Category: Opinion

There is a Nepali saying, “jos ma hos nagumaunu”. The English version will be: Don’t lose your temper during a fight. In Nepali, jos stands for energy, vigor and vitality while hos...

Introduction: The Watchdog Under Siege The concept of the "Fourth Estate" has long served as a cornerstone of democratic governance. Widely credited to British statesman Edmund Bur...

First, a primer on the game of chicken for those who have not come across this phrase: In Game Theory, Chicken Game is a particular variant of two-person game. The game is better e...

Every students of Economics 101 must have gone through the chapters on factors of production, in a sequential manner from land, labor to capital. This is 19th Century economics. Yo...

First, a quick flashback. In 2002, Lamsal Aayog or Judicial Commission on Property was established. Remember, this took place at the start of royal regression, post palace massacre...

Kathmandu, April 22, 2026 Some colleagues proposed a meeting with the Home Minister today. They had already arranged the time. I agreed and reached the Ministry of Home Affairs a f...

Earlier, I have written that the source of country’s political instability originates, not from the eccentricities of RSP honchos or even cantankerous communists or rajabadis worki...

It is too early to predict on possible leadership crisis within RSP. Balen has been into power for less than a month. We still don’t know what is in the menu and what is he cooking...

Narayan Manandhar The item number 4 of the 100 actionable tasks, to be completed within 100 days, by the RSP government, included preparing a discussion paper on constitutional re...

Narayan Manandhar In Hindi there is a saying, time time ka baat hai meaning, there is a time to eat and time to feast. There are different times to perform your rituals. Let us...

Narayan Manandhar After watching more than three hour long, two-part interview with former Chief of the CIAA Mr. Lok Man Singh Karki (LMSK) one is forced to ask the question: What...