Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 The difference between communism in China and Nepal Three decades of existence has shown us that Nepali communists have misguided priorities. Last week, as part of the celebrations of the hundred year anniversary of the Communist Party of… Sujeev Shakya
Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 Embrace change The next unicorn may be a company developed in Nepal. It has now been fifteen months since lives around the world changed, with no parallels to draw from our lifetimes.… Sujeev Shakya
Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 Twenty years after the royal massacre Nepal’s trajectory drastically changed after the events of June 1, 2001. On the night of June 1, 2001, exactly twenty years ago, an event at the Narayanhiti palace saw an… Sujeev Shakya
Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 How not to manage a crisis Society’s handling of the pandemic reflects on the government’s performance. When I was younger, my cousins with high-income, high-worth parents found it much easier to ask me, who was working,… Sujeev Shakya
Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 Deep reflection Every crisis presents an opportunity to recalibrate social patterns. Last year, around this time, we were already six weeks into the lockdown. Usually, we spend so much time talking about… Sujeev Shakya
Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 Building institutions The focus on the individual must be replaced by a culture of organisation-building. A couple of years ago, an international agency awarded our institution a contract, but they insisted that… Sujeev Shakya
Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 Digital nomads Can Nepal compete in attracting this new segment of visitors? In these times, it is not difficult to spot people working out of cafes in Kathmandu or Kigali who have… Sujeev Shakya
Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 Dissecting ‘bordernomics’ Borders should become points of facilitation, not control. A week ago, the Nepal Economic Forum organised a talk on ‘bordernomics’ that I moderated, where different perspectives of borders and the opportunities around them were… Sujeev Shakya
Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 Let Nepalis invest abroad Stifling investment laws will now push the next wave of out-migration. In India, when the economy had all the potential but did not allow Indians to invest abroad legally (or… Sujeev Shakya
Kathmandu Post 14 Jul 2021 The economy moves on The impact of the pandemic on the Nepali economy is waning. It is very difficult for people who have recently arrived in Nepal to comprehend how the economy functions and… Sujeev Shakya
