Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:26:44 +0545 <![CDATA[https://thehimalayantimes.com]]> https://thehimalayantimes.com <![CDATA[Lebanon's confessional system has held the country together. Now it's holding it back]]> Col Guru Saday Batabyal (Retd) Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:58:26 +0545 <![CDATA[Building from the ground up: Why Nepal needs indigenous bridge engineering literature]]> Indu Sharma Dhakal Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:40:52 +0545 <![CDATA[Telling Nepal's stories through digital tourism]]> Nojal Koirala Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:49:23 +0545 <![CDATA[BRI and the peril of disturbing the Himalayas]]> Col Guru Saday Batabyal (Retd) Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:05:14 +0545 <![CDATA[What the Rasuwa glacial flood reveals about Himalayan climate risks]]> Chhatra Karki Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:01:00 +0545 <![CDATA[Kathmandu had India's ear: What did Nepal tell it?]]> Gyanendra Ghale Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:46:12 +0545 <![CDATA[Climate finance: It alone not enough for Nepal's clean air vision]]> Sanjay Acharya and Ashish Tiwari Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:08:23 +0545 <![CDATA[After Rasuwa: An argument for an International Centre for Glaciers]]> Arup Rajouria Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:34:46 +0545 <![CDATA[PM Shah's visit to the UN: Its prospect in retrospect]]> Jiba Raj Pokharel Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:49:22 +0545 <![CDATA[Between the warning and the flood]]> Gyanendra Ghale Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:47:51 +0545 <![CDATA[Building a coordinated border management system for Nepal: A private-sector perspective on trade with China and India]]> Rajan Sharma Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:30:10 +0545 <![CDATA[Nepal's strategic non-participation in BRICS: A long-term defense partnership with the United States]]> Rajendra Bajgain Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:19:29 +0545 <![CDATA[Rebuilding Nepal: Turning disaster into A national design revolution]]> Sunil Phuyal Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:22:43 +0545 <![CDATA[Nepal's floods must become policy, not pathos: It must turn climate vulnerability into climate diplomacy]]> Binoj Basnyat Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:09:22 +0545 <![CDATA[Start the conversation before it is too late]]> Dr Prabidhi Adhikari Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:25:06 +0545 <![CDATA[Sincere rescue effort: In face of insurmountable disaster]]> Jiba Raj Pokharel Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:56:00 +0545 <![CDATA[Early warnings for all: Nepal must turn commitment into action]]> Dr. Popular Gentle Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:36:42 +0545 <![CDATA[Rebuild the blackboard before the boardroom]]> Dr Sunoor Verma Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:14:49 +0545 <![CDATA[Rethinking disaster risk in Nepal: What will we do differently before the next natural hazard?]]> Dr Sanjay Giri and Dr Nagendra Kayastha Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:28:54 +0545 <![CDATA[The rising threat from the roof of the world: Nepal's Himalayan glacier disaster demands urgent action]]> Chhatra Karki Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:20:06 +0545 <![CDATA[Nepal must measure, monitor and speak with evidence]]> Rajendra Bajgain Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:40:18 +0545 <![CDATA[A Himalayan tsunami, and who will pay the bill?]]> Dr. Ghana S. Gurung and Rajan Thapa Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:12:40 +0545 <![CDATA[The pressure conundrum: The long and short of stress]]> Rajgopal Nidamboor Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:43:50 +0545 <![CDATA[Why didn't people react to the warning? Perhaps the problem was not the warning]]> Dr. Annal Dhungana Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:19:38 +0545 <![CDATA[Rasuwa was 'not an ordinary flood'. The danger is making it normal]]> Carole Fuchs Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:08:17 +0545 <![CDATA[Bhotekoshi catastrophe: Need to prepare for the worse to come]]> Jiba Raj Pokharel Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:28:31 +0545 <![CDATA[Why the Nepali Army deserves more]]> Sophiya Uprety Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:21:58 +0545 <![CDATA[Nepal must now understand where the world is heading]]> Rajendra Bajgain Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:06:42 +0545 <![CDATA[The agony of climate injustice and Nepal's economic self-reliance: Policy proposals for LDC graduation and national reconstruction]]> Dr. Yang E.Y Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:07:28 +0545 <![CDATA[When upstream construction and secrecy becomes downstream risk]]> Col Guru Saday Batabyal (Retd) Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:59:55 +0545 <![CDATA[Nepal is owed restitution, not aid]]> Dr Sunoor Verma Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:52:04 +0545 <![CDATA[Revitalising the jute industry: A call for thorough examination]]> Govind Dev Pandey Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:12:20 +0545 <![CDATA[Look within before looking outside: Why Nepali industry should embrace decarbonisation]]> Priyanka Karna and Mohammad Abul Hasan Khan Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:08:33 +0545 <![CDATA[Geopolitics in Nepal: It's incredible twists and turns]]> Jiba Raj Pokharel Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:42:58 +0545 <![CDATA[Nepal must leapfrog the internet: Stop measuring yesterday's internet. Build tomorrow's digital economy]]> Rajendra Bajgain Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:12:34 +0545 <![CDATA[Nepal's formalisation machinery is there: Now make it work]]> Krishna Hari Pushkar Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:16:17 +0545 <![CDATA[Real teaching for a disabled child: What a bottle cap taught me that the classroom couldn't]]> Vibhaas Basukala Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:01:34 +0545 <![CDATA[Why every school should be a living laboratory: Rethinking environmental education]]> Dinesh Sapkota Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:16:54 +0545 <![CDATA[We federalised the State: But we forgot to federalise the universities]]> Dr. Prayan Pokharel Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:35:38 +0545 <![CDATA[One goat at a time: Rethinking livelihood programmes for poor people]]> Deepak Raj Sapkota Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:57:11 +0545 <![CDATA[The Chief Justice: Guardian of Justice]]> Rajendra Bajgain Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:08:41 +0545 <![CDATA[Deuba's return to Nepal: Its possible political implications]]> Jiba Raj Pokharel Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:27:58 +0545 <![CDATA[Kathmandu once knew how to live with rain: Can it learn again?]]> Pragati Dhakal Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:34:02 +0545 <![CDATA[Good governance: The cure Nepal's health sector needs]]> Dr Sudhir Khanal Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:44:27 +0545 <![CDATA[Democracy's cruel paradox: The systematic triumph of takers over those who serve]]> Rajendra Bajgain Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:30:33 +0545 <![CDATA[Sunsari episode: From political warning to national-security signal]]> Maj. General (retd) Binoj Basnyat Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:57:18 +0545 <![CDATA[Hope is a useful antidote: More so in a chaotic world]]> Rajgopal Nidamboor Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:36:00 +0545 <![CDATA[SC's decision to review the NC dispute: How can it help in its unity?]]> Jiba Raj Pokharel Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:58:27 +0545 <![CDATA[The distant dream: How administrative negligence jeopardises Nepali football]]> Supriya Shrestha Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:51:26 +0545 <![CDATA[Policy roadmap for agriculture transformation: Marketability of farm products should be the focus]]> Govind Dev Pandey Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:50:46 +0545