East Asia Forum 14 Jul 2021 High hopes for Nepal derailed by 2020 There was still a glimmer of hope for Nepal’s political transformation in 2019. But COVID-19 and political turmoil have since… Sujeev Shakya
East Asia Forum 14 Jul 2021 Political manoeuvres compromise Nepal’s COVID-19 response The Nepali government did little to combat COVID-19 when its first case was confirmed on 13 January 2020, viewing it… Sujeev Shakya
East Asia Forum 14 Jul 2021 Hope amid political, geopolitical and investment challenges in Nepal When Nepal’s Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, finally made it to the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2019,… Sujeev Shakya
East Asia Forum 12 Jun 2019 Nepal still awaits economic reform Nepal is struggling to implement much-needed reforms for rapid economic growth. When Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn in as… Sujeev Shakya No Comments
East Asia Forum 28 Dec 2017 Communist Coalition Concludes Nepal’s Political Transition The completion of federal and provincial elections in December 2017 marks the end of an almost 12-year political transition and… Sujeev Shakya No Comments
East Asia Forum 19 Jun 2016 A Year On, Why Has Nepal Failed To Recover? In May 2015, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck Nepal. Thousands were killed and injured, and close to a million people were rendered homeless. A year on from the earthquake… Sujeev Shakya No Comments
East Asia Forum 18 Dec 2015 Uphill Task To Revive Nepal In 2016 In my Year in Review piece from 2014, I had a very optimistic view for 2015, dubbing it a potential game changer. 2015 has been a game changer, but for all the… Sujeev Shakya No Comments
East Asia Forum 16 May 2015 Rebuilding Nepal Requires A Long-term Vision It only lasted for 20 seconds, but the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked Nepal at midday on 25 April 2015 has impacted the country on an unprecedented scale. More than… Sujeev Shakya No Comments
East Asia Forum 01 Jan 2015 Cautious Optimism For Nepal’s Future A real political and economic turnaround could be just around the corner for Nepal in 2015. The election to the Constituent Assembly on 19 November 2013 — which went off… Sujeev Shakya No Comments
