18th Saarc Summit

Give Laws,Not Money

July 2015   
If the business-economy related laws pending in parliament or in the government ministries are legislated, the quake-hit economy will get more relief than from the big money that the donors pledge. . . . Read more »


National Government : An Unwelcome Distraction

June 2015   
Politicians are talking about forming a national consensus government in the aftermath of the earthquake. However, such a government is neither practical nor democratic nor desirable. . . . Read more »


Leaders Reiterate Commitment for South Asian Economic Union

The 18th Summit Meeting of the leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) concluded in Kathmandu on November 27, endorsing a 36-point Kathmandu Declaration. The Declaration has, among other decisions, expressed a renewed . . . Read more »