Kathmandu, Dec. 20 -- Ten years ago, at the beginning of the last decade, Nepalis looked forward with optimism to a country with greater connectivity - at least a railway or two, smart cities, more energy sources and a great leap forward in infrastructure. The war had ended, a new constitution was being drafted and there was optimism about the future in 2010.
Fast forward 10 years and many of those projects have not materialised, while even the ones nearing completion, like Melamchi, Pokhara Airport, or the Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway, are delayed. The 2015 earthquake and Blockade, as well as endemic corruption, were blamed. But it was mainly failure of political leadership.
Yet, many of these projects and others planned for the coming de...