Nepal’s political shift is making some youths rethink going abroad

Many of them are hopeful about their future after Gen Z uprising and recent election results.

For years, preparing for IELTS and planning a future abroad has been almost routine for many Nepali youths. But in the weeks following the March 5 snap parliamentary elections, social media has been flooded with memes suggesting the opposite: young people joking they no longer need to leave because the country will finally develop.