Tuesday 9 June: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal Trumpism in Nepal’s COVID-19 response (Nepali Times) Nationalism has overshadowed governance (The Kathmandu post) Physical distancing a luxury many cannot afford (Record Nepal) Resume Dialogue with Nepal now (The Hindu)   Economy Courage under fire: Policy responses in [...]

Friday 5 June: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal Unlockdown (Nepali Times) COVID-19: A threat to Poverty Alleviation (Nepal Economic Forum) Sit down and talk (The Kathmandu Post) Impact of COVID-19 on remittance (The Himalayan Times) Feed the Hungry (The Kathmandu Post)   Economy Beyond food rations: Six ways India can [...]

Tuesday 2 June: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal Still Untouchable (The Kathmandu Post) Saving energy to survive post-pandemic Nepal (Nepali Times) Mass quarantine systems have broken down (Record Nepal) Talk at the top level (My Republica) Supporter turned antagonist: The problem posed by Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma [...]

Friday 29 May: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal Nepal’s budget: Not quite all there (The Kathmandu Post) A story of two halves (The Kathmandu Post) Time for some table talk (Nepali Times) For a reset in India-Nepal relations (The Hindu) How to capitalize on agriculture (My Republica)   Economy India’s limited trade co [...]

Tuesday 26 May: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal Return to the dialogue table (The Kathmandu Post) Anxiety of surplus electricity (My Republica) Indian politicians, media focusing on ‘Hindu’ Nepal is not only pointless but harmful too (The Print) Govt’s policy and programmes: Can they be implemented (The Himalayan Times) A [...]

Friday 22 May: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal Lockdowns and national borders: How to manage the Nepal-India border crossing during COVID-19 (LSE South Asia Centre) COVID-19, Government’s Policy and Programmes, and the Budget (Nepal Economic Forum) Failed strategy (The Kathmandu Post) New Delhi’s Nepal conundrum (Observer [...]