Ganga Bhandari

As artificial intelligence transforms our economies, reshapes how we live, and even challenges long-held ideas about what it means to be conscious, Nepal is stepping into the global conversation, not with supercomputers or Silicon Valley-style funding, but with something far older and quieter.

Meanwhile, the world has embraced AI-powered tools such as surveillance and payload drones. Nepal, by contrast, has barely begun to explore their transformative potential. Take border security, for example. Nepal shares long, porous borders with two global powers—India and China—yet stil...

In an increasingly interconnected world, the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has become more vital than ever.