This is absolutely a good move.

Good news: #Nepal receives $44.07M from #GlobalFund for TB, HIV, malaria & health system strengthening until 2028. But serious concerns remain—will UNDP’s bureaucracy & weak oversight swallow these funds before they reach the patients who need them most? https://t.co/fd96DV37Ht

The $44M Global Fund grant is a litmus test for the Balen era: can Nepal reclaim control and enforce accountability, or will UNDP’s opaque system keep running billions with little oversight? @ShahBalen @hamrorabi #Nepal #GlobalFund https://t.co/fd96DV37Ht

#Nepal secured a critical $44.07M (NPR 7B) from #GlobalFund to fight HIV, TB & malaria through 2028—a major public health boost. But the win is clouded by rising concerns over #UNDP’s oversight, with officials pointing to systemic accountability failures.

As the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, @UNESCO wishes a peaceful #EidAlFitr to all those observing around the world. 🌙 In times of hardship and uncertainty, the values of Eid - generosity, empathy, and solidarity - offer a powerful reminder that hope and #peace must

Western media coverage of the Iran–Israel–US conflict often functions as a weapon of war, using selective language that frames US and Israeli strikes as “self-defence” while depicting Iranian actions as "provocation".  Via @AJR_English

The burning of Xi's books in eastern Nepal is the latest in a series of events China has taken strong exception to.

China has lodged a strong protest with Nepal after hundreds of copies of a book written by President Xi Jinping were burned at Manamohan Technical College in Budhiganga, Morang, on Saturday night. https://t.co/qAyGPfphA3

My dear friend @basantabasnet is refreshingly blunt and candid here and says what I’ve been saying all along. Humbled! 🙏🙏 https://t.co/PbiwVRFItx https://t.co/101WNlmc7a

Here's my quick profile of Nepal’s next PM, @ShahBalen, for @DeutscheWelle. I tried to look beyond the rapper-to-PM narrative 😄 https://t.co/SNk9TbAuWU

#TheInterview by @kthaparoffice: Sky-high aspirations after elections in Nepal need best talent in country to deliver: @RanjitRae Watch: https://t.co/ECsibkOJFo

Knowing Inisha Bishwakarma’s case deeply disturbs me. I’ve seen too many families go through this pain. Public distrust didn’t emerge overnight, it comes from experience. That’s why investigations by Nepal Police in rape and murder cases are questioned. Without transparency,

@tsheringtobgay @hamrorabi Looking forward to a beautiful and stronger relationship with such a beautiful country, Bhutan! 🇳🇵🇧🇹 Hon'ble @tsheringtobgay

Nepal’s Political Earthquake: Voters Sweep Aside the Old Guard by @Anurag_Acharya As Nepal’s 2026 general elections delivered a major victory for the Rastriya Swatantra Party defeating established parties, what does this mean for the evolving trajectory of Nepal’s democratic

Speaking with the indomitable Deepak Thapa today 4 pm at Art Gallery Kathmandu, Babarmahal Revisited, as part of Imagining South Asia: Nepal in the Making exhibition👇🏽

When the bell tolls https://t.co/GFfX4lPr1p

Nepal’s presumptive new leader, a rapper, had been mayor of Kathmandu. He cultivated an image for getting things done — tackling waste management, improving education, delivering healthcare — because he wasn’t beholden to the ossified political hierarchy.

Spoke to SEN on RSP rise. My key pts — Shift: Colossal Message to the old guard: You’ve outlived your utility Challenge: Entrenched bureaucracy & legacy political networks Stakes: High — not just for the RSP, but for Nepal’s democratic system itself https://t.co/bjLPMSCkmF 28:30

Editorials in Indian English dailies — 1. TH Nepal’s voters upend old political order as RSP faces governance test

Update: Rapper-turned-mayor Shah's party set to prevail in Nepal election The Election Commission declared 129 winners as of 10 a.m. local time, including 102 from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). https://t.co/SQBgUpDm8y