The Economic Challenges Facing Nepal's New Generation
Nepal's new generation is educated and connected but faces informal jobs, skills mismatches and rising costs. This analysis outlines the economic challenges and a possible reform agenda.
Reporting and analysis from Nepal, in the Asia region.
Nepal's new generation is educated and connected but faces informal jobs, skills mismatches and rising costs. This analysis outlines the economic challenges and a possible reform agenda.
A social media ban ignited protests organised online by young Kathmandu residents outside party structures. What changed in Nepali dissent, and what painfully did not.
After the 2025 uprising and the sweeping 2026 election, Nepal's democracy faces defining questions about institutions, accountability, federalism and whether public trust can finally be rebuilt.
More than 2,000 Nepalis leave daily on labour permits, and remittances reach about 26 percent of GDP. This explainer examines why young people continue to seek work abroad.
Nepal moved from Hindu kingdom to secular republic while roughly four in five citizens identify as Hindu. How faith, festivals and politics are being renegotiated.
Religious identity plays a growing role in South Asian politics, from India to Nepal's debate over secularism. This analysis compares national contexts and the institutions that set limits.
Nepal has anti-corruption laws and agencies, yet accountability often stalls around the powerful. What institutions, party reforms and civic habits would make it routine across Nepal.
At least seventy-six people were killed and more than two thousand five hundred wounded in Nepal's September 2025 unrest. This explainer examines the human cost and the unfinished search for accountability.
Nepal's September 2025 social media ban triggered protests that changed the government. This analysis explores how TikTok, Discord and other platforms reshaped political mobilisation nationwide.