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Building the Social Welfare State: Democratic Path to Civic Renewal in Nepal

Dev Raj Dahal, Kathmandu, Nepal Introduction: The sudden collapse of bureaucratic form of communism in the later part of eighties and the rise of grim contradictions in the laissez faire capitalism in 2008 had stoked heated debates over the redefinition of the role of state, re-regulation of market, environment protection and distributional issues for improving […]

Nepal: Question of political will and challenge of SA regional cooperation

(From the archives) Prof Sridhar Khatri, Ambassador designate USA  History was made a decade and half ago when the South Asian countries committed themselves to the concept of regional cooperation. Although skeptics have consistently questioned its efficacy in what is generally considered to be a conflict prone region, others have generally remained enthusiastic, eagerly awaiting […]

How to Mitigate the Systemic Risks on Nepalese Economy?

Dev Raj Dahal, Kathmandu, Nepal Regardless of circumstances Nepalese planners and decision-makers have blindly followed global patterns of economic thinking rather than evolving contextual policy suitable to its reality, basic values, and people’s needs. Annual per capita income of $487 puts landlocked Nepal in the bracket of least developed country. Squeezed between India and China, […]

The Himalayan River relations: War not a big deal

Professor Upendra Gautam, Kathmandu, Nepal Rivers origin and flow: Both the northern and southern basins of Himalayan Asia are fed by the rivers originating in the Himalaya, the abode of snow. The Himalayan Mountains are the source of life and livelihood for the people of South Asia and China. Whether it is Brahmputra (Yarlung Zangbo […]

Nepal: Solidifying National Integrity-2

Professor Durga D. Poudel, USA King Gyanendra and CA’s Declaration:  King Gyanendra ascended to the throne in 2001 AD. In his proclamation, King Gyanendra had said “…deshma utpanna bhayeka yi ashya shok ka ghadi ma hami sabai Nepaliharu marmahat bhayeka chhaun. Hamro mulukmathi yek pachhi arko gari aai pareka dukhha daiparisthiti harulai hami sabai Nepalile […]