited high levels of corruption as one of their big motives for hitting the streets. The protests on Sept 8 and 9 were a success and as a result a new government is in place. The Post's Biken K Dawadi sat down with the president of Transparency International Nepal, Madan Krishna Sharma, to discuss the situation of corruption in Nepal, the link between youths and corruption and the kind of corrections needed to curb corruption.

What are some salient indicators of corruption in Nepal?

The World Economic Forum projects that globally around five percent of GDP is lost to corruption. Since Nepal's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score of 34 in 2024 is way below the global average of 43, we c...