What to do with foreign aid, and what to do without it? I have wrestled with this question in the Nepali context for a major part of my working life,
The cause of the poor directly and indirectly constitutes the basis for practically every foreign-aided development project in Nepal. The state of poverty in this poorest of poor countries manifests
On 23 August 1991, the Sub-Commission on Prevention and Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the United Nations, in Geneva, adopted a resolution expressing, concern at the "continuing reports
The "NGO movement" in Nepal is overwhelmingly urban-based and entirely dependent on foreign assistance. There are more than 50 non-governmental organisations that claim to work for upliftment of
The Asian Development Bank's lending to Nepal is increasing, but its profile remains low. As its influence spreads, will the ADB become as overbearing as the World Bank?
There are those in the developed world who try to salve their conscience by throwing a few dollars to the South for charity. But there are also a few who
Foreign assistance in Nepal has involved multiple donors, billions of rupees and numerous projects — all funding remarkable portions of all Five Year Plans.
The year 1951 was remarkable for two
To: Mahesh P. Acharya
Minister of State for Finance
Ministry of Finance, Bagh Durbar, Kathmandu
From: Madhukar S.J.B. Rana
Subject: The need to reform foreign aid administration for
"The care and veneration shown by the Valley's inhabitants for their settlements and towns, their temples and holy places, are closely matched by their concern for the
Perhaps the urban residents of Kathmandu, in their cosmopolitan and west ward-looking straitjacket, would be more willing to preserve some of what they still have if they stopped and considered
In general, temperature drops with altitude. The rate of decrease, known as the Environmental Lapse Rate (ELR), depends on atmospheric conditions and the composition of air (water vapour, carbon dioxide,
Through the reigns of the Kirats, the Lichhavis and finally the Mallas, the Valley's towns developed and maintained a "religio-cultural urbanism" that was unique. Sadly, the
