HELLO NEPAL

The Kathmandu Post 27 February 2015 POLITICAL DEADLOCK  It was not surprising to the read the news report ‘Talks in peril as no side gives in’(February 18, Page 1) at a time when the opposition is flexing its political muscle through mass demonstrations which could be detrimental for both the sides. This could further fuel political mistrust and push the country further towards political uncertainty. So far, parties have not even publicly apologised for their failure to draft a new constitution within the January 22 deadline. Unless they rise above their petty political interests, parties cannot forge consensus on major issues of the constitution. And why can’t major political parties be sincere and responsible towards the nation instead of allowing external forces to suggest them on what they should be doing? It is the prime responsibility of the ruling parties to create a conducive environment and bring the opposition on board. However, having said tha...

The Kathmandu Post 6 th February 2015 WRONG APPROACH It was very interesting to go through the article (“The next frontier” 4 February, Page 6) by Santosh Gautam & Purna Bahadur Thapa. If we talk about the development programme in Nepal, we take this as the donor driven development agenda. This may be right to a certain extent. However, while contemplating my many years of involvement in bilateral projects, I never felt that they were donor-driven projects. Vision, objectives and outputs of the development programme used to be set in a participatory manner targeting benefits for the maximum number of groups. Project documents were designed to guide the project team to implement projects in a pro-beneficiary manner. But, unless the targeted groups are involved in all spheres, from analyzing their problems, identifying solutions to overcoming those problems and implementing activities themselves, the successful implementation of such development programmes ...