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   Tuesday, 18 August 2026

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Good governance: The cure Nepal's health sector needs

Good governance: The cure Nepal's health sector needs

Nepal has demonstrated it can overcome difficult public health challenges. Child deaths have declined, life expectancy has improved, and the country has made major gains towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
Nepal has demonstrated it can overcome difficult public health challenges. Child deaths have declined, life expectancy has improved, and the country has made major gains towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
Opinion 1d ago
Sunsari. Photo: Nepal Photo Library

Sunsari episode: From political warning to national-security signal

Sunsari episode: From political warning to national-security signal

The political responses to the Sunsari episode point to a broader and more consequential question: what happens when a localised communal incident begins to acquire wider political meaning?
The political responses to the Sunsari episode point to a broader and more consequential question: what happens when a localised communal incident begins to acquire wider political meaning?
Opinion 14 Aug, 2026
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Hope is a useful antidote: More so in a chaotic world

Hope is a useful antidote: More so in a chaotic world

It goes without saying that history, or war, is not a thing of the past. The reason is simple. We haven’t turned up yet at the enchanted T-junction, the assured land-dwelling of joy, or tuneful co-habitation, as divined by space-age mavens, or up-to-the-minute mystics.
It goes without saying that history, or war, is not a thing of the past. The reason is simple. We haven’t turned up yet at the enchanted T-junction, the assured land-dwelling of joy, or tuneful co-habitation, as divined by space-age mavens, or up-to-the-minute mystics.
Opinion 13 Aug, 2026
The Supreme Court building at Singha Durbar, which is now in the final phase of construction. Photo: Ratna Shrestha/RSS

SC's decision to review the NC dispute: How can it help in its unity?

SC's decision to review the NC dispute: How can it help in its unity?

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to review the Nepali Congress (NC) dispute involving Gagan Thapa and Sher Bahadur Deuba groups has created strong ripples in the political arena.
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to review the Nepali Congress (NC) dispute involving Gagan Thapa and Sher Bahadur Deuba groups has created strong ripples in the political arena.
Opinion 12 Aug, 2026
File - A farmer uses a tractor to plough his field, in Dhakaniya, Shuklaphanta Municipality-2, Kanchanpur, on Sunday. Photo: Rajendra Prasad Paneru/RSS

Policy roadmap for agriculture transformation: Marketability of farm products should be the focus

Policy roadmap for agriculture transformation: Marketability of farm products should...

Nepal’s geography spans an extraordinary range of climates – tropical, temperate, semi-temperate, and alpine – into a remarkably small territory.
Nepal’s geography spans an extraordinary range of climates – tropical, temperate, semi-temperate, and alpine – into a remarkably small territory.
Opinion 11 Aug, 2026
Lakshman Lama, Coordinator at Academia Industry Cooperation at the Office of the Vice Chancellor, KU

Every war has an address, but its consequences reach beyond borders

Every war has an address, but its consequences reach beyond borders

Every war begins in a particular place, for reasons such as political decisions, historical grievances, or strategic calculations. Yet its consequences rarely remain confined to the territory where the war took place.
Every war begins in a particular place, for reasons such as political decisions, historical grievances, or strategic calculations. Yet its consequences rarely remain confined to the territory where the war took place.
Opinion 10 Aug, 2026
BFIs should focus on CSR along with profits: Prez Bhandari

Banking stability in Nepal: Lessons from the 1997 Asian financial crisis

Banking stability in Nepal: Lessons from the 1997 Asian financial crisis

In July 1997, a slow realisation spread across Bangkok that a financial crisis had begun. For years, Thailand’s economy had been celebrated as a premier model of rapid growth – a vibrant nation pulled by easy credit, skyrocketing real estate property, and widespread optimism. Yet, behind those impressive headline numbers, structural imbalances were building beneath the surface.
In July 1997, a slow realisation spread across Bangkok that a financial crisis had begun. For years, Thailand’s economy had been celebrated as a premier model of rapid growth – a vibrant nation pulled by easy credit, skyrocketing real estate property, and widespread optimism. Yet, behind those impressive headline numbers, structural imbalances were building beneath the surface.
Opinion 10 Aug, 2026
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Taxing power, wasting opportunity: Nepal should reward households for switching to clean energy

Taxing power, wasting opportunity: Nepal should reward households for switching to...

A country that curtails monsoon hydropower, spends nearly Rs 340 billion importing petroleum products, and records per-capita electricity demand barely one-tenth of the global average should not tax households for moving beyond basic lighting. The policy penalises progress and protects dependence on imported fuel.
A country that curtails monsoon hydropower, spends nearly Rs 340 billion importing petroleum products, and records per-capita electricity demand barely one-tenth of the global average should not tax households for moving beyond basic lighting. The policy penalises progress and protects dependence on imported fuel.
Opinion 07 Aug, 2026
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Balochistan and the limits of force: Internationalisation of the conflict is inevitable

Balochistan and the limits of force: Internationalisation of the conflict is...

Balochistan’s story is not a footnote in South Asian history; it is the chronicle of a nation that began independent, was annexed by force, and has spent the better part of eight decades refusing to accept that fate.
Balochistan’s story is not a footnote in South Asian history; it is the chronicle of a nation that began independent, was annexed by force, and has spent the better part of eight decades refusing to accept that fate.
Opinion 06 Aug, 2026
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Capital for economic growth: Agencies in the production function

Capital for economic growth: Agencies in the production function

Nepal government’s budget speech for 2083/84 has sought to materialise the Election Manifesto 2082 of Rastriya Swatantra Party by setting the economic growth target as 7 percent and containing price inflation at 6 percent.
Nepal government’s budget speech for 2083/84 has sought to materialise the Election Manifesto 2082 of Rastriya Swatantra Party by setting the economic growth target as 7 percent and containing price inflation at 6 percent.
Opinion 03 Aug, 2026
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FM Wagle in the spotlight: Promises and delivery challenges

FM Wagle in the spotlight: Promises and delivery challenges

Dr. Swarnim Wagle assumed the finance ministry on March 27, 2026. Drawing on his experience at the World Bank and the National Planning Commission, he struck a more hopeful tone upon taking office.
Dr. Swarnim Wagle assumed the finance ministry on March 27, 2026. Drawing on his experience at the World Bank and the National Planning Commission, he struck a more hopeful tone upon taking office.
Opinion 31 Jul, 2026
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Good parenting: The relevance is timeless

Good parenting: The relevance is timeless

When Alan Davidson and Robert Davidson published their parental wisdom book, “How Good Parents Raise Great Kids,” exactly 30 years ago, they shared the collective wisdom of parents in their own words.
When Alan Davidson and Robert Davidson published their parental wisdom book, “How Good Parents Raise Great Kids,” exactly 30 years ago, they shared the collective wisdom of parents in their own words.
Opinion 30 Jul, 2026

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