How Balendra Shah governs тАФ through image, instinct, and a small circle of loyalty, rather than institutions or explanation
Our 100-day profile on what itтАЩs like inside the strange, disciplined, unreachable world of NepalтАЩs new prime minister
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If you are a U.S. returnee in Nepal, letтАЩs meet up!
A relaxed evening to reconnect, meet new friends, share stories, and build our returnees community.
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High praise from @AatishTaseer for my work in his book list accompanying his excellent @NYTmag travelogue on Buddhism's journeys across Asia. ЁЯЩПЁЯП╜ЁЯЩПЁЯП╜ЁЯЩПЁЯП╜ЁЯдЧЁЯдЧЁЯдЧ
Read his essay here: https://t.co/UI9Xw9lTB9
This is the best piece of reporting on Balen Shah so far. Comprehensive, well-written, well-edited, and a clean, focused design to boot. This is how it's done.
https://t.co/oTut43obWp
In 2014, Peter Thiel gave a 1-hour masterclass on how to build a monopoly from scratch.
He broke down how:
тАв Google became untouchable
тАв PayPal beat the odds
тАв Facebook crushed competition
Here are 11 timeless lessons from his masterclass:
1. Create value, then capture it
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тАФ Mao Zedong, 1966, in a ChinaтАУNepal diplomatic meeting with Deputy PM Kirti Nidhi Bista and delegation.
This entire conversation lives rent free in my mind.
Happy birthday Mao!
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For those who followed Prashant KishorтАЩs campaign: the public-narrative lessons and the missteps have offered a masterclass in political communication. This thread is the best IтАЩve seen on how one of IndiaтАЩs top political strategists struggled to communicate in his own campaign.
I think someone needs to advise bro how an emergency cabinet works. Nobody needs to panic at this time and hour. Let the PM do her work, and peacefully talk and guide this guy. The more we panic the more those salivating Jholeys raise voice.
Given the amount of misinformation that is circulating, the GenZ negotiating team needs to immediately identify who they are and what their positions are. This is imperative for transparency and to build broader trust. Media too must take care not to publish news based on halla.