Eva Maria Belser: Even a small country can practice effective federalism  

Switzerland, with an area of approximately 41,000 square kilometres, is a small and beautiful country, even smaller than Nepal’s Karnali and Sudurpashchim provinces. This landlocked nation comprises a federal government, 26 cantons, and around 22 hundred local municipalities.

While there is ongoing debate in Nepal about federalism being costly in a small country with limited resources, Switzerland has been practising exemplary federalism for 177 years.