Thursday, August 13th, 2026

Call for radical reform to combat corruption and inequality

Nepal, a nation plagued by corruption, human trafficking, and entrenched elitism, desperately needs radical change.…

Fall of Moral Leadership and Rise of Corruption

A plethora of scholars and analysts contend that Plato's magnum opus, The Republic, transcends a…

Nepal’s Democracy Under Siege by Political Elite

Most politicians avoid uncomfortable truths. While Nepal is not a dictatorship or mafia state, its…

A Tale of Corruption and Collusion

Undeniably, the treacherous and venal political figures—Dahal, Oli, and Deuba (DOD)—have engaged in a litany…

Kleptocracy and Urgent Need for Reform

Most scholars believe that no political system can fully accommodate the diverse array of interests…

Urgent Reforms Needed to Safeguard Nepal’s Democracy

The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of November 2006 marked the end of Nepal's decade-long Maoist…

Nepal politics: No Panacea In Sight

KATHMANDU: Gong and Lips (2009) have noted that elections, especially at the national level, constitute…

Is Nepal losing democracy?

Ancient democracy had developed around the fifth century BC in the Greek city-states. Although we…

Democratic and Egalitarian Discourse

All political changes may not necessarily produce the intended results nor provide useful and pragmatic…

The Democratic Dilemma

Over three decades of vigorous study, one of the major political breakthroughs that has been…

Pluralism and foreign policy

One of the attractions of a federal system is to ensure security and equality for…

Pluralism and Foreign Policy

One of the attractions of a federal system is to ensure for its citizens’ security…