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Insights Shaping Global Policy

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The precipitous convergence of Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah and Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane into the “Seven Points Agreement” on December...

The violent paroxysms seizing the Kathmandu Valley in September 2025 signify a fundamental phase transition in the thermodynamics of Nepali statehood, where the...

The contemporary Nepali state occupies a state of profound liminality, characterized by a fundamental mutation of its political culture that transcends mere administrative...

The Judd home in Sheffield welcomed me with open arms, their door holding a warmth deeper than the Alabama autumn. I stepped inside...

The nature of Nepal-India boundary diplomacy constitutes a complex and enduring diplomatic engagement, characterized by the management of a uniquely permeable frontier. This...

India’s national security imperatives require a stable, prosperous Nepal. This strategic calculus elevates Nepal’s socio-economic development from a bilateral concern to a regional...

Nepal as the Himalayan buffer, inhabits a constrained geopolitical crucible, demanding strategic mastery grounding policy in immutable geographic truth, reflecting the ancient dictum....

Nepal’s democracy relies on interconnected institutions. The Constitution provides the foundational blueprint for rule of law and an inclusive society. An independent judiciary...