China express

Published On: June 8, 2016 02:17 PM NPT By: Biswas Baral

The argument that the Himalayas offer the best defense against China is contradicted by rapid expansion of Chinese rail lines in Tibetan plateau A few weeks ago I was talking to a New Delhi-based Nepali academic who has closely followed recent Nepal-India engagements.

On “good writers”

Published On: June 7, 2016 07:56 PM NPT By: Shyam Sharma

The belief that you need to be a "good writer" to write effectively is a myth that has insalubrious consequences

Full of potential

Published On: June 7, 2016 07:47 PM NPT By: Bishnu Raj Upreti

Women's engagement in high-value export-led agriculture has contributed to their social, economic and political empowerment

Powerful Leaders

Published On: June 7, 2016 07:34 PM NPT By: Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Machiavelli understood that fear and love are not opposites, and that the opposite of love—hatred—is dangerous for leaders

Combating hypertension

Published On: June 7, 2016 02:16 PM NPT By: Ann Aerts

Hypertension affects a staggering one billion people worldwide and causes 10 million deaths annually

Dangerous Duet

Published On: June 6, 2016 07:27 PM NPT By: Rohit Karki

The Doval-Rae doctrine wants assurance that naturalized citizenship holders in Nepal will get to become president and prime minister

Do it yourself

Published On: June 6, 2016 07:25 PM NPT By: Hari Prasad Shrestha

The government must look to build medium and large power projects to meet internal demand on its own

Unequal societies

Published On: June 6, 2016 11:24 AM NPT By: Ngaire Woods

Many suspect that the rich are getting richer because they are not held to the same rules as everyone else

Seven wasted months

Published On: June 5, 2016 08:09 PM NPT By: David Kainee

Oli's government neither talks with Madheshi parties nor is it keen on improving Nepal's strained relations with India

Leave no child behind

Published On: June 3, 2016 07:52 PM NPT By: Dilli Guragai

We should always ask whether any legal, policy or program choice will benefit all children regardless of who they are and where they come from