Binod Yadav

Nepal's Prosperity Paradox: A New Path Beyond the Dragon's Shadow Nepal's Prosperity Paradox: A New Path Beyond the Dragon's Shadow An Entrepreneurial Perspective on Charting a New Course for National Development Nepal, a nation brimming with potential, often finds itself at a crossroads, pondering its trajectory towards prosperity. We look eastward, not just to our immediate neighbours, but to the colossal economic might of China, and a question inevitably arises: Can Nepal ever achieve a similar level of economic dominance? The answer, as I've observed as an entrepreneur deeply invested in our nation's future, is complex, often frustrating, but ultimately hopeful. This isn't about feeling negative about Nepal; it's about holding up a mirror and seeing how our democratic fra...

Abstract More than two and a half centuries ago, King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier of modern Nepal, famously described his fledgling kingdom as a ‘yam between two boulders,’ a delicate state precariously wedged between the colossal empires of China to the north and India to the south. This metaphor has since become the defining narrative of Nepal's geopolitics, a shorthand for its vulnerability and its need for careful neutrality. Yet, in the 21st century, this metaphor is both profoundly true and dangerously incomplete. The boulders are larger than ever, but Nepal’s primary struggle is no longer merely external. The nation is trapped in a deeper, more personal struggle: a crisis of identity, a paralysis of political will, and an agonizing search for a viable economic model in the shadow of its giant, ascendant neighbors. This essay argues that Nepal’s path to prosperity is hindered less by its geography and more by a fractured political culture that has failed to reconcile it...

नेपाल आज एक महत्वपूर्ण दोबाटोमा उभिएको छ। तीन दशकभन्दा लामो लोकतान्त्रिक अभ्यासका बाबजुद, कृषिदेखि प्रविधि र शिक्षादेखि स्वास्थ्यसम्म, लगभग हरेक क्षेत्र या त स्थिर छन् वा कमजोर प्रदर्शन गरिरहेका छन्। भ्रष्टाचार अब कुनै एकान्त मुद्दा रहेन, यो संस्थागत भइसकेको छ। राजनीतिक नेतादेखि कर्मचारीसम्मका निर्णयकर्ताहरू प्रायः जवाफदेहिताविना काम गर्छन्, किनकि उनीहरूलाई थाहा छ—उनीहरूको पद अस्थायी हो, कर्तव्य आलोपालोमा चल्छ, र प्रभाव अल्पकालीन छ। यो गहिरो जरा गाडेको अस्थिरताले शोषणको संस्कृतिलाई बढावा दिन्छ, जहाँ राष्ट्रिय प्रगतिको मूल्यमा थोरैले मात्र लाभ उठाउँछन्। यस सन्दर्भमा, उद्यमशील शासन (Entrepreneurial Governance) एक समाधान मात्र होइन, एक अपरिहार्य आवश्यकताको रूपमा देखा पर्दछ। उद्यमशील शासन के हो? उद्यमशील शासन एक यस्तो मोडेल हो जहाँ राज्यले नियामकको भूमिका मात्र नभई, एक सहजकर्ताको भूमिका खेल्छ—अर्थात्, राष्ट्रिय विकासको लागि उद्यमशीलतालाई मूल रणनीतिको रूपमा पोषण गर्दछ। केवल सरकारी रोजगारी, विदेशी सहायता, वा विप्रेषणमा मात्र निर्भर रहनुको सट्टा, राष्ट्रले आत्मनिर्भर नवप्रवर्तन, स्थानीय उत्प...