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2023-05-19T11:51:15+00:00
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Dilrukshi Handunnetti on Thinking Sri L...
Ep#090 Dilrukshi is an international award-winning investigative journalist and a lawyer from Sri Lanka. She has w
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01:03:31
April 17, 2024
Kshitiz Dahal on Nepal's Public Debt Di...
Ep#089 Kshitiz Dahal is an economist at South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment with key interests in
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01:11:17
April 09, 2024
लिलामणि पौडेल...
#Ep.088 यस एपिसोडमा पि. ई. आईका सुशभ, पुर्व मुख्यस
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01:31:32
April 04, 2024
Designing for Tomorrow: Alex Shrestha o...
#Ep.087 Alex Shrestha represents a generation of architects and urban planners creating a positive impact across t
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00:35:31
April 02, 2024
Pankaj Saran on Navigating India's Dipl...
#Ep.087 Pankaj Saran is a former diplomat. He has served as India’s Ambassador to Russia and India’s High Comm
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01:04:12
March 26, 2024
Mandakini Devasher Surie on Civic Space...
#Ep.086 Mandakini is an international development consultant with more than 18 years of expertise in program desi
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00:47:13
March 19, 2024
Rebroadcast: Sucheta Pyakurel on Power ...
#Ep.085 Despite once being gripped by patriarchy, Nepali society has come a long way in terms of gender equality a
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00:38:13
March 07, 2024
सडक व्यापार - व...
#Ep.084 राजुप्रसाद चापागाई संवैधानिक तथा मानवअ
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01:07:17
February 29, 2024
Rebroadcast: Emiline Smith on Demystify...
Last month, in January, several stolen cultural heritage were returned to Nepal from the United States. Among them
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00:40:27
February 27, 2024
Promoting Free Speech or Imposing Censo...
#Ep.082 Laxman Datt Pant is the chairperson of Media Action Nepal and an elected co-chair of the Media Freedom C
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00:39:03
February 20, 2024
Bhupesh Adhikary on The Air We Breathe:...
#Ep.081 Bhupesh Adhikary is the Senior Air Quality Specialist at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain
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01:07:01
February 16, 2024
Padma Sundar Joshi on Navigating Soluti...
#Ep.080 Padma Sundar Joshi is the Vice President of Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology. He has mo
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00:50:43
February 06, 2024
हरि थापाको विश...
#Ep.079 आजको भागमा पी. ई. आई. का अनुराग आचार्य, पत्
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01:00:57
January 30, 2024
Jesselina Rana on Driving Policy to the...
#Ep.078 Introducing and directing agendas in the policy sphere is a challenging task. Additionally, when the agend
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00:53:52
January 26, 2024
Preeti Thapa on Dialogue for Strategic ...
#Ep.077 In this episode, Khushi and Preeti discuss strategic peacebuilding and the role of Dialogue in it. The two
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00:42:25
January 16, 2024
Rebroadcast: Sagar Prasai offers a Poli...
Last week, Nepal and India signed a power trade deal during the Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishanker'
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01:14:16
January 09, 2024
Raju Pandit on Evaluating COP28: A Nepa...
Ep#075 On the second of this month, Prime Minister Dahal hosted a high-level side event at COP 28 entitled “Call
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00:48:09
January 09, 2024
Kalpana Khanal on Dependence and Dynami...
Ep#074 In this episode, PEI colleague Aslesh Shrestha sits with Kalpana Khanal to discuss Nepal's heavy relian
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00:43:42
December 19, 2023
Sucheta Pyakurel on Power and Parity: C...
#Ep.073 Despite once being gripped by patriarchy, Nepali society has come a long way in terms of gender equality a
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00:37:26
December 12, 2023
Curbing Corruption: Narayan Adhikari on...
#Ep.072 The human pursuit of purging corruption in its social systems has perhaps been as old as the problem of c
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00:39:54
December 05, 2023
Curbing Corruption : स्वार्...
#Ep.071 आजको भागमा, पि. ई. आई. का जनक पोख्रेल, पत्र
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00:44:33
November 30, 2023
Jane Doolan on the Australian Experienc...
#Ep.070 Nepal's water sector is experiencing significant shifts due to its transition to a federal system, pro
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01:03:13
November 28, 2023
Curbing Corruption : Utpal Misra on Mak...
#069 Despite its prevalence across cultures and timelines, corruption is still a painstakingly elusive phenomenon
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00:50:28
November 21, 2023
Season 2 : Teaser
We are back ! You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to PODS by PE
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00:01:37
November 21, 2023
Semanta Dahal on the Political Question...
Ep#068 The judiciary often deals with cases that involve both political and legal aspects, and the political ques
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00:54:07
October 11, 2023
Shrinkhala Khatiwada on the Principles ...
#Ep.067 Kathmandu is a city famous for plenty of its charms but its capacity urban planning isn’t one of them. I
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01:03:43
October 06, 2023
Saumitra Neupane and Anurag Acharya on ...
#Ep.066 This episode was recorded as a special episode prior to PM Dahal’s official visit to China. In this spec
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00:43:13
September 22, 2023
Rethinking The NID: Inclusion, Data Jus...
#Ep.065 The National Identity Card Project, an effort to digitize nationality through the distribution of a biomet
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00:38:15
September 19, 2023
Bishal Thapa on the Potential and Pitfa...
#Ep.064 Nepal has come a long way from its dismal past of power shortage and routine load sheddings. Today as more
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00:58:22
September 12, 2023
Sixit Bhatta On the Past and the Future...
#Ep.063 Thanks to its youthful workforce and cost-effective labor, Nepal's appeal as an emerging tech destinat
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01:01:14
September 05, 2023
भोला पासवान: तर...
#Ep.062 २०७९ आषाढ देखी काठमाडौँमा शुरु भएको मिट
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00:50:10
September 02, 2023
Padmendra Shrestha On The Intricacies o...
#Ep.061 An Environmental Assessment (EA) is a recognized mechanism to assess and predict an infrastructure project
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00:33:23
August 29, 2023
Prem Phyak on Understanding Nepal’s M...
#Ep.060 Nepal is a multi-linguistic country with over 130 national languages recognized by the State. However, deb
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01:00:17
August 22, 2023
Biraj Singh Thapa on Exploring Nepal's ...
#Ep.059 Nepal's energy discourse has largely been centered around its immense hydropower potential. However, e
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00:42:07
August 15, 2023
Satyam Panday on the Economic Performan...
#Ep.058 The economic performance of emerging markets in the post-COVID-19 world has been a mixed landscape of grow
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00:49:30
August 08, 2023
जलवायु परिवर्...
#Ep.057 आप्रवासनका कारकहरु सामाजिक, आर्थिक, राज
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00:51:28
August 03, 2023
Kanchan Thapa on Saving the Striped: Ne...
#Ep.056 World Tiger Day 2022 was a special day for Nepal. The country announced that it had raised its tiger popul
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01:08:04
July 29, 2023
Jeevan Baniya on Unpacking the Complexi...
#Ep.055 Foreign employment from Nepal to South Korea has emerged as a prominent and distinct migration corridor in
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00:51:02
July 25, 2023
Shobhakar Dhakal on Energy, Climate Cha...
#Ep.054 Energy, climate change, and regional integration are interconnected and interdependent in many ways. The
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00:59:10
July 18, 2023
Sarita Sapkota on the State of Nepal’...
#Ep.053 With the promulgation of the new constitution in 2015 and the transition into the Federal system in 2017 e
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00:41:57
July 11, 2023
Sunil Babu Pant on The Roadbumps to Mar...
#Ep.052 Last week, the Supreme Court issued an order enabling the temporary registration of marriages for same-sex
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00:58:55
July 04, 2023
हरि शर्मा: समाज...
नेपालमा बिगत दुई-तिन दशकमा ठुला राजनीतिक र
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01:04:50
June 30, 2023
Emiline Smith on Demystifying Cultural ...
Ep#050 When the world took itself indoors and online during the pandemic, a unique virtual movement bubbled in the
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00:38:49
June 26, 2023
Aditya Valliathan Pillai on How to Hand...
Ep#049: The current rise in temperature is a cause for concern for everyone, everywhere. In recent years, the Apri
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00:51:41
June 20, 2023
Anantaa Pandey on Driving the EV Revolu...
#Ep.048 Nepal has recently made significant progress in sustainable transportation, particularly electric mobility
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00:28:35
June 13, 2023
Sagar Prasai and Paras Kharel on Unpack...
#Ep.047 Last Monday, the 29th of May, Finance Minister Dr. Mahat took the parliamentary podium for three grueling
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01:13:09
June 02, 2023
Radhesh Pant on Overcoming Nepal's Infr...
#Ep.046 Nepal's current state of infrastructure financing plays a critical role in shaping the country's d
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00:35:07
May 30, 2023
केपी ढुंगानास...
#Ep.045 मिडिया जनतालाई विश्वसनीय सुचना दिएर शु
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00:50:29
May 25, 2023
Rajib Subba on Investigating Nepal’s ...
#Ep.044 Due to its novelty, Cyberspace is an obscure topic for most people. While individual ignorance of cybersp
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00:32:13
May 23, 2023
Suman Basnet on Transforming the Nepali...
#Ep.043 Nepal aims, ambitiously, to reach net zero emissions by 2045. Doing so requires it to extensively curb emi
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00:28:48
May 23, 2023
Ben Cahill on Navigating the Future of ...
#Ep.042 The global energy landscape is changing due to factors such as the Russia-Ukraine War, the rise of renewa
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00:36:11
May 09, 2023
Rebekah Smith on Unlocking Labor Migrat...
#Ep.041 In this enlightening episode of the PEI podcast, we delve into the intricate dynamics of international lab
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00:48:17
May 02, 2023
वृषेशचन्द्र ल...
Ep#040 नागरिकता विधेयक (पहिलो संशोधन) २०७२ ले वै
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00:55:17
April 27, 2023
Abhigya Malla Reflects on the Power Sum...
#Ep.039 The recently concluded “Power Summit 2023”, the largest power sector event in Nepal, took place on the
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00:28:56
April 25, 2023
Jaya Luintel on Gender, War, and Justic...
#Ep.038 More than 15 years have passed since the end of the armed conflict between the Maoists and the Government
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01:00:31
April 18, 2023
Bimal Regmi on Deciphering the IPCC Six...
#Ep.037 Adopted in 2015, the Paris Agreement was hailed as a leap for humankind to achieve climate change mitigati
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00:41:59
April 11, 2023
Hem Sagar on the Beauty of Birds and Bi...
#Ep.036 Kathmandu has evolved drastically in the past few decades. A bird’s eye view of the valley would find ag
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00:41:38
April 11, 2023
रमेश कुमारको व...
#Ep.035 नदी किनार खोतल्ने र ढुङ्गा, गिट्टी, बालु
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00:45:40
March 30, 2023
Siddartha Mainali on Nepal’s Macroeco...
As economies worldwide look to bounce back from the unforeseen setback created by COVID-19 pandemic, most of them
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00:43:13
March 28, 2023
Sabin Ninglekhu on How to (Re)Settle In...
The November of last year saw a heated contention between the Kathmandu Metropolitan City and the slum-dwellers of
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00:55:52
March 21, 2023
Subash Pandey on Nepal’s Climate Fina...
Nepal is one of the most vulnerable nations to the effects of climate change, such as floods, landslides, and drou
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00:26:45
March 14, 2023
Anup Upreti and Shreejesh Ghimire on Fi...
There prevail challenges to financing Nepal's development and growth in the midst of its limited sources of fundin
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00:57:08
March 07, 2023
Anup Upreti and Shreejesh Ghimire on Fi...
There prevail challenges to financing Nepal's development and growth in the midst of its limited sources of fundin
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00:56:24
February 28, 2023
सुरेन्द्र कुम...
गाँउ गाँउमा सिंहदरबारको मनोकांक्षाले स्थ
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00:48:14
February 23, 2023
Deepak Adhikari on Fact-Checking to Cur...
In February 2020, just two months into the Covid-19 Pandemic, the World Health Organization announced another cont
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00:40:42
February 21, 2023
Jagannath Adhikari on Nepal’s Rising ...
From being a food net exporter, Nepal became a food net importer in a matter of a few decades. Whilst agriculture
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00:28:03
February 14, 2023
Anjal Niraula on Nepal's Solar Revoluti...
With the rapid de-escalation of the cost of solar PV technologies, and the conversations surrounding climate chang
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00:51:36
February 07, 2023
Ryan Hass on the Evolution of America...
America's foreign policy has undergone significant evolution since its founding. After World War II, the country e
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00:34:19
January 31, 2023
विद्यानाथ कोइ...
२०७२ सालमा संविधान निर्माण भए पश्चात, संघी
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00:31:26
January 26, 2023
Subina Shrestha on Nepal’s Electric M...
In today's episode, PEI colleague Shreeya talks with Subina Shrestha about Nepal’s transportation sector and con
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00:25:43
January 24, 2023
Mandakini Surie on India’s Global Amb...
India has been seeking to expand its global influence and has set ambitious goals for itself in this regard. For e
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00:37:52
January 17, 2023
The Brief: Paras Kharel on Nepal’s 20...
Ep. Br#010 In 2026, Nepal will be graduating from the LDC status after meeting the graduation criteria for three c
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01:00:14
January 10, 2023
Conversations: George I. H. Cooke on Ex...
Ep. Co#010 Sri Lanka is currently facing an economic crisis. The crisis can be traced back to a number of factors,
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00:34:48
January 03, 2023
Conversations: Khondaker Moazzem on Nep...
Ep. Co#009 Nepal and Bangladesh have gone through similar tribulations and upheavals in their quest for affordable
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00:41:04
December 27, 2022
The Brief: Pallavi Roy on the Competiti...
EP. Br#009 To get an in-depth understanding of the Political Settlements Framework mentioned in this episode, plea
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00:38:05
December 20, 2022
The Brief: Mushtaq Khan on Madhesh and ...
EP. Br#008 Contemporary economics and policy studies struggled with two main paradoxes: while on one hand policies
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00:59:45
December 13, 2022
Conversations: Ajaya Dixit on Risk and ...
Ep. Co#008 The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, took place this Novem
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00:47:56
December 06, 2022
Conversations: Ajaya Dixit on Risk and ...
Ep. Co#007 The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, took place this Novem
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00:49:21
November 29, 2022
The Brief: Bishnu Sapkota on The 2022 G...
EP. Br#007 This episode is part of PEI's coverage of the 2022 General Elections. For our pre-election analyses, pl
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00:45:54
November 24, 2022
The Brief: Anurag Devkota on Diaspora V...
Ep. Br#006 In 2018, the Supreme Court of Nepal, in response to public interest litigation filed by a group of huma
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00:27:40
November 19, 2022
The Brief: Anurag Acharya and Avinash K...
Ep. Br#005 PEI, in collaboration with SoAS, University of London, has been undertaking a research project that exa
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00:21:50
November 15, 2022
The Brief: Santosh Dahal on Climate Cha...
Ep. Br#004 Nepal and India do not only share borders but also relationships with rivers. More than 6000 rivers flo
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00:17:54
November 12, 2022
The Brief: Nirjan Rai on the Political ...
Ep. Br#003 As the world gathers in Egypt for COP 27 this week, the discussion on climate change, its global impact
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00:19:59
November 08, 2022
The Brief: Sumina Rai Karki on Gendered...
Ep. Br#002 The 2017 elections were lauded for their cognizance of the historically bleak presence of women in the
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00:19:23
November 01, 2022
Conversations: Ambassador Ranjit Rae on...
Note: This week’s episode of PxP:Conversations, between PEI’s Anurag Acharya and Ambassador Ranjit Rae, is a c
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00:44:38
October 25, 2022
Conversations: Ambassador Ranjit Rae on...
Ep. Co#005 The geopolitical landscape of South Asia continues to evolve, with India forced to concede its traditio
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00:33:53
October 18, 2022
Dialogues: नेपालमा मि...
Ep. Di#001 आजको भागमा, हामी पी. ई. आई द्वारा हालै आय
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00:59:46
October 11, 2022
Conversations: Sagar Prasai offers a Po...
Ep. Co#004 Nepal’s hydropower narrative has always had the export of electricity to India as one of the key comp
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01:12:22
September 26, 2022
Conversations: Anthea Mulakala on China...
Ep. Co#003 Countries in the Asia Pacific region are increasing investments in their physical infrastructures to st
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00:34:21
September 20, 2022
The Brief: Rastra Raj Bhandari on Nepal...
Ep. Br#001 In the backdrop of Nepal’s status as the least developed country, one of Nepal's greatest challenges
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00:33:31
September 14, 2022
Conversations: Satish Joshi on Reframin...
Ep. Co#002 For over half a century, Nepal has deeply held on to the established narrative of its immense hydropowe
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01:25:12
September 14, 2022
Amish Mulmi on Examining Nepal’s Rela...
Ep. Co#001 The geopolitical landscape of South Asia continues to evolve, with India forced to concede its traditio
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00:39:24
September 14, 2022
Introduction to PODS by PEI
Trailer Saumitra Neupane, PEI's Executive Director, introduces PODS by PEI. PODS by PEI is a podcast initiative of
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September 08, 2022
