Selling point gone blunt

With the lack of a distinctive edge, Nepal struggles to cut a swath in today’s global landscape.

That Nepal is set to conduct the Sagarmatha Sambad, a multistakeholder forum for discussing crucial global, regional and national issues, comes as welcome news. First announced in 2019, the event fell victim to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government announced on Tuesday that it will be held in March, most likely in Kathmandu, with a focus on climate change, climate justice and related issues.