In February 2022, the Nepal government ratified the controversial Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact, which had been on hold for five years. In this episode, Mr Lekhanath Pandey, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Tribhuvan University, Nepal, discusses the implications of this move on Nepal’s domestic politics as well as its foreign policy. He is in conversation with Ms Wini Fred Gurung, Research Analyst, ISAS.