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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Nepal’s 20% Growth Revolution: Why Kalkiism Holds the Key


Nepal’s 20% Growth Revolution: Why Kalkiism Holds the Key

What if Nepal could grow at 20% a year, every year, for the next 20 years? No country has done it before — not China, not India, not even the so-called economic powerhouses of the West. China had short bursts of double-digit growth, yes, but not sustained. India averages around 7%, with some states peaking higher. Europe and the U.S.? They celebrate when they touch 2%.

But Nepal — often seen as a remittance economy dependent on aid and migration — now has a chance to leap ahead of the world. The Kalkiism Research Center has done the homework. The plan is simple, bold, and entirely achievable. If implemented, this proposal will spark an economic revolution unlike any seen in modern history.

The Three Pillars of the Proposal

  1. 100% Cashless Economy
    While some countries have reached 90% cashlessness, none have dared go all the way. Nepal can be the first. This isn't just about digital payments. It's about eliminating corruption at the root, ensuring complete transparency, and making financial flows traceable and efficient.

  2. All Banks Owned by the Government
    In a nation where private banks often operate for profit, this shift ensures that the banking system works solely for public welfare — not for shareholders, not for profit margins, but for people.

  3. Zero Interest Rate
    This is the game-changer. With zero interest, the economy unlocks limitless capital for productive activities. No foreign aid. No foreign direct investment needed. Nepal can fund its own growth.

What Happens Next?

With these three pillars in place, Nepal can offer high-quality education, health care, and legal services — all for free. Not in theory, not someday — but right away. Even without new growth, these services can be provided. But in an era dominated by knowledge economies, this will unleash exponential growth.

  • Nepal will have the best-educated population on the planet.

  • It will be the healthiest.

  • And it will be a just country — because zero interest and transparent digital transactions mean zero corruption.

The private sector will boom. Jobs will multiply. Nepalis toiling in the Gulf or dishwashing in New York can finally come home with dignity and opportunity.

The Resistance from the Old Guard

But there’s a problem. The current political establishment in Nepal, clinging to outdated models and personal interests, is resisting. The constitution allows for a referendum, but corrupt forces are blocking even that. If politicians don’t make way for the people’s will, a revolution may be the only path left.

This is where the Nepali diaspora comes in.

A Call to the Diaspora

There are hundreds of thousands of Nepalis in the United States alone. If just 5,000 Nepalis contribute $100 a month, the Kalkiism Research Center can fund the grassroots movement that will make this revolution a reality.

But money is the small part of the ask.

The bigger ask is this: Use your voice.
Nepalis around the world — and inside the country — must flood social media with a clear and unified message:

  • We demand free, high-quality education.

  • We demand free health care.

  • We demand jobs inside Nepal.

  • We demand a 100% cashless, corruption-free economy.

Today, most Nepalis have smartphones. Those smartphones have internet. That’s enough. Your voice is the revolution.

The Final Message

Nepal, you have done it before:

  • You toppled the monarchy — twice.

  • You ended a civil war with a peaceful political settlement.

  • You gave the country a federal system.

Now it’s time to rise again — this time, for economic justice.

Rise up for free education and health care.
Rise up for jobs at home.
Rise up for a clean, cashless, just Nepal.

This is your moment. The future is in your hands.

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