WISSENSCHAFTLICHE ARBEITEN UND AUSGEWÄHLTE PRESSEARTIKEL

(Januar – März 2017)zusammengestellt von Karl-Heinz Krämer

[Auszug aus dem Literatur-Gesamtverzeichnis von Nepal Research]

Acharya, Bhanu Bhakta. 2017. Report at your own risk: Press freedom remains a myth in daily practice despite broad legislative measures. The Kathmandu Post, 8 January 2017

Acharya, Bhanu Bhakta. 2017. Said a little bird: Trump is a prolific tweeter while Prachanda has not posted anything for two months. The Kathmandu Post, 5 February 2017

Acharya, Bishwa Mohan. 2017. Institutions adrift: Cooperatives play a key role in economic development, but they need an overhaul. The Kathmandu Post, 23 February 2017

Acharya, Deepak. 2017. Radios for all: Community radios are among most effective means of reaching poor and marginalized communities. República, 4 January 2016

Acharya, Lochan. 2017. Student politics: Its role and future. The Himalayan Times, 15 February 2017

Acharya, Meena. 2017. Steering The Transformation Of Nepalese Economy. The Rising Nepal, 19 February 2017

Acharya, Pushpa Raj. 2017. Challenges in budget implementation. The Himalayan Times, 5 January 2017

Acharya, Pushpa Raj. 2017. For whom hope is all that’s left. The Himalayan Times, 16 February 2017

Adhikari, Dharma. 2011. The weak link: General media users and audiences are still viewed largely in the nineteenth century mentality filtered through “letters to the editor”. República, 14 February 2017

Adhikari, Dharma. 2017. In the service of power: Governmental editorial directives on rising above ideological divides, instead of edifying journalists, end up irritating them. República, 14 March 2017

Adhikari, Dharma. 2017. Media slogans: My interest was piqued when I noticed a number of our localtabloids, as slim as four pages, using the label “national daily”. República, 28 February 2017

Adhikari, Dharma. 2017. On Media Writing-III: Our media are at crossroads and absence of timely analyses of trends and developments makes the scene rather chaotic. República, 17 January 2017

Adhikari, Jagannath. 2017. In praise of entrepreneurship: Government alone cannot provide adequate employment opportunities to a growing number of educated people. The Kathmandu Post, 7 February 2017

Adhikari, Jagannath. 2017. Mixing religion and politics: Some Nepali politicians and parties have beenemboldened by the election result in India. The Kathmandu Post, 29 March 2017

Adhikari, Pratap. 2017. Ski tourism: Make the most of it. The Himalayan Times, 25 January 2017

Adhikari, Raju. 2017. Growth and prosperity: Nepal should enforce economic reforms and spend the capital budget (kp), Schools turning into playground for politicians. República, 25 January 2017

Adhikari, Samik / Pant, Sagun Ballav. 2017. Maladies of the migrating mind: Migrant workers’ lives can be saved by improving the mental health services offered to them before and after departure. TheKathmandu Post, 6 March 2017

Adhikari, Suman. 2017. Heal the pain: Not one perpetrator from the conflict era has been held accountable in the past decade. The Kathmandu Post, 5 January 2017

Adhikary, Rabindra. 2017. Eye health and misconceptions: Change is possible but slow. The Himalayan Times, 10 January 2017

Allemann, Marc. 2017. Nepal by numbers: An ambitious project is trying to make government data

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accessible – and it all started with students. The Kathmandu Post, 4 February 2017

Amatya, Archana. 2017. Cost-effective strategies: Several birth defects can be prevented by interventions before and during pregnancy. The Kathmandu Post, 3 March 2017

Ansari, Mohna. 2017. We may have come a long way, but there is much to achieve: The feminist consciousness flourished after the restoration of democracy in 1990 and received ample focus during the decade-long Maoist struggle followed by people’s movement and constitution-writing process. TheKathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Arai, Tatsushi. 2017. Realising peace potential of constitution: Shared commitment to managing divisive identity politics, inter-party competition and foreign interests is essential. The Kathmandu Post, 20 February 2017

Arjyal, Hemant. 2017. Don’t blame the heavy ones: The runways at Kathmandu Airport need to be improved; it’s not the heavy planes that are at fault. The Kathmandu Post, 5 February 2017

Aryal, Pramod. 2017. Water diplomacy: Nepal can work with China and India to develop river management infrastructure, by Pramod Aryal. The Kathmandu Post, 16 February 2017

Aryal, Shreedhar. 2017. Foreign employment: Mixed blessing; Social values are declining and absenceof youths put their conjugal life and other relations in jeopardy. República, 8 February 2017

Atreya, Binod. 2017. Priority project: Nepal needs to remove legal barriers such as difficult taxation and unclear policies in order to encourage foreign investment. República, 15 January 2017

Baniya, Jeevan. 2017. Politicisation is necessary: This will ensure a more democratic and transparent governance process and practice. The Kathmandu Post, 17 March 2017

Baral, Aditya. 2017. Bored by politics: The hospitality culture is Nepal’s greatest tourism asset, and it isin danger of waning. The Kathmandu Post, 20 January 2017

Baral, Aditya. 2017. South Asian corridor: China’s OBOR initiative can power the growth of Asia and the world in the next two to three decades. The Kathmandu Post, 7 February 2017

Baral, Aditya. 2017. Tourism is changing: If Nepal does not keep up with the pace of transformation, it’s going to miss the bus. The Kathmandu Post, 22 March 2017

Baral, Biswas. 2017. China fights back: China too is now starting to cultivate its own competing group of politicians, bureaucrats and security personnel in Nepal. The Kathmandu Post, 7 January 2017

Baral, Biswas. 2017. Minister of my health: The curious case of Gagan Thapa. República, 17 March 2017

Baral, Biswas. 2017. SAARC Two: In the absence of fruitful high-level political exchanges at regional level it is even more important to promote Track Two initiatives. República, 2 March 2017

Basnet, Sunayana. 2017. Mountain women The difference between a broken community and a thriving one is the presence of women who are valued. The Kathmandu Post, 8 March 2017

Basnyat, Ayushma. 2017. Quality education: The root of all solutions. República, 10 March 2017

Basnyat, Binoj. 2017. The ideal transition: There are major obstacles that need to be overcome to avoid prolonging the process. The Kathmandu Post, 7 March 2017

Basnyat, Khilendra. 2017. International relations: New challenges. The Himalayan Times, 31 March 2017

Basu, Soma. 2017. How Nepali Women Are Forced To ‘Sell’ Their Skin To Make Rich Indians Beautiful. Youth ki Awaaz, 6 March 2017

Bhandari, Ananta. 2017. Nepal’s REDD+ readiness: There’s hope for a positive shift in our forestry sector funding from a grant-based to a performance-based approach. The Kathmandu Post, 21 March 2017

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Bhandari, Avash / Onta, Pratyoush. 2017. Revisiting the NGO numbers debate: There is nothing ‘overwhelming’ about the increase; if anything, it is a fact to celebrate, not condemn. The Kathmandu Post, 24 February 2017

Bhandari, Jhabindra. 2017. Migration & Development Towards Sustainable Future. The Rising Nepal, 7 January 2017

Bhandari, Ram Kumar. 2017. Long road to justice: Conflict victims have been waiting and waiting for transitional justice bodies to act. The Kathmandu Post, 10 January 2017

Bhandari, Ram Kumar. 2017. Victims’ critical engagement: The number of people willing to engage with the commissions shows the need and desire for justice and reconciliation. The Kathmandu Post, 1March 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. An Assessment of UML’s Campaign. The Rising Nepal, 17 March 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Consequence Of Appeasement. The Rising Nepal, 3 February 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Constitution Amendment: Wrong Prioritisation. The Rising Nepal, 10 February 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Halting Executive’s Aberration. The Rising Nepal, 17 February 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Madhes In The Throes Of Anarchy. The Rising Nepal, 10 March 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Madhesi Politics Of Negation. The Rising Nepal, 3 March 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Nationalism Under Threat. The Rising Nepal, 27 January 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Prachanda’s China Visit. The Rising Nepal, 24 March 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Prithvi Narayan Shah And Moral Relativism. The Rising Nepal, 13 January 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Prosperity Under Discourse. The Rising Nepal, 31 March 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Rediscovering Tribhuvan University. The Rising Nepal, 6 January 2017

Bharadwaj, Narad. 2017. Revitalising Democracy Through Election. The Rising Nepal, 24 February 2017

Bhatta, Meena. 2017. Challenges galore: Even after two years of their formation our transitional justice bodies have not been able to function properly. República, 11 January 2017

Bhatta, Nitesh. 2017. Cyber warfare: How prepared is Nepal? The Himalayan Times, 5 January 2017

Bhattarai, Anil. 2017. Lost in numbers: A wrong picture of migrant worker deaths has been given, as statistics were misread. The Kathmandu Post, 13 January 2017

Bhattarai, Basundhara. 2017. Move over, men: Women should be included in decision-making roles in the management of forests. The Kathmandu Post, 19 February 2017

Bhattarai, Gaurav. 2017. Bridge to where? We should convince our neighbors that Nepal doesn’t see trilateral cooperation as a strategic concept, but as an economic and socio- cultural phenomenon. República, 26 January 2017

Bhattarai, Gaurav. 2017. Marginal interest: There has in the past been no palpable shift in India’s larger Nepal policy even with government change in UP or Bihar. República, 22 February 2017

Bhattarai, Gaurav. 2017. Nepal and geopolitics: No small concern; Some Chinese scholars openly claim that Nepal’s strategic location provides an advantage to China. República, 27 March 2017

Bhattarai, Gaurav. 2017. OBOR: Economic or strategic? Nepal could join OBOR for the strategic purpose of asserting her sovereign rights and for enacting her policy of equidistance. República, 7 March 2017

Bhattarai, Narayan Prasad. 2017. Aftermath of liberation: The story of bonded labourers after

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attaining freedom is proving to be troublesome. The Kathmandu Post, 13 February 2017

Bhattarai, Prakash /Bhattarai, Samikshya. 2017. Let’s work together: Civil society organisations and the government should try to become better friends. The Kathmandu Post, 12 March 2017

Bhattarai, Pranav. 2017. Question of threshold: A stabilising factor. The Himalayan Times, 17 March 2017

Bhattarai, Umesh Kumar. 2017. Political settlement: Nepal Army’s role; The political leadership has failed to influence the military in Nepal. They ousted monarchy but did not learn how to use the military for the betterment of the nation. The Kathmandu Post, 24 February 2017

Bhuju, Kriti. 2017. Post quake rebuilding: Let women lead; With male members away, women have started rebuilding their homes destroyed by 2015 earthquakes on their own. República, 18 February 2017

Biswas, Asit K. /Tortajada, Cecilia. 2017. Cooperation on shared waters: Properly planned, transboundary rivers can act as an engine for regional development for both Nepal and Bihar. The Kathmandu Post, 16 January 2017

Bogati, Subindra. 2017. Politics and policing: Evidence suggests a strong police-politician nexus has the potential to embolden criminal elements. The Kathmandu Post, 24 February 2017

Bogati, Subindra / Featherstone, Andy. 2017. Localisation of humanitarian response: A lesson from Nepal’s earthquake is that INGOs need to strengthen local actors instead of themselves. The Kathmandu Post, 12 January 2017

Chalise, Kuvera. 2017. Inclusive Growth and Development Report-2017: Nepal tops regional ranking in inclusive development index. República, 18 January 2017

Chapagain, Rajesh / Bhattarai, Ratna. 2017. Studying abroad: It can be a boon if we find out why students leave Nepal and come up with ways to attract them back. The Kathmandu Post, 17 February 2017

Chaudhary, Randhir. 2017. Defuse the tension: Preparations to amend the constitution and hold pollsshould be done simultaneously. The Kathmandu Post, 14 March 2017

Chaudhary, Randhir. 2017. Ten years after: The Madhes movement has helped to make Madhesis more confident and assertive. The Kathmandu Post, 18 January 2017

Chaudhary, Sanjib Kumar / Sinkemana, Ganesh Ram. 2017. Better irrigation: A recently introduced technology can help in the effective utilisation of Nepal’s water resources. The Kathmandu Post, 1 January 2017

Chikanbanjar, Reena. 2017. Neo Solar Power in Nepal: NSP the leading solar merchant of the world with footprints in more than 50 countries is now in Nepal. The Himalayan Times, 15 January 2017

Dahal, Ashok. 2017. Power to the local units. República, 18 March 2017

Dahal, Atindra. 2017. Use of foreign aid: Many questions. The Himalayan Times, 27 February 2017

Dahal, Semanta. 2017. Fast track to lost track: Politicians couldn’t understand the legal and financial complexities of a privately-financed infrastructure project. The Kathmandu Post, 21 March 2017

Dangal, Prem. 2017. Corruption cure: Nepal’s state of affairs is bleak, and unless we hold local level elections, what is in store for us could be worse. The Kathmandu Post, 24 March 2017

Devkota, Abhinawa. 2017. Our first nations: There are compelling evidence to suggest that even before the Aryan and Mongoloid groups of people stumbled upon this place, it was occupied by Austroasiatic groups of people. The Kathmandu Post, 18 March 2017

Devkota, Anurag. 2017. Prestige at stake: Laws need to be made to ensure that competent people areappointed as ambassadors. The Kathmandu Post, 17 March 2017

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Devkota, Satic C. 2011. What about them? The majority of the population that is to be resettled belongs to marginalized and low-income communities. República, 18 January 2017

Devkota, Uttam. 2017. Some positive news: For a better future. The Himalayan Times, 20 January 2017

Dhakal, Dubi Nanda. 2015. Rana Tharu - Nepali - English basic dictionary with Nepali and English indices. München: LINCOM GmbH

Dhakal, Sabriti. 2017. At Bhaktapur Durbar Square today: The heritage site reminds all of the quake and the devastation that followed, yet it has started once again to attract visitors. The Himalayan Times, 26 February 2016

Dhital, Abha. 2017. Parks and conservation: How two women at the vanguard of wildlife conservation have become agents of change. The Kathmandu Post, 4 March 2017

Dhital, Abha. 20117. For some women in need, Hatti Hatti has become a home away from home and a wellspring for creativity. The Kathmandu Post, 4 February 2017

Dixit, Niranjan Mani. 2017. Accountability crisis: Unspent budget funds should be returned to taxpayers until capital expenditure rises. The Kathmandu Post, 26 March 2017

Dixit, Niranjan Mani. 2017. Divine motherland: The task of healing and rejuvenating Nepal is long overdue. The Kathmandu Post, 26 February 2016

Dixit, Niranjan Mani. 2017. Interwoven issues and complexities: Mishandling of politics can extend Nepal’s transition phase and deteriorate its ties with neighbours. The Kathmandu Post, 8 January 2017

G.C., Yubak Dhoj. 2017. Super zones: Special areas declared for commercialised and scientific agricultural programmes. The Kathmandu Post, 21 February 2017

G.C., Yubak Dhoj. 2017. We shall rice again: Nepal can become a paddy exporting country if productivity is increased even slightly. The Kathmandu Post, 27 January 2017

Gajurel, Ashish. 2017. A metro for the metro: The Valley needs an integrated transit system that comprises bus and rail systems. The Kathmandu Post, 11 January 2017

Galimberti, Simone. 2017. Attention engineers: New buildings are coming up all over, but most are not accessible to disabled people. The Kathmandu Post, 30 March 2017

Galimberti, Simone. 2017. King Day and volunteerism: Values espoused by the civil rights leader instila spirit of service from which a developing nation like Nepal can benefit immensely. The Kathmandu Post, 17 January 2017

Galimberti, Simone. 2017. Making room: Accessibility and inclusion are a national issue, addressing which will benefit everyone. The Kathmandu Post, 1 January 2017

Galimberti, Simone. 2017. Working together: Partnership among government agencies and the broader society is the way to unleash volunteerism in Nepal. The Kathmandu Post, 28 February 2017

Gautam, Devendra. 2017. All eyes on parliament: Our lawmakers seem more worried over their personal welfare than the welfare of the country and the people. República, 10 January 2017

Gautam, Dipendra. 2017. Culture and heritage: Let Kathmandu survive. The Himalayan Times, 22 February 2017

Gautam, Dipendra. 2017. Gossip or earthquake: Which is riskier? The Himalayan Times, 13 January 2017

Gautam, Manish. 2017. It takes a village: In a society that continues to stigmatise mental illnesses, a two-pronged approach that uses both social and medical models in treating patients is beginning to bear fruit. The Kathmandu Post, 25 February 2017

Gautam, Pamir. 2017. Spooked by China: Today India is ready to do just about anything to disrupt

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China’s relations with the smaller South Asian states. República, 23 March 2017

Gautam, Suvekshya. 2017. The good and the bad: We need to conduct a careful study of both positive and negative effects of Nepal’s remittance- driven economy. The Kathmandu Post, 2 February 2017

Gautam, Upendra. 2017. With China Nepal Loses Nothing But Chains. The Rising Nepal, 19 January 2017

Gharti Magar, Onshari. 2017. From a guerilla fighter to humble Speaker. The Kathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Ghimire Karki, Sachchi. 2017. Politics of agreement: Announcing polls before resolving disagreements could be a ploy to perpetuate political instability. The Kathmandu Post, 5 March 2017

Ghimire Karki, Sachchi. 2017. Whose turn next? The politics of agreement ensures that every person willing to hang on will have his day. The Kathmandu Post, 27 January 2017

Ghimire, Binod. 2017. Quality continues to remain major challenge: The sooner drop-out rates improve, the better it is, say experts. The Kathmandu Post, 21 March 2017

Ghimire, Binod. 2017. Women in politics: Nepal is among the only 10 countries in the world having a woman head of state. The Kathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Ghimire, Kalpana. 2017. Fiscal Decentralisation In Nepal. The Rising Nepal, 12 February 2017

Ghimire, Kaushal. 2017. Vital FSU election: The main task of new student leaders will be to save publiceducation at a time of rampant privatization. República, 28 February 2017

Ghimire, Sarin. 2017. Polls over partisan interests: If political parties remain unwilling to give up their respective stances, we might as well prepare ourselves for another round of serious political turmoil. The Kathmandu Post, 11 February 2017

Ghimire, Shreejesh. 2017. Bank deposits: Structural problems. The Himalayan Times, 27 January 2017

Giri, Anil. 2017. Court disqualifies Karki as CIAA chief. The Kathmandu Post, 9 January 2017

Giri, Chandra. 2017. Looks can be deceiving: Recent rise in anti-immigrant sentiments has made the Nepali community in the US fearful. The Kathmandu Post, 24 March 2017

Giri, Indira. 2017. Kathmandu Triennale 2017: The person in a woman; Reflections on Aamaa—an experience of womanhood across generations—slated to be performed at Kathmandu’s biggest art jamboree. The Rising Nepal, 25 March 2017

Giri, Pralhad. 2017. Financial literacy paradox: Banking curriculum. The Himalayan Times, 6 March 2017

Giri, Sanjeev. 2017. Ladies first: Women now hold top management positions in various organizations.The Kathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Giri, Sanjeev. 2017. Private sector in education: Unprecedented growth in last two decades: Despite education being a service-oriented sector, it has become vibrant from a business point of view. The Kathmandu Post, 21 March 2017

Guragain, Harihar. 2017. Price of priceless water: Explore market. The Himalayan Times, 30 January 2017

Guragain, Mohan. 2017. No country for bards: The poor condition of English learning at our schools and colleges can be pegged to a core problem: the segregation of literature from grammar. The Kathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Gurung, Chun Bahadur. 2017. Girls’ education: Failed programme. The Himalayan Times, March 14, 2017

Gurung, Priyanka. 2017. Broadcasting birth control. República, 6 January 2017

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Gurung, Priyanka. 2017. Children at work. República, 27 January 2017

Gurung, Priyanka. 2017. The malnourished nation. República, 3 March 2017

Gyawali, Sambridhi. 2017. Is women empowerment just women employment? If this day is to celebrate your and my achievements, then it does not need to be marked in the calendar. República, 8 March 2017

Hein, Christoph. 2017. Die Bargeldreform in Indien trifft die Himalaja-Länder hart: Die Rupie spielt fürviele Nachbarn eine wichtige Rolle; Jetzt fehlt dort an allen Ecken und Enden das Bargeld. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 20 January 2017

International Commission of Jurists. 2016. The Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment(Control) Bill, 2014. Geneva: International Commission of Jurists, June 2016

International Commission of Jurists. 2017. Serious Crimes in Nepal’s Criminal Code Bill, 2014. A Briefing Paper. Geneva: International Commission of Jurists, March 2017

International Labour Organization. 2017. Mibgration of Health Workers from Nepal. Kathmandu: International Labour Organization

Jeevan, Jainendra. 2017. Faulty appointment: If Nepali politicians had any spine, they’d never have chosen someone with a dubious record as CIAA head. The Kathmandu Post, 12 February 2017

Jeevan, Jainendra. 2017. Perspective on Indian inclusiveness: Not only can Nepal learn from India’s inclusionary polity, India too can learn from Nepal’s exercise in inclusiveness. The Kathmandu Post, 26 March 2017

Jha, Dipendra. 2017. Better luck next year: Madhesis will remember 2016 for the endless political dialogue that yielded little. The Kathmandu Post, 3 January 2017

Jha, Dipendra. 2017. No more interference: An improved system to ensure fair and inclusive appointment of judges is required. The Kathmandu Post, 28 February 2017

Jha, Kalpana. 2017. Idea of citizenship: We need to revisit the 1952 Citizenship Act in order to make Nepal a true republic. The Kathmandu Post, 31 January 2017

Jha, Nanu. 2017. Help the Nepali farmer: An efficient chemical fertiliser supply system is needed to end recurrent shortages. The Kathmandu Post, 15 January 2017

Joshi, Astha. 2017. Off the deep end: As dust plumes from the Melamchi drinking water project continue to choke the Capital and its residents, it is, perhaps, ironic that existing traditional water infrastructures remain ignored and in varying states of disrepair. The Kathmandu Post, 11 February 2017

Joshi, Janak Raj. 2017. Margin of error: Nepal should think about adapting to the new global trend of 'responsible' nationalism. The Kathmandu Post, 10 January 2017

Julliand, Valerie. 2017. Bold action now: In Nepal, while women work as much as men, the gender wage gap is still in the bottom half of the world ranking. República, 8 March 2017

K.C., Shyam. 2017. Anti-corruption Drive. The Rising Nepal, 11 January 2017

K.C., Shyam. 2017. Pollution Takes Human Toll. The Rising Nepal, 18 January 2017

K.C., Shyam. 2017. Protection Of Heritage. The Rising Nepal, 15 February 2017

K.C., Shyam. 2017. Shocks After Shocks. The Rising Nepal, 1 February 2017

K.C., Shyam. 2017. The result of appeasement: Serving every Indian interest will not benefit Nepal; thedemonetisation measure is a case in point. The Kathmandu Post, 13 January 2017

Kainee, David. 2017. Forgotten victims: Petty politics is slowing down the reconstruction process and hurting the earthquake survivors. The Kathmandu Post, 19 January 2017

Kainee, David. 2017. NGO excesses: Instead of working with the government, many of our NGOs are

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running like parallel governments. República, 24 January 2017

Kainee, David. 2017. Untouchability: Still entrenched; The state should apologize for its historically inhumane treatment of the Dalit community. República, 21 March 2017

Kaini, Bhairab Raj. 2017. Green tourism: If tourism and horticulture can be linked Nepal stands to make robust and sustainable economic progress. República, 4 March 2017

Kaini, Bhairab Raj. 2017. Nutrition-smart agriculture: As agricultural production increases, households also see increased food security and better nutrition outcomes. República, 24 January 2017

Kaini, Bhairab Raj. 2017. Women-friendly agriculture: Agriculture is being feminized in Nepal following the rapid exodus of men. República, 2 January 2017

Kalaunee, S.P. / Regmee, Kiran / Schwarz, Ryan. 2017. Public-private partnership: New model for healthcare. The Himalayan Times, 1 February 2017

Kanel, Tara. 2017. Gender pay gap: What we can learn from global practices to reduce inequality in our workforce. The Kathmandu Post, 15 January 2017

Karki, Hitesh. 2017. Not so fast: Accessing internet won’t suffice. We also need to tailor content as perthe needs of local school children whose medium of learning is Nepali. República, 23 January 2017

Karki, Hitesh. 2017. Technology education: Work in progress, by Hitesh Karki. República, 21 February 2017

Karki, Pratik. 2017. The solar solution: Now that NEA has amazingly reduced load-shedding, PV modules are like expensive clothes hung to dry. República, 16 January 2017

Karki, Saurav. 2017. Bringing the gods home: Nepal needs to actively make repatriation claims of cultural properties trafficked abroad. The Kathmandu Post, 3 January 2017

Khadka, Kahar Singh. 2017. Know your rights: Consumers can claim compensation for damages caused by bad products or services. The Kathmandu Post, 15 March 2017

Khadka, Kahar Singh. 2017. Running out of patience: Unresolved medical malpractice claims have been piling up due to lack of judges. The Kathmandu Post, 22 January 2017

Khadka, Navin Singh. 2017. Cat concerns: Why we need to be really worried if snow leopards are under threat. The Kathmandu Post, 20 January 2017

Khadka, Navin Singh. 2017. Climate cocktail: Could China be thinking of dovetailing OBOR with the UN’s SDGs in Nepal? The Kathmandu Post, 31 March 2017

Khadka, Navin Singh. 2017. Getting the facts straight: It’s high time the government and donors made an honest assessment of reconstruction and resettlement works in earthquake-affected areas,. The Kathmandu Post, 6 January 2017

Khadka, Navin Singh. 2017. Murky waters: Water geopolitics in South Asia is no more just an undercurrent; it could already be shaping regional order. The Kathmandu Post, 17 March 2017

Khadka, Navin Singh. 2017. Putting up with pollution: Indifference to environmental issues over the years has allowed Kathmandu’s air to be hardly breathable. The Kathmandu Post, 3 March 2017

Khadka, Roshan. 2017. We like it the way it is: India’s proposal to create a UN peacekeeping force under its leadership is shameful. The Kathmandu Post, 24 January 2017

Khadka, Upasana / Adhikhari, Aamik. 2017. Lessons in mourning: We need to move beyond sensationalising migrant deaths to asking harder questions. The Kathmandu Post, 2 January 2016

Khanal, Ajaya Bhadra. 2017. A critical moment: As Nepal’s economic prospects expand, who benefits and how will depend on the success of its democratic system. The Kathmandu Post, 1 February 2017

Khanal, Ajaya Bhadra. 2017. Another round of conflict? Despite our impatience to embark on a path

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of prosperity, we still need to work on peace. The Kathmandu Post, 15 March 2017

Khanal, Ajaya Bhadra. 2017. Between a rock and a hard place: There might be civil conflict if we drive the constitution on the basis of a resurgent nationalism and refusal to accommodate differences. The Kathmandu Post, 4 January 2016

Kharel, P. 2017. Focus On Informed Citizenry. The Rising Nepal, 13 February 2017

Kharel, Pranab. 2017. Stages Of Nepali Drama. The Rising Nepal, 30 January 2017

Khatiwada, Dipesh. 2017. Occupational hazard: Being a traffic police in Kathmandu certainly isn’t easy, but increasingly, it also is very lethal. The Kathmandu Post, 28 January 2017

Khatiwada, Pradip. 2017. Digital technology: Data-driven urban development. The Himalayan Times, 18 January 2017

Khatry, Prem K. 2017. A Museum-friendly Gesture. The Rising Nepal, 24 January 2017

Khatry, Prem K. 2017. Chitlang: Looking Desperately For Light. The Rising Nepal, 14 February 2017

Khatry, Prem K. 2017. Culture Studies In Higher Education. The Rising Nepal, 3 January 2017

Khatry, Prem K. 2017. Defying Odds, Chitlang On The Move. The Rising Nepal, 21 February 2017

Khatry, Prem K. 2017. Election And The New Generation. The Rising Nepal, 31 January 2017

Khatry, Prem K. 2017. School Education Reform At Cross-roads. The Rising Nepal, 17 January 2017

Khatry, Prem K. 2017. The Darai People: Nationality Rising Again. The Rising Nepal, 21 March 2017

Khattri, Man Bahadur / Timilsina, Rajendra Raj. 2017. Separate ways: Anthropology has been mistaken as part of sociology in Nepali academia. The Kathmandu Post, 26 February 2016

Koirala, Naresh. 2017. Anti-intellectualism: a growing menace; Undereducated political leaders in fledgling democracies like Nepal are undermining democracy even before it takes root. The Kathmandu Post, 24 January 2017

Koirala, Naresh. 2017. US election and Nepal: Trump cannot destroy American democracy, but his success sets a terrible example for struggling democracies like Nepal. The Kathmandu Post, 4 January 2016

Koirala, Sanju. 2017. Shelved hydro projects: Nepal’s large-scale hydropower projects impact locals in the project areas in multiple and complex ways. The Kathmandu Post, 31 March 2017

Koirala, Shekhar. 2017. Relevant as ever: No society can grow in a climate of political repression, economic exploitation, deprivation and social exclusion. República, 14 March 2017

Koyu, Pranika. 2017. A ‘competent’ woman politician — a rhetorical excuse? High time we asked whether all men maintain the highest degree of competence. The Kathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Krämer, Karl-Heinz. 2017. Erneute Eskalation im Tarai: Die Gefahr des gescheiterten Staates. Nepal Observer 38, 10 March 2017

Krämer, Karl-Heinz. 2017. Nepal unter der zweiten Dahal-Regierung. Nepal Observer 37, 17 January 2017 (geschrieben für nepal-i 115)

Krämer, Karl-Heinz. 2017. Re-escalation in the Tarai: the danger of the failed state. Nepal Observer 39, 16 March 2017

Lakhey, Pooja. 2017. New kilns for clean air. The Himalayan Times, 26 March 2017

Lakhey, Pooja. 2017. Rough road to Chitwan: Chitwan tourism falters due to expansion of Narayanghat-Mugling road section. The Himalayan Times, 29 January 2017

Lal, C.K. 2017. A jangled relationship: The number one priority of the South Block in South Asia is Bhutan. Nepal has to compete with the Maldives for attention. República, 27 March 2017

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Lal, C.K. 2017. All our daughters: Where are Nepali women in the metaphor of coffins, bakasko bimba,which pervades pathologies of remittance reporting? República, 27 February 2017

Lal, C.K. 2017. In dark times: The struggles between defenders of Khas-Arya dominance and hegemony and proponents of ethnic equality and Madheshi dignity are likely to be a protracted one. República, 13 March 2017

Lal, C.K. 2017. Nepali nationality has not been well defined even after 250 years. Interview. The Kathmandu Post, 23 January 2017

Lal, C.K. 2017. Rotary of revolutions: Rudderless due to unawakened masses, Tarai-Madhesh remains almost leaderless even after a decade of the first major upheaval. República, 16 January 2017

Lal, C.K. 2017. The spirited generation: Every change since 1950 has merely been repeated attempts atrekindling the spirit that was snuffed out in the winter of 1960 by a deceitful king. República, 13 February 2017

Lama, Mahendra P. 2017. Aid in pre-1990 Nepal: Both India and China have contributed to the building of infrastructure, seemingly with a mind to serve their interests. The Kathmandu Post, 8 March 2017

Lama, Mahendra P. 2017. Globalisation in the mountains: We have to rebuild and sustain traditional practices in the face of encroaching global influences. The Kathmandu Post, 22 February 2017

Lama, Mahendra P. 2017. Human versus national security: National security marginalises the rationale for all other critical, human-centric securities; this needs to change. The Kathmandu Post, 22 March 2017

Lama, Mahendra P. 2017. Inclusiveness in Nepal and India: There are a number of lessons that Nepal can learn from India to redress historical injustices. The Kathmandu Post, 8 February 2017

Lama, Mahendra P. 2017. Old connections and new opportunities: Security-centric view about borders must change as India grapples with market- related issues and opportunities. The KathmanduPost, 25 January 2017

Lama, Mahendra P. 2017. Plight of irregular migrants: In South Asian countries, there is a huge gap between practice and policy when it comes to emigration laws. The Kathmandu Post, 11 January 2017

Lamichhane, Jagannath. 2017. #YouthForElection: In order to address people’s everyday issues we need local representatives more than we need members of parliaments. República, 18 February 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Act in Spirit of Democracy. The Rising Nepal, 17 January 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Blame Game Is No Solution. The Rising Nepal, 10 January 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Diplomacy As A Public Domain. The Rising Nepal, 14 March 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Ensure Early Polls. The Rising Nepal, 24 January 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. For Free And Fair Local Election. The Rising Nepal, 28 February 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Jung Bahadur's Foreign Policy. The Rising Nepal, 7 March 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Let Us Trust The People. The Rising Nepal, 21 March 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Local Polls For Democracy. The Rising Nepal, 14 February 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. No Alternative To Elections. The Rising Nepal, 31 January 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Political Bone Of Contention. The Rising Nepal, 21 February 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Power, Foreign Policy And Diplomacy. The Rising Nepal, 28 March 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Relevance Of Reconciliation. The Rising Nepal, 3 January 2017

Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Three’s a crowd: From New Delhi’s perspective, the OBOR is Beijing’s strategic muscle-flexing in Asia aimed at strengthening ‘string of pearls’ to encircle India. República, 19

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Lamsal, Yuba Nath. 2017. Understanding of History. The Rising Nepal, 7 February 2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Dust Pollution: Playing Havoc With Life. The Rising Nepal, 9 February 2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Encouraging Signs In Energy Sector. The Rising Nepal, 26 January 2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Heading Towards Load-shedding-free Society. The Rising Nepal, 5 January 2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Liquidity Crunch: A Headache For Banks. The Rising Nepal, 16 February 2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Local Polls & Strengthening Of Democracy. The Rising Nepal, 9 March 2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Madhesi Parties: A Force To Reckon With. The Rising Nepal, 30 March 2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Madhesi Parties’ Protests And Local Polls. The Rising Nepal, 16 March 2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Political Imbroglio: A Gordian Knot? The Rising Nepal, 23 March 2016

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Reconstruction Works: Moving At A Snail’s Pace. The Rising Nepal, 12 January 2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Three-tier Polls: Key To Institutionalise Republic. The Rising Nepal, 21 January2017

Maharjan, Uttam. 2017. Wetland Management In Nepal. The Rising Nepal, 2 February 2017

Mahat, Jaya Jung. 2017. Beware Trumponomics: The economic policies of the incoming US president do not bode well for Nepal. The Kathmandu Post, 20 January 2017

Mahat, Jaya Jung. 2017. Good political culture: Political parties’ failure to adjust their ideologies, principles and actions could put the country at risk. The Kathmandu Post, 29 March 2017

Mainali, Illa. 2017. Diplomacy and health: Nepal should focus on how our people can benefit from thecountry’s involvement in ‘health diplomacy’. The Kathmandu Post, 1 February 2017

Manandhar, Ayush. 2017. Nepal in Trump world: Nepal is bound to be affected by major decisions of American government under Donald Trump. República, 4 January 2016

Manandhar, Narayan. 2017. Beginning of the end: Impeachment motion became a botched operation because impeachers themselves were not sure about purpose of impeachment. República, 8 February 2017

Manandhar, Narayan. 2017. Impeachment imbroglio: If the IRC quashes the motion, it will imply that the 157 MPs who petitioned for Lokman Singh Karki’s impeachment were wrong. República, 25 January 2017

Manandhar, Narayan. 2017. Lies, damn lies and statistical lies: When elections do not reflect the will of the people, they could become a problem in themselves. The Kathmandu Post, 19 March 2017

Manandhar, Narayan. 2017. Revolution No 4: The world economy is changing, and Nepal is once again in danger of missing out. The Kathmandu Post, 23 January 2017

Manandhar, Narayan. 2017. The anti-corruption chaos: The crisis at CIAA owes to our lack of understanding of process of appointment and removal of anti-corruption agency heads. República, 13 January 2017

Manandhar, Narayan. 2017. Uncertainty, not instability: Nepal’s current political problem is an inability to move from a deal-based mechanism to a rule-based one. The Kathmandu Post, 5 March 2017

Marasini, Bishnu Hari. 2017. A welcome step: Madhesi Morcha should take local elections as an opportunity to establish their agenda among the people. The Kathmandu Post, 22 February 2017

Marasini, Bishnu Hari. 2017. The political impasse: A middle path. The Himalayan Times, 20 March

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Marasini, Narayan. 2017. Reconstruction impasse: A stable and effective leadership is essential in the NRA to overcome obstacle. The Kathmandu Post, 12 March 2017

Marasini, Prerana. 2017. Spread the word: It’s important to assess if we have done enough to inform people to save their lives and properties if another big earthquake hits Nepal. República, 16 January 2017

Marzetti, Gail / Malla, Pukar. 2017. Championing their cause: We need to be more proactive in identifying true champions of women's economic empowerment in Nepal and build a strong coalition. República, 8 March 2017

Mishra, Pramod. 2017. Broadening the Nepali mind: Events like the Nepal Literature Festival help counter aggressive nationalism and ignorance. The Kathmandu Post, 2 February 2017

Mishra, Pramod. 2017. Hurtling towards disaster: Politics and discourse seem to have collapsed at multiple levels, rendering even simple solutions impossibly complex. The Kathmandu Post, 16 March 2017

Mishra, Pramod. 2017. My new year’s wish for Nepal: In a ‘post-truth’ world, Nepal’s marginalised groups need to push their narratives more than ever. The Kathmandu Post, 5 January 2017

Mishra, Pramod. 2017. The choice is yours: Short-term Panchayat-era nationalism or long-term vision of Nepal owned by all? The seed of one language, one dress nationalism that Mahendra sowed, KP Oli tries to reseed as the ideological son. The Kathmandu Post, 16 February 2017

Mishra, Pramod. 2017. Times of confusion and fusion: Moderation and cultivation of multicultural, multilingual, multiethnic living is what Nepal needs at the moment. The Kathmandu Post, 19 January 2017

Mishra, Pramod. 2017. Wisdom of experience: Nepal should learn from the mistakes made by nation-states with a specific religious identity. The Kathmandu Post, 30 March 2017

Moore, Charity Troyer / McIntyre, Vestal. 2017. Women’s job opportunities: Mutual learning; The rate of female labor force participation in South Asia varies from 16 percent in Afghanistan to 80 percent in Nepal. República, 21 March 2017

Mulmi, Subin. 2017. A regressive step: The new Civil Code Bill will roll back the historic gains in property rights for Nepali women. The Kathmandu Post, 9 February 2017

Nabarro, David. 2017. How WHO can support health: Despite unprecedented positive health outcomes, Nepal continues to have many challenges to overcome. The Kathmandu Post, 10 March 2017

Namchu, Chhaya Vani / Hamal, Menaka. 2017. Working on gender: We saw no representation of Himalayan women in history or literature, nor in the research and development sectors. República, 8 March 2017

Neopane, Arpana. 2017. The scourge of stereotype: Even though their workplace is female dominated, the fact is that the most popular gynecologist in our country is a male. The Kathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Neupane, Apar. 2017. Electrifying story: Regional power trade is desirable, but it will not happen until India takes the lead. The Kathmandu Post, 19 March 2017

Neve, Evangeline. 2017. 3D-printed prosthetic dreams: Adapting a new technology for use here in Nepal was never going to be quick and easy. But it’s a great sign of how far things have come that it is now possible. The Kathmandu Post, 11 February 2017

NHRC. 2017. Varshik prativadan 2072/20173. Kathmandu: National Human Rights Commission

Ninglekhu, Sabin. 2017. Rebuilding Kathmandu: When utopian romance in the ‘Master Plan’ fails to

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connect with grassroots aspirations, ‘rumour’ fills the ensuing void and morphs into action-inducing ‘reality’. The Kathmandu Post, 24 January 2017

Niroula, Tilak. 2017. A humanitarian issue: International community should put pressure on Bhutan to uphold the refugees’ right to return home. The Kathmandu Post, 15 February 2017

Oja, Banu / Oja, Shambhu. 2013. Intermediate and advance Nepali: reading and grammatical structures. Ithaca, N.Y.: South Asia Program, Cornell University

Ojha, Ghanashyam. 2017. Private investments and our duties: Nepal needs to create an investment-friendly environment in order to prosper. The Kathmandu Post, 2 March 2017

Onta, Pratyoush R. / Bhandari, Avash. 2017. CSOs in a loktantrik Nepal: A democratic polity should look for ways to further allow Nepali citizens to fully enjoy their fundamental right to organise. The Kathmandu Post, 10 February 2017

Pande, Sophia L. 2017. Feminism through art: Artist Meena Kayastha’s Divine Debris draws on her personal experience as a woman growing up in Nepal watching other female figures around her struggle with the limits imposed upon them. The Kathmandu Post, 8 January 2017

Pandey Malla, Prativa. 2017. Take a leap: Strengthening science and technology education can be a stepping stone towards creating and retaining skilled human resources for sustainable development. República, 15 February 2017

Pandey, Shailesh. 2017. The bandwidth bottleneck: Inclusive internet policies have to acknowledge the inequality in income distribution. The Kathmandu Post, 21 March 2017

Pangeni, Rudra. 2017. 2017 to see record hydropower generation: NEA, independent developers adding more than 240 MW to national grid. República, 4 January 2016

Pant, Bhaskar Raj / Shrestha, Abha / Schwarz, Dan. 2017. Injury prevention: National priority issue. República, 21 February 2017

Pant, Bhubanesh. 2017. Remittance inflows: Avoiding dependence. The Himalayan Times, 7 March 2017

Pant, Pooja. 2017. Rootless: By birth a woman belongs to her father’s clan, and then she gets given to her husband’s. We forget who our mothers and grandmothers are. Their blood does not flow in our lineage. The Kathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Pant, Samridhi. 2017. Trade in the balance: Imposition of antidumping duty on Nepali and Bangladeshi jute and jute products will not encourage bilateral and regional trad. The Kathmandu Post, 7 February 2017

Pant, Saurav Raj. 2017. Openness and isolation: Nepali youths find themselves being pulled between two opposing global phenomena. The Kathmandu Post, 14 March 2017

Parajuli, Anjita. 2017. Stumbling blocks: Education and modernisation haven’t weakened ingrained socio-sexual relationships. The Kathmandu Post, 10 January 2017

Pariyar, Deepak. 2017. Dalits in civil service: They got in through seat quotas, but they are no less capable and skilled than others. The Kathmandu Post, 28 March 2017

Pariyar, Sarita. 2017. Questioning the Questions: Caste struggle against structural minds: Let’s challenge the system by re-imagining, redefining, re-narrating and retelling our story. The KathmanduPost, 18 February 2017

Paudel, Jayash. 2017. Agriculture subsidy: Policymakers have failed to assess the outcomes of fertilizer subsidy on annual agricultural yields. República, 16 February 2017

Paudel, Kumar. 2017. On the brink: Conservation is not only about rhinos and tigers. Many little known species also need protection. República, 16 February 2017

Paudel, Shreya. 2017. Saptari and beyond: Immediate and long term perspective on the tragic Saptari

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incident. The Kathmandu Post, 11 March 2017

Paudel, Shreya. 2017. The Dalit Question: The least well-meaning Nepalis can do is acknowledge that caste discrimination has occurred structurally against the Dalits in the past. The Kathmandu Post, 7 January 2017

Paudyal, Mahabir. 2017. It’s secession, stupid: Madheshi Morcha leaders echo CK Raut on several fronts, with only slight variances in their tone and phraseology. The República, 20 February 2017

Paudyal, Mahabir. 2017. What India should know: If you had back in 2015 considered alternative voices in Nepal, instead of listening to few loyalists, Nepal-India relation would be much better today. República, 6 March 2017

Paudyal, Mahabir. 2017. You are a nationalist too: Those who shaped the destiny of Nepal have been questioned since 2007 political changes and nationalism has been portrayed as a flawed strategy. República, 10 January 2017

Pereira, Alexandra / Dahal, Sanjeev. 2017. Many struggles: Most Nepali migrant workers in Portugal don’t have legal papers or are working in precarious jobs. República, 17 January 2017

Pettersen, Kjell Tormod. 2017. Gender equality: The Nordic Model. República, 22 March 2017

Pokharel, Jiba Raj. 2017. Dharahara reconstruction: Recreate the past glory. The Himalayan Times, 10 February 2017

Pokharel, Jiba Raj. 2017. Post-quake reconstruction: Can be a boon. The Himalayan Times, 17 January 2017

Pokharel, Jiba Raj. 2017. Singha Durbar reconstruction: Retrofitting or reassembling. The Himalayan Times, 28 February 2017

Pokharel, Kushal. 2017. Discourses of Alternative Politics in Nepal. The Rising Nepal, 4 March 2017

Pokharel, Kushal. 2017. Education In 21st Century. The Rising Nepal. 4 February 2017

Pokharel, Kushal. 2017. Elusive National And Local Polls. The Rising Nepal, 28 January 2017

Pokharel, Kushal. 2017. Gender Equality In Nepal. The Rising Nepal, 11 March 2017

Pokharel, Kushal. 2017. Looming Political Crisis. The Rising Nepal, 15 March 2017

Pokharel, Kushal. 2017. Nepal’s Elusive Democracy. The Rising Nepal, 25 February 2017

Pokharel, Kushal. 2017. Politicisation of School Teachers. The Rising Nepal, 14 January 2017

Pokharel, Kushal. 2017. Reinventing Nepal’s Economic Diplomacy. The Rising Nepal, 7 January 2017

Pokharel, Pramesh. 2017. Agriculture in Nepal: Female domain; Feminization of agriculture is not a new phenomenon in Nepal. But in the past this vital role of women was not acknowledged. República, 6 March 2017

Pokhrel, Gokul. 2017. The migrant story: Nepali migration overseas in search of good jobs has been pronounced following the restoration of democracy in 1990. República, 16 February 2017

Pokhrel, Ram Chandra. 2017. Historical channel: Nepal has been conducting entrepot trade across the Himalaya since ancient timesKeep Incendiary Politics At Bay. The Kathmandu Post, 12 March 2017

Poudel, Bhoj Raj. 2017. Cleaning the drainage: Nepal’s development bottleneck is largely due to the behavioural problems plaguing our leaders, bureaucrats and general citizens. The Kathmandu Post, 24March 2017

Poudel, Bhoj Raj / Sapkota, Rupak. 2017. Mitigating risks of a military approach: The Nepal-China joint military exercise probably serves Chinese interests, but does it do the same for Nepal? The Kathmandu Post, 31 January 2017

Poudel, Dhundi Raj. 2017. Turning a blind eye to deafness: Many instances of deafness could be

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prevented if the government took the problem seriously. The Kathmandu Post, 8 February 2017

Poudel, Manavi. 2017. A better alternative force: It is a challenge for the new parties to reduce the perception that politics is a dirty game and to rekindle hope. The Kathmandu Post, 16 March 2017

Pradhan, Roni. 2017. On the home front: Listen to the unheard voices of the suffering wives of migrant workers left behind. The Kathmandu Post, 7 March 2017

Pradhananga, Sanjit Bhakta. 2017. Heritage Reconstruction 2.0: A heritage site, tucked away in a little corner of old Kathmandu, breathes back to life as the community reclaims what is theirs. The Kathmandu Post, 18 March 2017

Prasai, Erica. 2017. Win-all trade: Women in Baglung, Parbat and Sindhuli districts have greatly increased their income from export of items made from allo. República, 27 February 2017

Pyakurel, Uddhab P. 2017. Our basic needs first: China will lose goodwill in Nepal if it prioritises OBORover other agreed issues. The Kathmandu Post, 10 March 2017

Rai Karki, Sumina. 2017. Representation of women: The Nepali media sector, in general, suffers from patriarchy. The Kathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Rai, Dewan. 2017. No justice, no peace: The commissions have made reasonable progress in the transitional justice process, despite non- cooperation from the government. The Kathmandu Post, 7 January 2017

Raj, Prakash A. 2017. Shifting winds: Nepal’s Hindu supporters may be eyeing a rebound with leftists in India at a low ebb. The Kathmandu Post, 21 March 2017

Raj, Prakash A. 2017. Trump jitters: Nepal’s ties with neighbours India and China could be affected by shifts in US policy. The Kathmandu Post, 14 February 2017

Rana Thapa, Samridhi. 2017. The uncertainty of tomorrow: Children with disability need a secure future even when their parents are gone. The Kathmandu Post, 25 January 2017

Rana, Madhukar Shamsher Jang Bahadur. 2017. Trans-Himalayan Economic Corridor: Nepal As A Gateway – Analysis. Eurasia Review, 13 February 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. A Reflection On Prithvi’s Birth Anniversary Celebration. Kathmandu Metro, 5January 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. Anti-federalists And Hindu Fanatics. Kathmandu Metro, 1 January 2016

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. Celebrating the Martyrs’ Day. Kathmandu Metro, 31 January 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. CPN-UML’s East-West Campaign And PN Shah’s Sword. Kathmandu Metro, 7March 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. Did Terai People Need To Punish Madheshi Leaders? Kathmandu Metro, 15 March 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. General Convention of RPP and K Thapa. Kathmandu Metro, 21 February 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. Politics and Economics of Local-Unit Elections. Kathmandu Metro, 1 March 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. Politics and Economics of Power Outage (Load-shedding). Kathmandu Metro, 10 January 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. Prachanda and PN Shah. Kathmandu Metro, 13 January 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. Three Main Mistakes of Former President Yadav. Kathmandu Metro, 25 February 2017

Ranjitkar, Siddhi B. 2017. Three Main Verdicts Of Supreme Court Of Nepal. Kathmandu Metro, 12 January 2017

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Rauniyar, Ishwar. 2017. Politicized schools: Political parties compete for top school posts so that they get to use school budgets as they like. República, 2 January 2017

Regmi, Balmukunda. 2017. China is a Friend, not a card. The Rising Nepal, 22 March 2017

Regmi, Umesh Raj. 2017. Inclusive education: Disabled students should be equipped with basic academic and adequate life skills. The Kathmandu Post, 3 February 2017

Regmi, Umesh Raj. 2017. The Israeli way: Nepal’s education system can learn a few things from Israel,like dropout prevention. The Kathmandu Post, 23 March 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. Constitutional Bodies Fair Recruitment A Must. The Rising Nepal, 5 January 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. EC And Electoral Integrity. The Rising Nepal, 9 March 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. Election Commission: Maintaining Independence. The Rising Nepal, 2 February 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. Executive President For Political Stability. The Rising Nepal, 9 February 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. Improving Laws For Federal Elections. The Rising Nepal, 19 January 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. LLRC Report Implementation: Historic Master Stroke. The Rising Nepal, 16 March 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. Local Poll Manifestoes: Enhancing Social Accountability. The Rising Nepal, 23 March2016

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. Local Polls Should Not Be Deferred. The Rising Nepal, 26 January 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. Politics And Academics: Challenge Of De-linking. The Rising Nepal, 16 February 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. Restructuring Universities. The Rising Nepal, 30 March 2017

Rijal, Mukti. 2017. Revamping Bureaucracy. The Rising Nepal, 12 January 2017

Sada, Rajesh. 2017. Freshwater Ecosystem: Costly neglect; Destruction of freshwater ecosystem has led to as much as 81 percent decline in population of some species. República, 22 March 2017

Sah, Rita. 2017. Feminism in the margins, a Madhesi perspective: Madhesi women are not a topic of discussion, nor is their contribution acknowledged in the national discourse. The Kathmandu Post, 18 February 2017

Sangroula, Sangam. 2017. Border bungles: It is precisely because the border is unregulated that there are so many border disputes between Nepal and India. República, 23 February 2017

Sapkota, Chandan. 2017. Mismanaged KUKL: The organisation needs an urgent overhaul to ensure efficient distribution of Melamchi water. The Kathmandu Post, 18 January 2017

Sapkota, Chandan. 2017. They had it coming: The current liquidity crunch is the result of faulty operation and management of BFIs. The Kathmandu Post, 6 February 2017

Sapkota, Prativa. 2017. Exploring resilience: Women are more vulnerable to climate change because of their dependence on climate sensitive sectors. The Kathmandu Post, 31 March 2017

Satyal, Shashwat. 2017. Transforming FDI: Automatic route. The Himalayan Times, 15 March 2017

Satyal, Vikash Raj. 2017. Poison we eat: Harmful pesticides. The Himalayan Times, 2 January 2017

Sedhai, Roshan. 2017. The grant rush: As the distribution of the housing reconstruction grants beginsto pick up pace, rampant irregularities threaten to derail the legitimacy of the rebuilding process. The Kathmandu Post, 21 January 2017

Shah, Sukhdev. 2017. Basmati rice for Humla: With better transport link between the hills and the plains food shortage in Humla could be eliminated and food be made available at a fraction of the current cost. República, 22 February 2017

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Shah, Sukhdev. 2017. Drastic measures: One alternative would involve re-incarnating late King Mahendra’s crisp labelling of his regime’s opponents as anti-national elements. República, 22 March 2017

Shah, Sukhdev. 2017. Economy for crooks: Huge sums have been invested, year after year, but there has still been no economic growth. This is not only surprising but startling. República, 23 January 2017

Shah, Sukhdev. 2017. Madhesh is wasting: If all Madheshi leaders come under a single electoral umbrella, it would give the fight for Madheshi rights new boost and legitimacy. República, 9 March 2017

Shah, Sukhdev. 2017. Playing with fire: If Madhesh remains unstable, Nepal’s misgivings about India’s interference will make it more and more dependent on China, economically and militarily. República, 4February 2017

Shahi, Madan. 2017. Debunking a few myths: Nepal was never a buffer state, and China and India prefer maritime routes for trade. The Kathmandu Post, 29 January 2017

Shakya, Sujeev. 2017. Challenging mediocrity, adopting meritocracy: For the big picture to change, it is important for the small pixels to be right. The Kathmandu Post, 14 February 2017

Shakya, Sujeev. 2017. Elections, parties and money: Creating a fund with tax deductible donations canend campaign finance corruption. The Kathmandu Post, 28 February 2017

Shakya, Sujeev. 2017. Liquidity mess: Instead of being proactive, we keep reacting to financial crises because we ignore facts and figures. The Kathmandu Post, 31 January 2017

Shakya, Sujeev. 2017. Low capital expenditure: Begging for money but not having a plan to spend it isan age-old problem in Nepal. The Kathmandu Post, 17 January 2017

Shakya, Sujeev. 2017. The future of cash: A cashless economy and digital platforms are the way to go,but we have to prepare well for the transition. The Kathmandu Post, 3 January 2017

Shakya, Sujeev. 2017. Trigger for growth: A sense of competition among local units to ensure improved delivery of services would be very helpful. The Kathmandu Post, 14 March 2017

Sharma, Ashika. 2017. The purse strings: Women have little control over household finance despite being important earners. The Kathmandu Post, 7 March 2017

Sharma, Khagendra Nath. 2017. Are journalists opinion-makers? The growth of media in Nepal has far exceeded the speed of the country’s political transformation. The Kathmandu Post, 26 March 2017

Sharma, Khagendra Nath. 2017. Development regions as states: The possibility has been virtually lost during the political uncertainties of the past decade. The Kathmandu Post, 15 January 2017

Sharma, Khagendra Nath. 2017. Nepali diaspora in Australia II: It’s not greed that makes young people go abroad, but a lack of prospects in Nepal. The Kathmandu Post, 26 February 2016

Sharma, Khagendra Nath. 2017. Nepali diaspora in Australia: New generation of Nepalis are integrating more actively in their new homeland. The Kathmandu Post, 29 January 2017

Sharma, Khagendra Nath. 2017. Possibility of state failure: Democracy in Nepal seems to be floundering due to the sheer folly of our visionless leaders. The Kathmandu Post, 1 January 2017

Sharma, Prashant. 2017. Liberal blues: It may not be fair to judge the Gorkha king by today’s standards. The Kathmandu Post, 24 January 2017

Sharma, Rupak D. 2017. Rome wasn’t built in a day: Politics in Nepal is guided by interests, but winning elections will be increasingly hard unless benefits trickle down. The Kathmandu Post, 15 February 2017

Sharma, Rupak D. 2017. The halo effect: Instead of discrediting rivals, our politicians should be on thesame page about attracting foreign investmen. The Kathmandu Post, 14 March 2017

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Sharma, Sanjay / Yang, Tingyi. 2017. Unequal by law: The constitution needs to be amended so that people of all genders can receive equal treatment. The Kathmandu Post, 27 January 2017

Sharma, Suresh. 2017. Soldier to shoulder: The Nepal Army is a close partner in the development efforts of the Nepali people. The Kathmandu Post, 24 February 2017

Shrestha, Bihari Krishna. 2017. Naive LLRC report: Devolution should be Nepal’s motto going forward- the proposed 719 local bodies will make this impossible. The Kathmandu Post, 17 February 2017

Shrestha, Buddhi Narayan. 2017. Re-measuring Mount Everest: India should not do it alone and in haste; it has to be a collaborative effort between Nepal, India and China. The Kathmandu Post, 21 February 2017

Shrestha, Jeewan. 2017. Campus politics: The way ahead. The Himalayan Times, 1 March 2017

Shrestha, Krishna. 2017. Poll Campaign Advertising. The Rising Nepal, 15 March 2017

Shrestha, Madhavji. 2017. Crafting Foreign Policy Track. The Rising Nepal, 13 January 2017

Shrestha, Madhavji. 2017. Foreign Policy Strategies. The Rising Nepal, 11 February 2017

Shrestha, Madhavji. 2017. Nepal-US Relations: Views of a Nepali Citizen. The Rising Nepal, 4 March 2017

Shrestha, Madhavji. 2017. Refurbishing Nepali Diplomacy. The Rising Nepal, 14 March 2017

Shrestha, Sangita. 2017. Changing picture of school exams. The Himalayan Times, 24 March 2017

Shrestha, Sashin. 2017. Life insurance: For a secure future. The Himalayan Times, 2 February 2017

Shrestha, Schyam Mohan. 2017. Cable car dreams: A French team of experts has found that a cable car system for Kathmandu and Patan is feasible. República, 18 February 2017

Shrestha, Sheren / Thapa, Kanchan. 2017. Conservation paradox: Addressing concerns. The Himalayan Times, 3 March 2017

Shrestha, Subina. 2017. How the Trump gag rule threatens women’s lives in Nepal: The cut-off of American financing to providers of family planning services is a terrible blow to a country with few doctors and clinics. The Kathmandu Post, 11 February 2017

Shrestha, Thakur Mohan. 2017. Upcoming Polls An Opportunity. The Rising Nepal, 18 March 2017

Sijapati, Bandita / Lama, And Sanu / Baniya, Jeevan / Rinck, Jacob / Jha, Kalpana / Gurung, Amrita. 2017. Labour Migration and the Remittance Economy: The Socio-Political Impact. Kathmandu: Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility, Social Science Baha

Sijapati, Surendra Bahadur. 2017. Kathmandu Valley: Dust bowl of pollution. The Himalayan Times, 17 February 2017

Sijapati, Surendra Bahadur. 2017. The day Ban Ki-moon cried: Have we done enough to support the earthquake victims in Nepal? The Kathmandu Post, 9 March 2017

Sijapati, Surendra Bahadur. 2017. Water crisis: Formidable challenges. The Himalayan Times, 9 January 2017

Silwal, Shail Suman. 2017. Down and out: Government schools need to improve; making education free is not the solution - at least for now. The Kathmandu Post, 10 February 2017

Singh, S. Binodkumar. 2017. Enduring Dilemmas. SAIR, Volume 15, No. 28, January 9, 2017

Singh, S. Binodkumar. 2017. Unending Impasse. SAIR, Volume 15, No. 37, March 14, 2017

Sonnichen, Freja. 2017. The forgotten era: Recent petition and discussions over the fate of the iconic Singha Durbar serve as a reminder that less prioritised but equally important architectural achievements should not fall by the wayside. The Kathmandu Post, 28 January 2017

Subedi, Abhi. 2017. Art and liberal education: Those organising big art events and those struggling to

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pursue art education deserve kudos. The Kathmandu Post, 19 March 2017

Subedi, Abhi. 2017. Book martyrs: Today the space for our libraries is ill-managed, ruined, or permanently gone. The Kathmandu Post, 8 January 2017

Subedi, Abhi. 2017. Dust in our eyes: Politicians of all hues have recklessly destroyed Nepal’s nature and ecology. The Kathmandu Post, 5 March 2017

Subedi, Abhi. 2017. Kathmandu promenade: The city was never daunting and had no magnanimity as such, but it emerged from walking. The Kathmandu Post, 22 January 2017

Subedi, Abhi. 2017. Powerful Nepali women’s challenges: They have come to stand face-to-face with history in an unprecedented way. The Kathmandu Post, 19 February 2017

Subedi, Anjali. 2017. The curious case of unmarried mothers. República, 3 March 2017

Subedi, Asish. 2017. Offshoots of a weak SAARC: Void left by the inefficiencies of the regional grouping is bound to be filled by other initiatives. The Kathmandu Post, 26 February 2016

Subedi, Bibek. 2017. Good pre-schooling sets solid foundation for further studies: DOE data show thataround 60 percent of students enrolled in grade one had the background of pre-school and their retention rate was over 80 percent. The Kathmandu Post, 21 March 2017

Subedi, Bibek. 2017. Triumphant year for country’s energy sector: NEA’s campaign to end loadshedding in the Valley and reduce outage hours significantly in other parts stole the show. The Kathmandu Post, 1 January 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Indigenous Madhesis Want Elections. The Rising Nepal, 26 February 2016

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Interface Between State And Citizens. The Rising Nepal, 12 February 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Keep Incendiary Politics At Bay. The Rising Nepal, 12 March 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Local Polls Vehicle of Grassroots Democracy. The Rising Nepal, 5 February 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Madhes-based Parties Against Direct Democracy? The Rising Nepal, 19 March 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Mahendriya Rastrabad, UML And Madhes. The Rising Nepal, 1 January 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Maoist Movement In Shambles. The Rising Nepal, 19 February 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Oli Doctrine Versus Modi Doctrine. The Rising Nepal, 15 January 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. PN Shah, BP Koirala And Nationalism. The Rising Nepal, 8 January 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Politics In Terai: Fighting Fallacies And False Consciousness. The Rising Nepal, 29 January 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Refining Electoral Democracy. The Rising Nepal, 26 March 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. Terai Turning Into A Soft Belly? The Rising Nepal, 22 January 2017

Subedi, Ritu Raj. 2017. UML Campaign And Reactive Madhesi Front. The Rising Nepal, 5 March 2017

Sunam, Ramesh. 2017. Post-truth narratives: The elite want to regain sway over the bureaucracy by amending the inclusion policy. The Kathmandu Post, 14 February 2017

Sunar, Giri Bahadur. 2017. Less equal: We must aim for a socially inclusive country that ensures the welfare of a broad section instead of serving few elites. República, 17 January 2017

Tandukar, Surendra. 2017. How acute is the liquidity crunch? NRB and bankers are at odds over the liquidity problem and finding solutions. The Himalayan Times, 15 January 2017

Tao, Li. 2017. From yam to bridge: China’s One Belt One Road initiative presents great opportunities for Nepal due its strategic location. The Kathmandu Post, 3 February 2017

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Teplitz, Alaina B. 2017. Inclusive civic participation: Where democracies thrive. The Himalayan Times, 20 February 2017

Teplitz, Alaina B. 2017. Setting the standard: The term “disaster risk reduction” was in part coined right here in Nepal during the early 1990s, based on several pilot projects. República, 31 January 2017

Teplitz, Alaina B. 2017. Trading up: Integration into the South Asian economy is a golden opportunity for Nepal. The Kathmandu Post, 6 January 2017

Teplitz, Alaina B. 2017. When women win: The new constitution offers a valuable opportunity to ensure that women and girls have the same prospects in life as their male counterparts. República, 30 March 2017

Thakur, Atul K. 2017. Demonetisation blues: Why Modi’s political stunt is bad news for Indians and Nepalis. The Kathmandu Post, 6 January 2017

Thakur, Atul K. 2017. Nail culprits of Madhes: Oli and Raut are championing hate-filled worldviews that are unkind to half of the Nepalis. The Kathmandu Post, 26 March 2017

Thapa, Bishal. 2017. Alternative current: Kulman Ghising needs Ram Prasad Dhital, Executive Director of Alternative Energy Promotion Center, to end load-shedding forever. República, 21 March 2017

Thapa, Bishal. 2017. Our energy future: To generate investment and fully realize her energy potential,Nepal must step outside its borders and set up shop in India. República, 7 March 2017

Thapa, Chura Bahadur. 2017. The ‘English’ debate: Three million children in Nepal are now studying in private schools that market their English medium instruction. República, 1 February 2017

Thapa, D.N. 2017. Fast and luxurious: An elevated monorail is the best way to ease commute and relieve traffic congestion in Kathmandu. The Kathmandu Post, 12 February 2017

Thapa, Deepak. 2017. A nation still in the making: Ethnicity and nationhood need not be mutually exclusive, but Mahendra failed to create a multi-ethnic nation. The Kathmandu Post, 26 January 2017

Thapa, Deepak. 2017. Breaking the threshold: All the making and breaking of post-1990 governmentshave been due to the big parties, not the small ones. The Kathmandu Post, 9 February 2017

Thapa, Deepak. 2017. Farcical law: There is no reason to be alarmed by any political view, so long as there is no attempt to inflame violence. The Kathmandu Post, 23 March 2017

Thapa, Deepak. 2017. Glorious (and not-so-glorious) history: Nepali history-writing has erased the contribution of Kumaonis and Garhwalis in building the brave Gurkha myth. The Kathmandu Post, 12 January 2017

Thapa, Deepak. 2017. Old heads on young shoulders: Student elections have become no more than an extension of the patronage politics on the national stage. The Kathmandu Post, 23 February 2017

Thapa, Deepak. 2017. Prolonged stalemate: It is perhaps time to turn to an approach where all major parties agree to work with a common mediator. he Rising Nepal, 9 March 2017

Thapa, Gagan. 2017. Fixing the basics: Can you imagine? We don’t have statistics on how many health workers we currently have and where they are placed. República, 11 February 2017

Thapa, Gopal Bahadur. 2017. Downplaying diplomacy: Govt needs to appoint competent ambassadors so that Nepal can handle international challenges successfully. The Kathmandu Post, 3 March 2017

Thapa, Kamal. 2017. We embrace Hindutwa as the backbone of the Nepali polity. Interview. The Kathmandu Post, 13 February 2017

Thapa, Poonam. 2017. From safe motherhood to safe womanhood: Nepali women deserve to be recognised as complete human beings and equal citizens, not just as mothers. The Kathmandu Post, 7 March 2017

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Thapa, Rajendra. 2017. Health Care Reforms Under Gagan Thapa. The Rising Nepal, 25 February 2017

Thomson, Aileen. 2017. Racing against the clock: Nepal’s truth commissions need renewed focus and strong relationships to make the most of the extra year. The Kathmandu Post, 21 February 2017

Timilsina, Pawan. 2017. Delays in post-earthquake reconstruction work: Same old story that riddles country – lack of framework, lack of manpower, political interference and incompetent leadership. TheHimalayan Times, 19 March 2017

Timilsina, Pawan. 2017. Developing storage capacity not on NOC priority list. The Himalayan Times, 8 January 2017

Timilsina, Pawan. 2017. Dhalkebar-Muzzafarpur transmission line delayed. The Himalayan Times, 1 January 2017

Timilsina, Pawan. 2017. Ineffective market inspection: What fuels growing black market, cartels and syndicates? The Himalayan Times, 5 February 2017

Timilsina, Pawan. 2017. Loss-making public enterprises. The Himalayan Times, 12 March 2017

Timilsina, Pawan. 2017. The Melamchi dream. The Himalayan Times, 12 February 2017

Tiwari, Gopal Prasad / Shakya, Deepa. 2017. Survival of the fittest in tourism market globally: Can Nepal capitalise on wellness tourism? The Himalayan Times, 15 January 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. Apprehensions Defused.

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. Creating Environment For Election. The Rising Nepal, 6 March 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. Decisive Week For Local Elections. The Rising Nepal, 20 February 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. First Nepal-China Joint Military Drill. The Rising Nepal, 2 January 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. Illogical Stand On Amendment. The Rising Nepal, 6 February 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. Musing On Martyrs’ Day. The Rising Nepal, 30 January 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. Musing over Madhesi Demands. The Rising Nepal, 16 January 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. New Development: UML-UDMF Dialogue. The Rising Nepal, 13 February 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. Politically Counter-productive Moves. The Rising Nepal, 13 March 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. Positive Step Toward Statute Implementation. The Rising Nepal, 27 February 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. SC Ruling And Oppositions' Stance. The Rising Nepal, 9 January 2017

Tiwari, Nandalal. 2017. Sign OBOR MoU Or Get Left Aside. The Rising Nepal, 20 March 2017

Tripathi, Hridayesh. 2017. Given the current trend of politics, a crisis seems imminent. Interview. The Kathmandu Post, 20 February 2017

Tuladhar, Prateebha. 2017. Inspiration as we rebuild: Venturing into masonry will improve women’s income and help them challenge traditional gender roles. The Kathmandu Post, 15 January 2017

Tumbahang, Govinda Bahadur. 2017. Controversial Appointments. The Rising Nepal, 18 March 2017

Udas Sharma, Aleena. 2017. Living in constant fear: Children learn from what they see at home and outside. No wonder they believe gender inequality is normal in society. República, 5 January 2017

Udas, Pranita Bhushan. 2017. Reuse and recycle: For women left behind problems arising from waterscarcity and water-induced disasters make them more vulnerable. República, 23 March 2017

Upadhyay, Akhilesh. 2017. Big brother: India’s big infrastructure projects did make progress during Rae’s tenure but the border blockade leaves a big diplomatic hole. The Kathmandu Post, 27 February 2017

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Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. All Eyes On Local Elections. The Rising Nepal, 15 March 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. Consolidating Democracy Further. The Rising Nepal, 15 February 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. Deadlock Casts Shadow On Polls. The Rising Nepal, 1 March 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. EC Takes Wind Out Of RPP’s Sails. The Rising Nepal, 22 March 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. Local Election A Reality Now!. The Rising Nepal, 22 February 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. Local Polls: A Political Discourse. The Rising Nepal, 25 January 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. Madhesi Parties Playing Spoilsport? The Rising Nepal, 1 February 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. Message From Karki's Disqualification. The Rising Nepal, 11 January 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. Onus Is Now On UML. The Rising Nepal, 4 January 2016

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. PM's Visit And Nepal-China Ties. The Rising Nepal, 29 March 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. Stop Confrontational Politics!. The Rising Nepal, 8 March 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. TIA Security Under Scanner. The Rising Nepal, 8 February 2017

Upadhyay, Narayan. 2017. Two-thirds Majority: Uphill Task For Govt. The Rising Nepal, 18 January 2017

Uprety, Hari Krishna. 2017. Trees or electricity? Hydropower development is being slowed down by irrelevant environmental policies. The Kathmandu Post, 1 March 2017

Uprety, Neel Kantha. 2017. Money and politics: Election campaign contributions and political corruption are a threat to fledgling democracies like Nepal. The Kathmandu Post, 9 January 2017

Uprety, Neel Kantha. 2017. Right to reject: Providing electors maximum choice is the most democratic practice. NOTA provision does just that. República, 3 January 2017

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Wagle, Achyut. 2016. Foreign policy flux: As long as our leaders seek patronage from foreign powers, Nepal can only exercise limited sovereignty. The Kathmandu Post, 3 January 2017

Wagle, Achyut. 2017. Chasing a mirage: Given the myriad challenges, we should hold local polls under the existing structure and gradually adopt the new set-up. The Kathmandu Post, 28 February 2017

Wagle, Achyut. 2017. Disaster in the making: Liquidity crisis, low capital spending, and swelling trade deficit are chronic problems. The Kathmandu Post, 17 February 2017

Wagle, Achyut. 2017. Missing cues of history: Nepalis have forsaken the norm of evaluating public figures on the basis of their past. The Kathmandu Post, 17 January 2017

Wagle, Achyut. 2017. Proletarianism to globalism: Modi has done on the subcontinent what Trump has done at the global level: vacate the leadership position for China. The Kathmandu Post, 30 January 2017

Wagle, Achyut. 2017. Saffron extension: Characters like Modi and Yogi have risen as the contemporary faces of ‘extended’ orientalism. The Kathmandu Post, 27 March 2017

Wagle, Achyut. 2017. Unchanged power structure: Country’s political problems will be ignored by the ‘aristocratic ruling class’ until its own position is optimised. The Kathmandu Post, 13 March 2017

Wagle, Geja Sharma. 2017. Transitional justice: Doing it right. República, 15 March 2017

Weise, Kai. 2017. Earthquake recovery 1934 and 2015: The numbers show a very similar extent of destruction to monuments during the Gorkha earthquake of 2015 and that of the 1934 earthquake. The Himalayan Times, 4 March 2017

Worsley, Jess. 2017. The all-unnatural diet: How human food is putting Kathmandu’s urban monkeys

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at risk. The Kathmandu Post, 11 March 2017

Yadav, Amarendra. 2017. Take Madhesi Parties On Board. The Rising Nepal, 11 March 2017

Yadav, Amarendra. 2017. Ten Years On, Madhes Still In Unrest. The Rising Nepal, 11 February 2017

Yami, Hisila. 2017. Sources of instability in Nepal: Only a change in the political system will make progress and development possible. The Kathmandu Post, 14 February 2017

Yami, Hisila. 2017. Women and rightist revival: By calling on women to participate in local election, anti-inclusive and anti-federal forces are laying a trap. República, 6 March 2017

Yogi, Bhagirath. 2017. Business with a cause: Maybe time has come for Nepali entrepreneurs to launch their own businesses with a social cause. República, 24 January 2017

Yokoyama, Kenichi Sapkota, Cahndan. 2017. Rapid economic transformation: Implementing the vision would require consistent and committed political leadership, and a competent bureaucracy. TheKathmandu Post, 20 March 2017

Zinggle, Martin. 2016. Lesereise Nepal: im Land der stillen Helden. Wien: Picus Verlag

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