But democracy has not served Nepal well either. Corruption, impunity and lack of transparency are rife. And so, Michaels asks if Nepal is a failed state. No it is not, but it is a fragile state.

The Bon faith describes the Tibetan Plateau being pushed up from a roiling primeval sea, confirming current evidence about the orogenesis of the Himalaya. In local lore, supernatural lha (animal ...

A week after the 1 February 2005 coup by King Gyanendra, Nepali Times interviewed American Ambassador to Nepal James Moriarty ...

For South Asia, 2024 was an eventful year. A pro-democracy student uprising in Bangladesh ousted Sheikh Hasina who took ...

In 2022, USAID and Nepal signed a five-year Development Objective Agreement worth $659 million for climate adaptation, ...

Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has signed an interline partnership agreement with Japan Airlines per which Nepal Airlines ...

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has been instructed by Washington to halt all payments to its Nepal contract. The ...

There may be a surge in Spring 2025 given that it is the last climbing season before the Everest permit is increased from $11,000 to $15,000 in September. The fee increase is an attempt to reduce ...

The reality is that Nepal sells itself because of its unique attractions: the world’s highest mountains, adventure sports, ...

At the meat factory where Rakesh works, the clock chimes every hour to let workers know how much time has passed since they ...

As it stands, financial institutions here may bear the brunt of the grey list status. Banks may find it difficult to conduct ...

In November 2024, they found me in Goa. I showed up in Pilerne, a village in the north of Goa, to spend alone time at my ...