Nepal, May 29 -- After Donald Trump was elected as the President of the United States, the US government halted the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant assistance project. In response, the ...

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an American bilateral foreign aid agency, has been mired in controversy in Nepal since the get-go. It signed a $500 million compact with Nepal in September ...

Nepal's prolonged political deadlock has not just affected the country’s response to Covid-19, it has also delayed the implementation of an American-aided project to upgrade Nepal’s electricity ...

It is the biggest amount granted to Nepal for a specific project by a bilateral development partner. But the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project has become the centre of a row between two ...

Nepal is a young democracy with big dreams and limited jobs. That mix makes it easy for outside actors to shape public mood and opinion, often without people noticing.