EDITORIAL: MCC comes into force
Nepal will benefit from the MCC projects only if they are completed in time
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)-Nepal Compact, a U.S. funded project to...
BRICS Expansion and Its Implications for Nepal-India Relations
The recent BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, captured international attention with its announcement of the bloc's expansion, marking the first time since 2010...
Make it work
Rather than argue over the MCC’s ‘hidden agenda’, the focus should be on its timely implementation.
Ever since Nepal signed an agreement with the American...
Redefining ‘power’ in South Asia: An assessment of the Kathmandu-Delhi-Dhaka nexus
In an evolving demand-supply equilibrium in South Asia, India is now emerging as an invisible hand that is facilitating economic integration, trade, and connectivity
Bangladesh...
The company from Singapore has sold 50 million shares at 120 rupees and returned
Amidst the uncertainty of the hydroelectric project, the company from Singapore has returned by selling shares worth millions of rupees at a discount of...
Nepal’s Hydropower Potential: A Strategic Asset or a Liability?
The 'hydro' in hydropower is strategically more important than electricity for Nepal
Probably the best thing to happen to Nepal’s economy lately is India’s refusal...
Nepal Achieves Near-Universal Access to Electricity, But Reliability Remains a Challenge
Nepal must adopt distributed renewable energy solutions to enhance grid capabilities.
Nepal has achieved near-universal access to electricity. Near universal, though not quite universal. Estimates...
Unravelling Water Woes: Neglected Transboundary Crisis in Nepal’s Churia Range
Nepal is sacrificing its ecology and neglecting domestic priorities to build economic ties with India, says Ramesh Bhushal
This June, monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Nepal’s...
Himalayan Communities Face Growing Risk from Climate Change
While the locals do not grasp the jargon of climate change, they feel its impacts daily.
Floods in Kagbeni, Mustang, swept 30 houses and damaged...
India Leverages Geography to Compete with China in Nepal and Sri Lanka
New Delhi has big advantages in its South Asia infrastructure push – even if outspending China isn’t one of them.
India’s recent hosting of leaders...
