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Calling Spade a Spade

Four explanations In early 1990s, as a part of my academic research, I reviewed prevailing development thoughts in Nepal. As of present day, the paradox of “half-full, half-empty”...

2 weeks ago | Opinion

On Sukumbasis and Hukumbasis

Every students of Economics 101 must have gone through the chapters on factors of production, in a sequential manner from land, labor to capital. This is 19th Century economics. Yo...

3 weeks ago | Opinion

Clearing Property Declarations

First, a quick flashback. In 2002, Lamsal Aayog or Judicial Commission on Property was established. Remember, this took place at the start of royal regression, post palace massacre...

1 month ago | Opinion

Congressi Conundrum

Earlier, I have written that the source of country’s political instability originates, not from the eccentricities of RSP honchos or even cantankerous communists or rajabadis worki...

1 month ago | Opinion

Balen vs. Lamichhane

It is too early to predict on possible leadership crisis within RSP. Balen has been into power for less than a month. We still don’t know what is in the menu and what is he cooking...

1 month ago | Opinion

Opening a Pandora’s Box

Narayan Manandhar The item number 4 of the 100 actionable tasks, to be completed within 100 days, by the RSP government, included preparing a discussion paper on constitutional re...

1 month ago | Opinion

Time to Eat, Time to Feast

Narayan Manandhar In Hindi there is a saying, time time ka baat hai meaning, there is a time to eat and time to feast. There are different times to perform your rituals. Let us...

1 month ago | Opinion

What is the possibility of LMSK’s comeback?

Narayan Manandhar After watching more than three hour long, two-part interview with former Chief of the CIAA Mr. Lok Man Singh Karki (LMSK) one is forced to ask the question: What...

1 month ago | Opinion

Quo Vadis?

Narayan Manandhar This is my second instalment on the issue. One can visit first instalment in the Republica, 11 September 2004. It is interesting to revisit one’s own writing and...

1 month ago | Opinion

Anti-Corruption Musings

Narayan Manandhar Sometime in 2008, a person came to see me at my office. I have forgotten the exact date. At that time, I was working for a donor agency, supporting the anti-corr...

1 month ago | Opinion

Tone at the Top

Narayan Manandhar If there is a leitmotif in the concluding address by RSP President Ravi Lamichhane, at a recently held two-day orientation program, organized for its its newly e...

2 months ago | Opinion

A Parable of Two Traders

Narayan Manandhar Every baby boomers must have gone through the story of ghieu bechuwa and tarwar behuwa (ghee-seller and sword-seller) when they were kid or during their school d...

2 months ago | Opinion