Nepal’s climate-gender nexus
To effectively address gender disparities and climate change, Nepal needs systemic reforms, including legal rights for women in property and finance, and increased formal labour…
We need to talk about climate migration
Being a front-runner in the climate negotiations, Bangladesh must recognise the interconnections between climate change and migration and raise the issue.
Nepal-India digital payment system launch delayed
Nepali officials attribute the delay to Indian banks, which have yet to update the mobile apps to incorporate Nepal’s payment features. busin
India’s G20 Presidency and the dawn of a new multilateralism
Assuming the G20 chair, India sought to offer the world an alternative to the status quo, a shift from a GDP-centric to human-centric progress.
Thai soft power is under siege
The writer says that many see the entertainment culture and idols of other countries as superior and more praiseworthy than the abundance of good things Thailand has.
Win hearts, forget the match
Sports have been weaponised since goodness knows how many centuries, notes the writer.
COP28: Parallel worlds joined at the hip
The real existential threat facing the world is not conflict, but how climate heating is accelerating human extinction.
ASEAN must enhance its talent capacity to navigate the Fourth Industrial Revolution
As technology advances and disrupts traditional industries, countries around the world are racing to adapt and seize the opportunities presented by this new era.
Has the West lost the Rest?
The writer says the real geopolitical question is whether the US is willing to lose the opinion and support of the free world, perhaps the Rest, in its staunch support of Israel.
30 years of leading The Daily Star
The writer says that however bright the past may be, there is an urgent need to further strengthen public confidence in journalism.