It sees Nepal as a country poised to play a leading role in the knowledge age a role in which it shall be increasingly called upon to proactively ideate in order to shape global conversations, even as it sets course along its own trajectory of long-term sustainable growth.
Kathmandu Central helps discover and inform Nepali voices and ideas to forums shaping global debates. It provides non-partisan, independent, well-researched analyses and inputs to diverse decision-makers in governments, business communities, and academia and to civil society around the world. We conduct in-depth research, provide inclusive platforms and invest in tomorrow’s thought leaders today.
Kathmandu Central’s research priorities address some of the nation’s biggest challenges, including improving educational outcomes; expanding economic prosperity; upholding a system of natural liberty; achieving a clear-eyed view about Nepal’s role in the world; and grappling with the impacts of rapid technological innovation on governments and economies.
Our mandate is to conduct in-depth research, provide inclusive platforms and invest in tomorrow’s thought leaders today. Kathmandu Central brings together more than 200 leading experts in government and academia from all over the world who provide the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis on a full range of public policy issues.
We accept research contributions in the following formats:
Expert speak | Papers | Issue Oriented | Data driven