The most expansive budget in Nepali history is simultaneously steeped in austerity, as Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle juggles the RSP’s expansionist, high-tech promises with the rigid financial discipline demanded by international monitors.

The orientation program for the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) parliamentarians was a historical event, as it sent a good message to work on planning before action… In both instances, the emphasis was on aligning values, expectations, and ways of working from the outset.