The BRICs at 20

Published On: January 19, 2021 09:00 AM NPT By: Jim O’Neill

What the world really needs is what we called for back in 2001: genuinely representative global economic governance. Let us hope there is a renewed desire to take this path under the new US administration.

Why plagiarism thrives

Published On: January 19, 2021 08:00 AM NPT By: Nilam Sangroula

Though plagiarism is considered a misdemeanor and a punishable act under the Copyright Act (2002), offenders are rarely brought to the book.

Nepal is falling into a trap of India, China and the US

Published On: January 18, 2021 12:15 PM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal

America might use its weight to obligate Nepal to honor TPSA and get the MCC endorsed. India might stand behind. China might warn Nepal against doing that.

Who profits from the assault on American democracy?

Published On: January 18, 2021 08:30 AM NPT By: Nina L. Khrushcheva

Trump intentionally and directly incited the insurrection of January 6. But he does not bear sole responsibility. Every one of his enablers, and the enablers of his enablers, is guilty.

Dogs are our friends. Why cannot wild dogs be?

Published On: January 18, 2021 07:15 AM NPT By: Sujita Dhakal and Bikash Ghimire

Here is a species of endangered wild dogs whose population has diminished to a level that it could get extinct anytime soon. But you may be reading about it for the first time.

How children become bullies

Published On: January 16, 2021 07:00 AM NPT By: Usha Pokharel

There is not a simple solution to bullying. Children do not bully because they are terrible children.

Can America lead again?

Published On: January 15, 2021 08:00 AM NPT By: Yuen Yuen Ang

If the US is to reclaim the leadership position that will enable it to compete constructively with China the Biden administration must tackle inequality and the costs that globalization has brought.

No time for big deal

Published On: January 14, 2021 11:15 AM NPT By: Prashaant Singh

Prime Minister Oli’s legal and moral standing is under question in Nepal’s Supreme Court. Pradeep Gyawali, his minister, lacks legitimacy to talk to his Indian counterpart on strategic issue of long-term implications for Nepal.

America is the new center of global instability

Published On: January 14, 2021 08:00 AM NPT By: Nouriel Roubini

The US will most likely be the world’s new epicenter of political and geopolitical instability in the months and years ahead. The world is in for a long, ugly, bumpy ride.

Why national unification day and Prithvi Narayan Shah should not be celebrated

Published On: January 14, 2021 07:00 AM NPT By: Binayak Sundas

The demand for the monarchy's restoration and the desire to reinstate the importance of Prithvi Narayan Shah and national unification day is a desire to revert to an era where both caste and cultural dominance had the overt backing of the state.