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Nepal’s Federalism Test: From Bigger State to Better Services
Nepal’s economy has grown from NPR 120 billion to over NPR 6 trillion in three decades, poverty has fallen to about 20 percent, and internet and mobile subscriptions now approach… Read more ⇢
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RSP and the Engineering of New Politics in Nepal
In just a few years, RSP has gone from outsider to the largest force in a 275 member House, powered by more than 3 million first-time young voters, an aggressive… Read more ⇢
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Towards a shared vision of justice and prosperity
Nepal’s 2082 federal election unfolds at a moment when ambitious party promises to collide with slowing poverty reduction, deep regional disparities, and tightening fiscal space. Through this article, I interrogate… Read more ⇢
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Beyond numbers: Nepal’s unfinished development agenda
Nepal has lifted 9 million people out of poverty in 12 years, yet the richest tenth earn over three times what the poorest two-fifths earn combined, and in some western… Read more ⇢
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Navigating Nepal’s Democratic Challenges in 2025: Insights for 2026
Nepal’s 2025 experience, as the article argues, that the country stands at a pivotal moment: a nation that has sharply reduced poverty and stabilized its economy, yet faced a youth-led… Read more ⇢
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Nepal’s risks and strategic path amid India-Pakistan tensions
Nepal’s economy is experiencing robust export growth and rising remittances, but its heavy dependence on India for trade and investment leaves it acutely exposed to the fallout from escalating India-Pakistan… Read more ⇢
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Education at a Standstill: Analyzing the 2025 Teachers’ Strike
The 2025 teachers’ strike in Kathmandu has halted Nepal’s public education, impacting 6 million students and mobilizing over 230,000 teachers demanding legislative reform. This article analyzes the strike’s origins and… Read more ⇢
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SDGs Implementation in Nepal: Status Summary
Nepal has demonstrated remarkable commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), making notable progress in poverty reduction, education, health, gender equality, and energy access. While challenges such as financing… Read more ⇢
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Foreign Assistance to Nepal: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities
The dilapidated bridge in Solukhumbu exemplifies how Nepal needs not just foreign aid, but better systems for utilizing and maintaining vital infrastructure. @Rakesh Karna. 2025. This article analyzes trends in… Read more ⇢
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Nepal’s Policy Landscape in 2024: A Year of Transformation and Challenges
Nepal’s policy landscape in 2024 was marked by transformative initiatives across economic, social, and political spheres, showcasing the nation’s commitment to growth and development. From ambitious economic targets and groundbreaking… Read more ⇢
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Nepal’s Development Crossroads: Balancing Integrity and Progress
Nepal stands at a crossroads, balancing ambitious development goals with a plan to have a new integrity policy for NGOs. This pivotal moment could reshape the nation’s future, as it… Read more ⇢
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Nepal’s Sustainable Future: Balancing Global Pacts and Local Realities
Nepal stands at a crucial crossroads in its development journey. The adoption of the UN Pact for the Future has highlighted both challenges and opportunities for the country. While Nepal… Read more ⇢
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COVID-19 in Nepal: A nightmare or an opportunity?
Since the detection of the first positive case of coronavirus in January 2020, Nepal suffered greatly by the loss of human lives as the number of cases rose to 795,061… Read more ⇢
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Inter-agency coordination after the windstorm in Bara & Parsa
A windstorm, locally known as Sundi, hit a number of areas in Bara and Parsa districts on 31st of September 2019. The windstorm seriously affected people, livestock, and physical properties… Read more ⇢
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Quest for Inclusive Constitution in Nepal
Nepal experiences 7th constitution in last 67 years. Despite having many positive measures in the latest statute (i.e. the Constitution of Nepal 2015), a number of groups still feel unheeded.… Read more ⇢
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Building Resilient Schools in Nepal
Nepal is transitioning from unitary to the federal form of the governance system. Education is one of the few crucial areas that have a direct and immediate influence on public… Read more ⇢
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A Reflection on the 2017’s Elections in Nepal
The Constitution of Nepal 2015 adopts the federal form of governance system and so the elections of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Provincial Assembly (PA) are an essential… Read more ⇢
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Federalism for All
The Constitution of Nepal (2015) adopts federal form of governance system: restructuring the country in 7 provinces and 753 local level; divides constitutional powers with federal, provincial and local governments;… Read more ⇢
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Self-Rule and Shared-Rule: Analysis of Power Sharing in the USA and Canada.
The United States and Canada represent the mature federal systems in the world. While American federalism is the oldest modern federalism in the world, established in 1776, Canadian Confederation also… Read more ⇢
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Minority Rights in International Arrangements
It has been a while since the concerns over identity and identity-related exclusion and exploitation of non-dominant groups drew the attention of international community to develop appropriate means to protect… Read more ⇢
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NEPAL: Poverty Profile 2017
Nepal, a least developed country in the world, is situated between two of the most promising economies in the world; India and China. 25 percent of the national population (less… Read more ⇢
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Challenges to policy transfer between countries.
Introduction: Cross-national policy experience is having increased effect on policy actors. The concept of policy transfer is interlinked with the broader concept of policy learning and policy networks (Borzel, 1998:… Read more ⇢
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Halving Poverty: Evaluation of MDGs in poverty reduction around the world.
Introduction: The 55th Session of the UN General Assembly adopted the Millennium Declaration, endorsed by 189 countries, as a ‘new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty’ to be reached by… Read more ⇢
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How ILO seeks to encourage the growth of decent work?
The growing concerns about the rapid growth and expansion of multinational companies leading to exploitation of the labour and natural resources resulted in various international standards and corporate ethics. The… Read more ⇢
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How Counterinsurgency Fails? Strategies of the People’s War in Nepal.
Introduction: During the final years of the Cold War, the democratisation breezed throughout the globe. The Iron Curtain was raised, the Berlin wall came down, Namibia gained independence from South… Read more ⇢
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Link between environmental change and violent conflict. A Review.
Introduction: The brawl for access to, control over and benefit from the environmental resources is not a new phenomenon. Since the beginning of human civilisation, the environment has undeniably been… Read more ⇢
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Theoretical approaches to environmental governance.
Introduction: With the dawn of 21st century, the global environmental governance has become one of other most talked about the issue and one of the most leading discourses of world… Read more ⇢
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Security-Development Nexus: A Review.
Introduction: The evolution and expansion of security ambition in the development objectives have roots older than the Cold War. It existed in the forms of humanitarian efforts and got impetus… Read more ⇢
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