In this year’s Beijing International Tea and Tea Ceremony Exhibition, where nearly 700 exhibitors competed for attention, the scale of China’s tea industry was on full display. For many, it is a sensory experience. For producers, it is s…
However, the country is getting a pre-monsoon in its weather radar with thunder and clouds in the sky, the political climate looks clear after an electoral outcome that provided an overwhelming majority to Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), a clear ind…
The phenomenon of labor migration is the very heart of Nepal's economic growth, feeding its families' income and helping the country grow. As a leader of the Ministry of Labor that deals with the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) and s…
A sense of jubilation and calm has covered Kathmandu as Nepal is moving toward political stability for the first time in its history. The lanes of Kathmandu on the eve of elections were somber, and the party office of RSP wore a weary picture as its…
Sometimes, the “black sunglasses” worn by a young man are not merely a fashion statement. They can become a new lens—a way of looking at a worn-out, decaying system from an entirely different perspective. When the old guards of Nep…
Nepal stands at a familiar yet frightening crossroads. As political winds shift toward a potential two-third majority for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and the independent force of Balen Shah, the national psyche is split between euphoric hope …
Six months ago, when Nepali Gen Z began raising their voices against corruption on social media, few in the political establishment took them seriously. The posts were dismissed as another wave of online frustration, loud but ultimately inconsequent…
Nepalis head to the polls on March 5. The loudspeakers have fallen silent for last two days, party flags hang still, and manifestos have already made their final promises, though most of the voters do not read and believe on the manifestos as usual.…
On February 24, China’s newly appointed ambassador to Nepal, Zhang Maoming, presented his credentials to President Ramchandra Paudel in Kathmandu. Three days later, he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sushila Karki, where both sides exch…
Language is not just a tool to communicate; we use it to think. Fathi Hasan Malkawi, in a context, asserts that language is the mold that thought is poured into, and thought is the content inside that linguistic mold. In this sense, language is the …