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Nepal and a Feminist Foreign Policy
In July 2021, Ratnanagar Municipality in Bagmati Pradesh enacted a policy that banned women with children under the age of two from going abroad for foreign employment. The local representatives reasoned that children were deprived of maternal care when mothers…
Politics over the Pandemic: An Uphill Battle in Nepal
Over the past year, and more so in recent months, Nepal's ongoing political disorder has put the pandemic and response to natural disasters—including landslides and forest fires—on the backburner. The state government and political leaders have continued to prioritize political…
Nepal’s Devastating Second COVID-19 Wave: Internal Political Turmoil and Ignored Pleas for International Support
More than 87 percent of globally administered vaccines have gone to high and upper-middle-income countries, and low-income countries such as Nepal constitute just 0.2 percent of the 700 million doses. The distribution of vaccines has only exacerbated the vast existing…
Nepal Braces for a COVID-19 Crisis
Nepal has been hit by a second wave of coronavirus, evident in the sharp increase in daily infections. As of April 30, Nepal’s daily cases of COVID-19 have crossed 5,000—over five times more than the cases recorded two weeks before…
Political Instability and Uncertainty Loom Large in Nepal
Nepal’s domestic politics have been undergoing a turbulent and significant shift. On December 20, 2020, at the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives, calling for snap elections in April and…
Nepal 2020: Year in Review
Nepal has been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last year. The government ordered a lockdown and shutdown, among other prohibitory orders, to control the situation and prevent more damage as the pandemic impacted life, polity, and the economy.…