BGA Senior Advisor Sujeev Shakya wrote an update on Nepal’s approval of a much-debated big grant in Nepal. The update examined the development in the context of the country’s domestic environment and its wider foreign policy. Context On February 27, Nepal’s Parliament ratified the $500 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant for Nepal after months of intense debate.The grant, intended to build up Nepal’s electric grid and transportation infrastructure, was heavily contested as … Continue Reading