2012
- “Work on it: Employment Guarantee Act.” Republica, 16 May, 2012:8 (related blog here)
- “Cost of informality.” Republica, 5 May, 2012:8 (related blog here)
- “Syndicated distortion.” Republica, 21 April, 2012:6 (related blog here)
- “Un-feathered cap.” Republica, 28 March, 2012:6 (related blog here)
- “Changing narrative.” Republica, 18 March, 2012:6 (related blog here)
- “Creeping prices.” Republica, 28 February, 2012:6 (related blog here)
- “Pure hogwash.” Republica, 11 February, 2012:6 (related blog here)
- “Crisis postponed.” Republica, 25 January, 2012:6 (related blog here)
- “Year of half measures: NTY 2011 reviewed.” Republica, 10 January, 2012:6 (related blog here)
2011
- “Nepal’s problems with exports.” Republica (The Week), 30 December, 2011:9 (related blog here)
- “Programmed to fail.” Republica, 18 December, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Road to Busan.” Republica, 23 November, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Policy implementation paralysis.” Republica, 11 November, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Nepal-India BIPPA simplified.” Republica, 26 October, 2011:7 (related blog here)
- “PM Bhattarai’s India visit. What’s Nepal’s economic agenda?” Republica, 18 October, 2011:7 (related blog here)
- “Manipulation of food market.” Republica, 2 October, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Relief for industrial sector.” Republica, 12 September, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Imprudent unions & weak industries.” Republica, 27 August, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Costs and benefits of remittances.” Republica, 13 August, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Reviving exports with SEZs.” Republica, 31 July, 2011:7 (related blog here)
- “Adhikari’s disappointing budget.” Republica, 17 July, 2011:6 (related blog here and here)
- “Misplaced export incentives.” Republica, 10 July, 2011:7 (related blog here)
- “Nepal’s banking bubble troubles.” The Week (Republica), 17 June, 2011:6(related blog here)
- “Core of banking crisis.” Republica, 15 June, 2011:6 (related blog here, here, here, and here)
- “In defense of civil servants.” Republica, 4 June, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Changes are coming to Nepal.” The Week (Republica), 20 May, 2011:10 (related blog here)
- “Inefficient SOEs.” Republica, 16 May, 2011:7 (related blog here and this updated post on NOC’s trouble and supply of petroleum products)
- “Indecisive Finance Minister.” Republica, 10 April, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Union strikes & productivity.” Republica, 24 March, 2011:6 (related blog here and here)
- “Mercantilist nonsense?” Republica, 10 March, 2011:6 (related blog here)
- “Food security in Nepal.” Republica, 22 February, 2011:7 (related blog here)
- “Nepal’s exports prospect.” Republica, 3 February, 2011:7 (related blog here)
- “Impending financial disaster.” Republica, 15 January, 2011:6 (related blog here)
2010
- “Doha Round & Nepal.” Republica, 26 December, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Inflationary Arguments: Will the budget increase inflation?” Republica, 11 December, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Big budget, big incentives.” Republica, 23 November, 2010:7 (commentary on Nepal’s fiscal budget 2010-2011; related blog here and here)
- “Industrial Priority.” Republica, 10 November, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Nobel for unemployment.” Republica, 26 October, 2010:7 (related blog here and here)
- “Maoists’ hydro madness.” Republica, 30 September, 2010:7 (related blog here and here)
- “Economy still stuck in mess.” Republica, 16 September, 2010:7 (related blog here)
- “Ceiling Salary: Is it NRB’s job to cap pay of executives?” Republica, 1 September, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Remittance’s ugly face.” Republica, 18 august, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Future of Nepal’s exports: Everything ain’t good, but everything ain’t bad either.” Republica, 1 August, 2010:6 (related blog here and exports sophistication of Nepal)
- “Convenient Conclusions?” Republica, 14 July, 2010:7 (related blog here)
- “NTIS 2010: A strategy without a comparative advantage.” Republica, 3 July, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Economic discourse & accountability.” Republica, 16 June, 2010:7 (related blog here)
- “Industrial Policy 2010: Good but inadequate reform.” Republica, 29 May, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Impending economic tsunami: Definite economic meltdown with indefinite bandas .”Republica, 7 May, 2010:7 (related blog here)
- “Five Reform Agendas.” Republica, 22 April, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Nepal-US TIFA & Exports.” Republica, 10 April, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Exchange Rate: Stay the Course.” Republica, 23 March, 2010:6 (related blog here)
- “Constraints on NTY 2011.” Republica, 14 March, 2010:6(related blog here)
- “Is Nepali export passé?”. Republica, 28 February, 2010:6(related blog here)
- “Don’t forget the starving poor.” Republica, 18 February, 2010:7(related blog here)
- “High costs of Nepal bandas .” Nagarik, 9 February, 2010:6.(related blog here)
- “Costs of Nepal bandas .” Republica, 30 January, 2010: 4.(related blog here)
- “Demise of garment industry.” Republica, 19 January, 2010: 5.(related blog here)
2009
- “Dahal’s trade deficit.” Republica, 30 December, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Strike-unemployment cycle.” Republica, 17 December, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Regional integration & growth.” Republica, 2 December, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Futile efforts.” Republica. 10 November, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Don’t prolong death of NDB.”Republica. 23 October, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “State of no reform.” Republica. 1October, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Is Nepal gaining from WTO?” Republica. 9 September, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Nepal’s aid industry.” Republica. 20 August, 2009:4 (related blog here)
- “Sticky inflation & policy options.” Republica. 6 August, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Budget lacks focus: Macro issues in mammoth budget.” Republica, 20 July, 2009: 4.(related blog here and here)
- “Dismal progress in trade facilitation.” Republica, 14 July, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Views from the bottom.” Republica, 1 July, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Let NDB go away.” Republica, 21 June, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Economy under the Maoist administration.” Republica, 6 June, 2009: 4.(also see Report Card and related blog here)
- “What’s holding back growth?.” Republica, 14 May, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Growth Strategies for Nepal.” Republica, 27 April, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Poverty, conflict & armed rebellion.” Republica, 14 April, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Reality about Nepal’s GDP growth rate.” Republica, 24 March, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “High hopes amidst weak foundation.” Republica, 8 March, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Pay taxes, become responsible citizens.” Republica, 15 February, 2009: 4.(related blog here)
- “Bust factors: Poor appropriability and load-shedding.” Republica, 6 January, 2009: 4.(related blog here and here)
2008
- “Impact Of Global Financial Crisis On The Nepali Economy.” Republica, 8 December, 2008: 4.(related blog here)
- “Roads to progress: Nobel thoughts about the Nepali economy.” The Kathmandu Post, 15 October, 2008: 4.(related blog here)
- “Enter Socialism with Inflation.” The Kathmandu Post, 23 September 2008: 5.(related blog here and here)
- “Industrial Policy for Nepal.” The Kathmandu Post, 2 September 2008: 5.(related blog here)
- “Times up for the garment industry.” The Kathmandu Post, 19 August 2008: 4.(related blog here)
- “Leaking customs and weak trade.” The Kathmandu Post, 2 August 2008: 4.(related blog here)
- “Red tapes under the red flag.” The Kathmandu Post, 10 June 2008: 4.(related blog here)
2007 and before
- The Economics of Reservation, December 2007, Business Journal, Kathmandu
- Untangling the threads associated with defaulters , July 2007, New Business Age,Kathmandu (related link here)
- Consequences of weak industrial relations, March 2007, New Business Age, Kathmandu
- Troubles in Nepal, March 1, 2004, Letter to the Editor, Time magazine
- Assault on freedom of press, April 21, 2004, The Himalayan Times
- Partial attitude, September 24, 2004, The Kathmandu Post
- The burning culture, September 8, 2004, The Kathmandu Post
