About us

Nepal has no shortage of news. It has a shortage of analysis worth acting on.

The Katmandu Journal was founded on a conviction that Nepal’s most consequential developments—in politics, economics, business, financial markets and policy—deserve the depth and independence that serious readers demand and rarely find.

Our work is funded by readers who understand that rigorous analysis is not free—and that its value compounds.

Founded by Karan Poudel, the Journal was built for an audience that has outgrown Nepali media as it currently exists: professionals, policymakers, entrepreneurs and intellectuals who need more than a headline to act on—who want to understand not just what happened, but why it matters and what comes next.

We do not report the news. We interrogate it. We examine the forces shaping Nepal’s economy and institutions; weigh evidence others overlook; and offer conclusions that hold up over time.

Our standards are set against the world’s finest publications of ideas and analysis. We write for readers who think. We publish for the long record.

This is not analysis for everyone. This is the Katmandu Journal. ■