Tuesday 19 May: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal We need more economists (The Kathmandu Post) A crisis with opportunity for Nepal (Policy Forum) Govt’s “copy-paste” policy & programmes (Himalayan Times) Territoriality amidst Covid-19: A primer to the Lipu Lek conflict between India and Nepal (Scroll In)   Economy [...]

Friday 15 May: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal A COVID challenge for Nepal Army (My Republica) Nationalism, migration and the impending job crisis (The Kathmandu Post) Has Nepal’s lockdown just postponed COVID-19? (Nepali Times) Maelstrom of collective narcissism (The Kathmandu Post) The art of being heard (The Kathmandu [...]

Tuesday 12 May: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal Restarting our economy needs thoughtful policy choices (My Republica) A reverse migration apocalypse (The Record) Haphazard planning (The Kathmandu Post) The Lockdown Budget (The Kathmandu Post)   Economy Switch expenditure for sustained food security (Policy Forum) Free tra [...]

Friday 8 May: COVID-19 Policy Digest Nepal The transformation of Nepal’s local development policymaking structures (LSE South Asia Centre) IMF executive board approves a US$214 million disbursement to Nepal to address the COVID-19 pandemic (IMF) The treason of K P Oli and the civil society leaders (The Kathmandu Post) [...]