Commentaries
COVID-19 in Nepal: Low numbers don't tell the whole story
With over 1.5 million cases globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in countries with the strongest existing healthcare systems, while countries with weaker economies and healthcare infrastructure fac...
A Study Report on Increasing Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
When the whole country had undergone house arrest since March 24, one could predict the situation of those households who struggle each day to fight against Gender-Based Violence! From centuries Nepalese society has been dominated by patri...
Coronavirus: will there be a new world order?
The Governor of New York stated that Covid-19 is spreading in New York faster than “a bullet train”. Not only in New York, it is evident that the number of Coronavirus cases continue to increase exponentially in multiple...
COVID-19 impacting Nepal’s tourist based economy
Tourism is one of the largest industries in Nepal. Last year, Nepal’s tourism industry generated Rs 240 billion and supported 1 million jobs. Novel Coronavirus (hereafter referred as ‘COVID-19’) has hard hit this industry...
Sunup of Federal Republican Constitution, Sundown of Unitary Charters in Nepal
Although Nepal has already experimented with four formal Constitutions and two Interim Constitutions since 1948, the 2015 Constitution is idiosyncratic as it establishes the Himalayan state as a ‘Federal Democratic Republic’ for...
Sanctity of judiciary must for maintaining Rule of Law, Constitutionalism
The rule of law doesn’t exist unless there is an independent judiciary to help protect it. Independent and impartial judiciary is indisputably believed as one of the hallmarks of a vibrant democracy. However, the elected govern...
The progressive and regressive issues of Nepali Constitution: A study in the light of Constitution of India
A painful decade of bloody Maoist insurgency and then years of failed attempts later, Nepal on September 20, 2015 got a new Constitutional document, a development that led to celebrations in Hills but 135 days long protests in southern plai...
Maldives crisis: India’s foreign policy is not delivering in South Asia
Ever since the Maldives witnessed a serious political crisis, the political and media establishments of India have found themselves at a receiving end. Opinions are divided over how New Delhi should tackle the situation...
Importance of Political Freedom and Economic Freedom: Is There Any Correlation Between Political Freedom and Economic Freedom?
What is Freedom?? Freedom, under capitalism, states: freedom from the initiation of force by others. In a political context, freedom is to live in a social system based on individual rights, or in practical terms, freedom has only...
Nepal-Bangladesh-India initiative has major potential
The South Asian region is gaining momentum in economic progress. India is a fast growing economy while Bangladesh too has been achieving remarkable feat in its economic growth. As the closest neighbour of both India and Bangladesh, Nepal ca...