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style="display:none;">By </span><p>Time has come to declare a health emergency and take every possible step to control air pollution.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/04/04/modi-s-dangerous-double-engine-slogan"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/third-party/leadReuters-1743737408.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/04/04/modi-s-dangerous-double-engine-slogan"><h3>Modi’s dangerous ‘double-engine’ slogan </h3></a><span class="article-author" id="EW8FkEVKSW" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/ruhi-tiwari">Ruhi Tewari </a></span><script>$("#EW8FkEVKSW").show();</script><p>It is a systematic attempt of the Bharatiya Janata Party to destroy the federal structure.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/04/04/a-tale-of-a-failing-state"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/downPostIllustration-1743737058.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/04/04/a-tale-of-a-failing-state"><h3>A tale of a failing state </h3></a><span class="article-author" id="GBw2HT5rML" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/hridayesh-tripathi">Hridayesh Tripathi </a></span><script>$("#GBw2HT5rML").show();</script><p>The government of Nepal has turned into a government of the parties, not the people.</p></article><article class="article-image badge--editorial__block"><span class="badge--title badge--title__primary"><span class="badge badge--primary badge--editorial">Editorial</span></span><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/editorial/2025/04/03/egregious-failure"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/thumb13-1743643102.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/editorial/2025/04/03/egregious-failure"><h3>Egregious failure</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="AcbcOeyjPG" style="display:none;">By </span><p>Poor performance of Parliament’s winter session does not bode well for Nepali democracy.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/04/03/monarchist-movement-and-disinformation"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/leadPostFilePhoto2-1743642838.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/04/03/monarchist-movement-and-disinformation"><h3>Monarchist movement and disinformation</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="7DRaQ6tMd0" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/jagadish-prasad-bist">Jagadish Prasad Bist </a></span><script>$("#7DRaQ6tMd0").show();</script><p>Highlighting socio-political and economic issues to advocate for regime change is unreasonable.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/04/03/turkey-on-the-global-stage"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/downShutterstock1655310604-1743642576.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/04/03/turkey-on-the-global-stage"><h3>Turkey on the global stage</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="6fBl0l1HKq" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/natasha-lindstaedt">Natasha Lindstaedt </a></span><script>$("#6fBl0l1HKq").show();</script><p>It is an incredibly powerful broker in the current world crisis and a masterful negotiator.</p></article><article class="article-image badge--editorial__block"><span class="badge--title badge--title__primary"><span class="badge badge--primary badge--editorial">Editorial</span></span><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/editorial/2025/04/02/coexistence-over-conflict"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/third-party/thumb-1743399183.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/editorial/2025/04/02/coexistence-over-conflict"><h3>Coexistence over conflict</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="AiF6uDIw5O" style="display:none;">By </span><p>While blaming tigers for human fatalities is easy, our flawed concept of conservation is the culprit.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/04/02/tracking-fiscal-transfers"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/leadPostIllustration-1743556065.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/04/02/tracking-fiscal-transfers"><h3>Tracking fiscal transfers</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="TGSHqOO2fs" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/khim-lal-devkota">Khim Lal Devkota </a></span><script>$("#TGSHqOO2fs").show();</script><p>Provinces seem committed to local fund transfers, but there is room for improvement.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/04/02/why-bri-matters-to-nepal"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/thumb-1743574585.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy 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victims </h3></a><span class="article-author" id="jXKx2P61Gm" style="display:none;">By </span><p>The long indifference to the plight of victims of conflict-related sexual violence is unjustifiable.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/04/01/why-dalits-hate-kingship"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/leadPostIllustration1-1743437848.png&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/04/01/why-dalits-hate-kingship"><h3>Why Dalits hate kingship</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="PEiuY24SiG" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/mitra-pariyar">Mitra Pariyar </a></span><script>$("#PEiuY24SiG").show();</script><p>The only alternative to the republic is a more responsible one free from Brahmanism.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/04/01/dhaka-s-earthquake-gamble"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/downShutterstockj-1743437848.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/04/01/dhaka-s-earthquake-gamble"><h3>Dhaka’s earthquake gamble</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="A5OSOMSOVe" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/hm-nazmul-alam">H.M. Nazmul Alam </a></span><script>$("#A5OSOMSOVe").show();</script><p>Retrofitting buildings, enforcing strict construction laws and other safety measures could save lives.</p></article><article class="article-image badge--editorial__block"><span class="badge--title badge--title__primary"><span class="badge badge--primary badge--editorial">Editorial</span></span><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/editorial/2025/03/30/big-mouth-oli"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/thumb19-1743345307.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/editorial/2025/03/30/big-mouth-oli"><h3>Big-mouth Oli </h3></a><span class="article-author" id="xnrJFo7yKz" style="display:none;">By </span><p>Rather than badmouth critics, he would be better served by a focus on governance and service delivery.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/03/30/economic-stagnation-over-decades"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2019/opinion/stagnation-1743383774.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/03/30/economic-stagnation-over-decades"><h3>Economic stagnation over decades</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="l75vPJf8ai" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/durga-gautam">Durga Gautam </a></span><script>$("#l75vPJf8ai").show();</script><p>The policy failures to tap into emerging markets will be a missed opportunity for Nepal.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/03/28/drama-in-nepali-politics"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/leadShutterstock85824778-1743182234.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/03/28/drama-in-nepali-politics"><h3>Drama in Nepali politics</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="wv6LmkFOnN" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/abhi-subedi">Abhi Subedi </a></span><script>$("#wv6LmkFOnN").show();</script><p>Current political parties are attempting to stage new dramas on the political stage.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/03/30/the-fate-of-regional-political-parties"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/Untitleddesign3-1743182234.png&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/03/30/the-fate-of-regional-political-parties"><h3>The fate of regional political parties</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="g87Ov4vV3S" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/ankalal-chalaune">Ankalal Chalaune & </a><a href="/author/chiran-manandhar">Chiran Manandhar </a></span><script>$("#g87Ov4vV3S").show();</script><p>Federal structure prioritising demographic majorities over ethnic and cultural identities limits their growth.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/03/30/silent-contributors"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/sidePostFilePhoto-1743182234.png&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/columns/2025/03/30/silent-contributors"><h3>Silent contributors</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="3Swf2VCjqn" style="display:none;">By 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