For many, ESG, which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, sounds like a corporate buzzword: polished, technical, and distant from everyday realities.

The events of September 2025 marked a sudden political upheaval in Nepal, triggered by student-led ‘Gen-Z’ protests and followed by rapid political change. The protests were met with a high-handed ...

MANILA, Feb 12: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Sona Shrestha as Director General of its South Asia Department (SARD), where she will lead the development and implementation of ADB’s ...

Across Southeast Asia, leaders of all stripes are keeping a close watch on the rapidly growing discontent of the region’s population. Autocrats, the democratically elected, and one-party states all ...

Kathmandu, Jan. 3 -- In June 2024, Beijing made a high-profile announcement. During the 16th round of the Nepal-China diplomatic consultation mechanism meeting held in Kathmandu, China unveiled plans ...