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Nepal’s Strategic Balancing Act in a Changing World
Nepal’s Strategic Balancing Act in a Changing World
Nepal’s geopolitical strength lies in its strategic location and diplomatic balance between major powers, but it must refine its foreign policy clarity to fully harness this advantage.
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When Justice Fails the Most Vulnerable
When Justice Fails the Most Vulnerable
The violence against Dalit women and girls in Nepal is not incidental but rooted in structural inequalities of caste, gender and poverty, requiring systemic reform rather than episodic outrage.
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Power, Patronage and the Retreat of Conscience
Power, Patronage and the Retreat of Conscience
Nepal’s democratic future depends on the courage of intellectuals to speak truthfully and the ethical commitment of leaders to resist expedience, lest moral compromise erode public life.
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OPINION
How Trump 2.0 Redefines Global Trade
How Trump 2.0 Redefines Global Trade
The chronic deficits of the US economy reveal a deeper truth: America’s consumption-driven prosperity rests on foreign supply chains, yet its political response under President Trump has been to weaponize tariffs, threatening allies and adversaries alike in a bid to sustain fragile hegemony.
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NC at a Crossroads: Unity or Unraveling
NC at a Crossroads: Unity or Unraveling
The Nepali Congress faces a critical moment where deepening factional divisions risk undermining its legacy, electoral relevance, and ability to act as a cohesive political force.
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Claim Without Strategy: Nepal’s Lipulekh Dilemma
Claim Without Strategy: Nepal’s Lipulekh Dilemma
Nepal’s repeated ritualistic protests over Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura highlight a long-standing gap between legal claims and actionable diplomacy, underscoring the need for a clear doctrine that balances sovereignty, access, and shared benefits.
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From Promise to Performance
From Promise to Performance
The Balen-led government’s early reform push and streamlined cabinet have raised public expectations, but its credibility will hinge on delivering good governance, ensuring impartial justice, and tackling corruption decisively.
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India’s Quiet Revolt Against Naxalism
India’s Quiet Revolt Against Naxalism
India’s decline in Naxalism reflects a quiet, people-led shift as development, governance, and opportunity gradually replaced the appeal of violence and insurgency.
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Why Electoral Reform Alone Won’t Fix Nepal
Why Electoral Reform Alone Won’t Fix Nepal
Nepal’s governance crisis stems not from its electoral system but from a profit-driven political structure, and meaningful reform requires eliminating the incentives for corruption rather than merely changing how votes are cast.
4 days ago
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Rewriting Accountability: Nepal’s Governance Reset
Rewriting Accountability: Nepal’s Governance Reset
The ambitious 100-point action plan of Balen Shah-led government seeks to restore public trust through sweeping governance reforms, historic asset scrutiny of political elites and a results-driven push for accountability, justice, and improved service delivery.
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