National (Nepal)
The JNU professor says diplomacy, stronger institutions and regional engagement can help Nepal play a greater role as Asia’s power balance shifts.
Technology
Artificial intelligence may not create a new kind of terrorism, but it makes existing tactics cheaper, faster and easier. That is the central argument of a July 2026 report from the U.S.-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies. It is a convincing argument, but it leaves one question unanswered: Are different terrorist groups […]
World News
Geopolitical discussions in Nepal are generally framed through two perspectives: an ‘Indo-centric’ approach and a ‘Sino-centric’ approach. Judging by the current government’s conduct, foreign visits and international engagements, however, its approach appears to prioritize relations with neighbouring countries. In this context, Nepal’s diplomatic reality is that its relationship with India is indispensable—an inevitable and essential […]
National (Nepal)
For almost four decades, Nepal has experienced repeated political transformations without a corresponding consolidation of effective governance. The restoration of multiparty democracy in 1990 ended the Panchayat system and established competitive politics, initially dominated by the Nepali Congress (NC), the Nepal Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) (UML), and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), which was formed by […]