Commentaries

Nepal has managed to engage with various development initiatives of US, China and India. Under the leadership of PM Balen Shah, Nepal continues to focus on hydropower, connectivity, selective infrastructure projects and diversified multilateral financing to secure strategic autonomy amid the changing global geopolitics.

Innovation can be termed as a social and cultural phenomenon, which allows people to create better ways of doing things. Culture values have an impact on the way innovation takes place. This commentary discusses how nations in Europe with a background of Protestantism score higher when it comes to innovation.

Democratic erosion in Europe from 2010 onwards is characterized by cases in Hungary and Poland. Illiberal regimes took office because of favourable institutional arrangements, political scandals and economic recessions. After taking office, they redesigned the democratic system to consolidate their power. This commentary contends that populism alone does not explain democratic decline in Europe.