Bhairahawa, Nov. 7 -- Buddha Air owner Birendra Bahadur Basnet's new political outfit, the Gatisheel Loktantrik Party (dynamic democratic party), has unveiled an ambitious manifesto that promises to create three million high-paying jobs and attract five million tourists within the next decade through what it calls a blend of "good governance, proper planning, and strategic investment."

On Thursday, at the party's first public event in Bhairahawa-symbolically chosen as the birthplace of the Buddha and home to the idle Rs40-billion Gautam Buddha International Airport-the leadership outlined 'Vision 2035', a blueprint that ties Nepal's economic revival to three key sectors: tourism, agriculture, and education, particularly information techn...