Bihar’s Development Journey Offers a Blueprint for Nepal’s Growth and Governance Reform
– Keshav Nepal As Bihar approaches the pivotal 2025 Legislative Assembly elections, its journey over the past two decades stands as a powerful testament to the transformative potential of sustained governance and strategic policy. Under the steady leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the state has engineered a remarkable turnaround, shedding its erstwhile image of backwardness to emerge as a model of accelerated development. For neighbouring Nepal, which grapples with a strikingly similar set of developmental challenges—from infrastructural deficits to agrarian dependence—Bihar’s experience provides more than just inspiration; it offers a compelling, real-world blueprint for how convergent policy, infrastructure,...
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