Don’t Wrap Us Too Tightly in That Katro
By : Janardan Subedi “Don’t wrap my body too tightly in that Katro. I promise I will never come back.” That sentence sounds different in Nepal after September 8 and…
Is Nepal Ready for a Crisis It Cannot See?
Nepal does not stand on the frontlines of war. No missiles cross its skies, no armies gather at its borders. And yet, in an interconnected world, distance no longer guarantees…
The Sicilian Trap: Hormuz and the Perils of Strategic Diffusion
History rarely repeats itself, but its strategic dilemmas possess an uncanny persistence. In late May 2026, fragile U.S.-Iran negotiations continue over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Following earlier escalations, Iranian…
Sophisticated vs. Sophisticals: Nepal’s Invisible War Between Systems and Survival || Janardan Subedi, PhD || Janata Janardan
Recently, a friend of mine asked a deceptively simple question over tea. In Nepal, the most dangerous philosophical questions are never posed in universities, constitutional meetings, or policy seminars. They…
Resetting Nepal’s Health System: Realigning the Patient-Centred Framework
– Dr Arun Neopane Nepal’s health system is often described as underfunded, overstretched and inefficient. These criticisms are familiar, but they do not fully explain why patients remain frustrated, health…
Putana in Kathmandu: When Moral Motherhood Turns into Political Poison
In Hindu mythology, some villains arrive with noise, but then there is Putana. Putana does not enter history as a catastrophe. She enters as a solution. According to the Bhagavata…
From Squatter Settlements to Strategic Stability: Understanding the Human Environment for Nepal’s Internal Security
Modern security challenges are no longer confined to borders or conventional battlefields. They increasingly unfold within societies across cities, informal settlements, and complex human networks. In such an environment, institutions…
न्यायका नौ सिंग
-सुरेश आचार्य, नेपालका ३३औँ प्रधान न्यायाधीशका रूपमा २०८३ वैशाख २४ गते सिफारिस गरिएका डा. मनोज शर्मासामु चुनौतीहरूको चाङ नै छ । नबिर्सौ, उहॅाबाट ती कुरामा क्रान्तिकारी सुधार ल्याउनकै लागि बालेन…
The Song That Would Not Stop: A Nation Listening to Its Own Echo
A while ago, somewhere between Bardibas and Janakpur, I stopped at a roadside hotel that my friends insisted was “famous.” In Nepal and much of South Asia, “famous” is not…