Nepal and Bhutan speak warmly about shared culture while leaving commercial cooperation to drift. That must change.
As Nepal pushes toward lower middle-income status and a new middle class emerges, a fundamental policy challenge remains unresolved: how to expand economic opportunity while ensuring a robust and inclusive system of social protection.
Muna’s experience is a microcosm of the way diplomacy and development assistance work hand in hand to achieve economic and social growth at the personal, community, and state levels.
This is a historic moment for Nepal and an example of how democracy works when people take back power to bring change for themselves and the country. We cannot allow those sacrifices to be wasted. Political parties, winners and losers alike, must remain focused on building a Nepal that can dream big and deliver big!
Nepal’s economy is transforming beyond Kathmandu. This shift is fueled by private sector-led growth, improved connectivity, and rising regional hubs. It challenges the notion that the capital’s stagnation signals national decline.
Nepal’s rich agricultural and cultural products remain economically undervalued due to the absence of a functional Geographical Indication system, resulting in lost revenue, weak brand protection, and missed opportunities for rural development.