Think Tanks in Nepal

Asian Institute Of Diplomacy And International Affairs -Aidia

The Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA) is an independent, non-partisan foreign policy think-tank based in the highly geo-strategic Himalayan region. Headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal, AIDIA aims to lead a new era in foreign policy and international relations and reflects the unstoppable rise of the Asian continent as the key stakeholder in the economic, strategic and geo-political equations of the present day world. AIDIA provides a platform for Policy Makers, Academicians and Industry leaders from around the world to come together to debate, discuss and share their views on the contemporary geopolitical and geo-economics issues confronting the international community. We seek to do this by facilitating effective engagement through the various activities in order to inform, educate and initiate the involvement of Nepal's youth in foreign policy debates and decision-making. AIDIA is actively engaged in providing policy analysis, facilitating diplomatic dialogue and promoting entrepreneurial engagement among all major actors and institutions native to or that have an interest in Asia.

1 to 10 staff

Confederation Of Nepalese Industries

The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is a professionally led manufacturing and service sector industry centered apex body of the large and medium scale industrial community of Nepal. It has a membership base consisting of nearly all of the big corporate houses of Nepal, Nepalese blue-chip companies, joint venture companies etc. spread across a wide and diversified spectrum constituting sectors related to manufacturing, information, communication and entertainment, banks and financial institutions, insurance, travel tourism and hospitality, utilities, infrastructure and construction etc. The organization focuses on larger businesses which are the substantial sectoral leaders of today’s economy. These include businesses from all sectors (with local or foreign investments) and is all-encompassing in terms of geography as well as the nature of the business, be it manufacturing, tourism, financial services, exports or infrastructure. The apex body of Nepalese industrialists, the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), was established by the captains of Nepal’s Industrial and Corporate sector on April 17, 2002. Since its establishment, CNI has been raising issues like the persistent economic situation imbroglio, need for reforms in financial sector, strengthening of private sector's capabilities, the streamlining of private sector's initiation on development agenda, double digit growth issues and industrialization based on trade competitiveness. It is an organization that works in coordination with other organizations and is increasingly becoming involved in areas where the existing system has failed to deliver. The organization is working along the lines of several organizations in various developing countries such as India, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, etc. and hopes to hire expertise as well as bilateral support in development of the Confederation, the theme of which is, “Talking Business, Talking Change”.

201 to 500 staff

Nepal Invests

Showcasing Nepal’s Startups | Instant Visibility to Investors, Leaders & Customers – 100% FREE! Nepal Invests is Nepal’s first free startup discovery and promotion platform. We help startups gain instant visibility, connect with investors, and grow their business. Whether you're looking to showcase your startup, attract funding, or reach potential customers, we provide a completely free platform to get discovered. Why We Are Doing This Because building great products isn’t enough – the world needs to know about them. We’ve seen firsthand how incredible founders struggle because their products remain undiscovered. A great idea, an innovative solution, or a well-built product does not guarantee success, visibility and the right connections do. We have faced these issues ourselves. Hence, we're building Nepal Invests to solve this. Too many startups in Nepal have brilliant ideas but no exposure. Founders spend years perfecting their product but struggle to reach customers & investors. We’ve personally experienced this challenge, and we know how frustrating it can be. We are here to bridge this gap. We make sure that every promising startup gets the attention it deserves, without barriers, without costs. Why List Your Startup? Free Promotion: Get featured on our startup directory and LinkedIn page. Investor Visibility: Increase your chances of securing funding. Reach Industry Leaders – Potential customers, mentors & partners. Community-Driven Growth: Get connected to Nepal’s startup ecosystem. Who Can Join? If you're building a startup in Nepal, we want to feature you! Tech Startups: SaaS, AI, Fintech, Edtech, Agritech, etc. Social Enterprises: Impact-driven startups solving real problems. Creative Ventures : Digital products, e-commerce, and innovative businesses. How to List Your Startup? Fill out our Startup Submission Form (Takes 2 minutes) 2. We review & publish your profile on our directory & LinkedIn page.

1 to 10 staff

South Asia Watch On Trade, Economics, And Environment Sawtee

SAWTEE is a leading think tank with a vision of ensuring fair, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable growth and development in South Asia. Our mission is to enable stakeholders, particularly the poor and marginalised, to derive net benefits from changing political economy and environmental landscapes. Our objectives are- To equip stakeholders with knowledge, information and skills to represent their interests and assert their rights to development. To contribute to fair, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable growth and development for a society directed towards poverty reduction, food security and environmental sustainability. To contribute to informed and participatory policy-making and implementation for fair, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable growth and development. To contribute to enhancing meaningful participation of South Asian countries, particularly the least-developed and landlocked, in and their integration into the sub-regional, regional and multilateral trade, economic and environmental systems. To contribute to strengthening regional cooperation in South Asia. We do this through policy research, advocacy, capacity building, sensitization, and network and alliance building.

11 to 50 staff

Nepal Economic Forum

Nepal Economic Forum (NEF) is a not-for-profit company aiming to be Nepal’s premier private sector led economic policy and research institution.

11 to 50 staff

Youth Thinkers' Society

YTS is an independent organization that has been designed to not only give a voice, but make sure that the voice of our country’s springtide are heard in the right places to implement proper policy changes. We are a Non Government Organization that do not identify with any political parties of the country. The history of operations of our organization goes back to 2014; in this short duration, we believe that the opportunities for change that we have provided are greater than we ever anticipated while founding this organization. Our organization focuses on leadership development and capacity building of youth through active engagement and participation. Our fundamental aim is to empower young minds by facilitating intellectual and proactive mediums and channelize their acquired skills to support the local community. Furthermore, we strongly believe that youths are the catalyst of change in the society, and today as the world has grown into a global village, we at YTS envision establishing networks for youths to exchange their ideas, knowledge and goodwill across borders and become a responsible global citizen.

1 to 10 staff

Dipendra Kandel Initiative Dki

Dipendra Kandel Initiative is an organizational Think Tank for the empowerment of Government through Public Sector Innovation.

1 to 10 staff

Niti Foundation

Niti Foundation is a Nepali non-profit organization engaged in strengthening Nepal’s policy process through research, innovations, and alternatives. With local and international support, it promotes individual and organizational initiatives that strengthen policy engagement, policy process reform and ownership capacity in Nepal. Through its funding and technical assistance, Niti Foundation enables access to intellectual resources and platforms for policy discourse and contestation. It was established in June 2010 with initial funding from a group of policy entrepreneurs in Nepal and the Open Society Foundations, and institutional support and technical assistance from The Asia Foundation.

11 to 50 staff

Nepal Institute For Policy Research Nipore

Think tank undertaking independent and non-partisan research and analysis on high-priority policy issues from Nepal and Asia | e-mail: info[at]nipore[dot]org

11 to 50 staff

Niice Nepal

Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE) is an independent, apolitical and non-partisan think tank based in Nepal, which believes in freedom, democracy and conflict-free society around the globe. NIICE envisions a world, where sources of insecurity are identified and understood, conflicts are prevented or resolved, and peace is advocated.

11 to 50 staff

Hriti Foundation

Hriti Foundation is a policy think tank based in Karnali Province. Along with policy research, policy action, and policy recommendation, it organizes a policy festival named Karnali Utsav Kuda Karnalika to help promote the idea of a prosperous Karnali. Hriti Foundation envisions a society where individual rights and economic freedom are cherished and protected. The mission statement of Hriti Foundation is to promote individual and economic rights and advance liberal principles as the foundation of public policies through research, training, advocacy, and dialogue. The foundation has conducted research on diverse policy issues. Hriti always keeps eyeing the government policies and their deliverables. Hriti tracks the parliamentary actions of both the parliament and the parliamentarians to make the public representatives more accountable. Moreover, Hriti carried out research relating to the budget. It also supports the governments i.e. province and local to create a larger impact of their policies. For that Hriti Foundation has been organizing policy discussions, workshops, and conclaves. Hence, Hriti provides policy recommendations to the governments, particularly to the Karnali province government based on the policy research.

11 to 50 staff

Kusom Policy Lab

The KU SOM Policy Lab (in short, Policy Lab) is the public policy think tank and a platform within Kathmandu University School of Management that aims to deal with public policy problems in Nepal in which specialist team, university students, and experts work in a creative space to analyze complex policies, evaluate them, and recommend policy reformation that is needed to serve the interest of the general public

1 to 10 staff

Rights Nepal

A think tank based in Kathmandu with a strong focus on research and analysis of current policies and their consequences along with alterations in development, plans and strategies with an aim to provide support to shape the nation's growth

11 to 50 staff

Samata Foundation

Samata Foundation is the only Dalit-led independent think tank in Nepal,exclusively conducting research and evidence-based policy advocacy within the core context of caste-based discrimination and Dalit community. Samata Foundation was officially registered under the Company Act, 2063 BS as a profit-not-sharing organization in 2009. Samata Foundation provides concrete and scientific information to bring positive change in the society, helps to formulate new policies and amend the existing policies concerning the welfare of Dalit communities. It engages in empirical research and evidence-based policy advocacy for the rights of marginalized people, especially Dalit social groups, both from Hill and Madhesh. Samata’s core priorities are mainly focused to conduct various studies, compilation of Dalit related data, its analysis and publication of advocacy tools. Samala provides necessary support to lawmakers from both Dalit and non-Dalit communities with research-based information, publications, review of existing government policies and laws on Dalit issues. In order to achieve its intended goals and ensure long-term sustainability, Samata Foundation is investing in building capacity of young Dalit researchers and transforming the in-house resource center into a Dalit Knowledge Bank. As it nears its tenth anniversary, Samata Foundation has launched a nationwide mega-campaign to build a critical mass of Dalits and non Dalits, particularly youth, who believe in its vision of a society free of caste-based discrimination.

11 to 50 staff

Bikalpa - An Alternative

Bikalpa-an Alternative is a public policy think tank working as a watchdog at the state and municipal level to sensitize civil society members and pressurize authorities’ holder to be accountable. As a legal entity organization seeks to develop a culture that favors individual and economic freedom, in spears of personal lives and policy issues and suggest policies that ultimately uplift the status of poor people.We do this through empowering people with our research, education and civic engagement programs.

1 to 10 staff

International Nepali Literary Society Inls

INTERNATIONAL NEPALI LITERARY SOCIETY is an international non-profit organization in the area of Nepali literature and culture.

1 to 10 staff

Institute For Strategic And Socio-Economic Research Issr

The Institute for Strategic and Socio-Economic Research (ISSR) is an independent, interdisciplinary, and non-profit think tank based in Nepal, established in 2016. With a long-term vision to raise awareness of socio-economic development issues and influence public policy, ISSR aims to reshape and prioritize policies across Nepal and Asia. Its mission focuses on achieving impactful development through rigorous research, advocacy, and fostering innovation. Aspiring to be a regional leader in evidence-based policymaking, ISSR actively expands public understanding of sustainable development challenges and solutions in the 21st century. Guided by a pool of policymakers, administrators, and scholars, ISSR has hosted over 50 policy-level roundtable discussions featuring prominent speakers, including country leaders, current and former ministers, researchers, and entrepreneurs. It is led by four distinguished executives recognized for their regional expertise, supported by a skilled team of researchers and consultants. The institute’s core staff brings years of experience conducting large-scale research projects and implementing development initiatives. Additionally, ISSR is renowned for organizing policy conferences and seminars, contributing significantly to policy dialogues in Nepal and beyond.

1 to 10 staff

Sangam Institute

1 to 10 staff

The Chaiwala Cafe

11 to 50 staff

Nepal Prosperity Institute Npi

1 to 10 staff

White Lodge Annex

All things Hermetic [encompassing Thelema] to explore the Mind and the World. Helping all those who wish to evolve and grow. By trying to understand the Tetragrammaton through the use of the Shemhamphorasch, with Methods utilizing Noetics. In this way helping those to evolve and come together. Many tools are used, RV /RI, Theurgy, Thaumeturgy, and Alchemy. Reconciling these methods with Physics using the Scientific Method to Verify results. Many different Source Materials are used, from the current papers on String Theory - Waddell's work on Sanskrit and cuneiform writings pre-Zoroaster, the Pahlavi Texts, The Vedas, Upanishads, Zohar and many more, current and into antiquity. To practice we find things lost or places not visited.

1 to 10 staff

Tax Talk

Helping you understand your taxes right and plan them accordingly using the right tax structure within the framework of prevailing tax laws so that you pay the right taxes. We will help you see tax as an opportunity and not a burden.

1 to 10 staff

Policy Research Institute - Pri नीति अनुसन्धान प्रतिष्ठान

Policy Research Institute (PRI) is a think tank of the government of Nepal formed pursuant to the Policy Research Institute Board (formation) Ordinance 2018 (2075) by exercising the power conferred by Article 3 of Development Board Act 1958. Constitution of Nepal 2015 sets the constitutional context for PRI by underscoring the need of a strong knowledge center to support all aspects and stages of public policy processes. In Article 51, the Constitution outlines ‘Policies of the State’ and in Article 54 provisions a parliamentary committee to monitor and evaluate the progressive implementation of these policies. This is where the objectives of PRI are drawn from, objective being to review public policies, programs and strategies through rigorous research and analysis and provide policy recommendations to the government of Nepal. PRI has a wide mandate for policy research. The research sectors include, among others, security, international relations, economic development, social justice, transparency, good governance, corruption control, safety of public properties and revenue, resolution of conflict of interest, protection of environment, application of science and technology in development and governance reform. These sectors are clustered into five themes. Economic Affairs, Development and Infrastructure 2. Federal Affairs, Governance and Public Service Delivery 3. Political, Legal and Social Affairs 4. National Interests, Foreign Policy and Strategic Affairs 5. Science, Technology and Natural Resources PRI carries our policy research through in-house research team, consultants and collaborators including research institutions and universities, and shares the research outcome with the government and the public at large. Generation of high-quality knowledge products on policy matters through rigorous research and analysis is the aim as well as the commitment of the PRI.

51 to 200 staff