Are Nepal’s intellectuals selling out?
"The blanket support of the government’s every action, just or unjust, will motivate it to veer into authoritarianism," writes Pushpa Raj Joshi.
Fill the empty teachers’ posts urgently: The Daily Star
The government must address the teacher shortage in public schools at once, says the editorial.
Will Japanese government push through tax cut without considering concerns?: The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Yomiuri Shimbun's editorial team highlights that if Japan's consumption tax cut is implemented, it would be the first such reduction since the policy was first introduced in…
Should political parties be publicly funded?
Dr Fernando Casal Bértoa, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, speaks to The Daily Star about the political dynamics following Bangladesh's July 2024 uprising,…
Unquiet Lebanon: Dawn
Quoting the editorial: "The international community, principally the US and Europe, must be firm with their friends in Tel Aviv and tell them that their destabilising behaviour…
Geopolitics in the age of scrolling
The writer observes: "The world seemed to travel through a recognizable chain of authority: government, press, broadcaster, citizen. That world has not disappeared, but it has…
US-Iran truce — a ceasefire in name only: Dawn
Quoting the editorial: "The greatest danger today is not a deliberate decision by Washington or Tehran to return to war. It is that the ceasefire is no longer confined to their…
Gaza’s tragedy: Dawn
Quoting the editorial: "The people of Gaza have been failed repeatedly; they have been treated not as human beings deserving dignity and protection, but as variables in a…
Chinese culture comes to the fore in the 21st century
The writer says: "A state can fund, convene, digitise, translate, and promote; whether it can also call forth the works that will still be performed and read a century hence, only…
New vision for constructive relationship of strategic stability should guide Sino-US ties: China Daily
Quoting the editorial: "China-US relationship involves multiple dimensions, including politics, economy, trade, security, and people-to-people exchanges. The new vision for…