A newsroom for the Nepal that lives elsewhere.
About one in eight Nepalis lives outside Nepal. They finance a quarter of the national economy, and almost no newsroom is built around their questions. Inner Circle Nepal is the attempt to fix that — reporting Nepal for people who follow it from a different time zone, and reporting their countries back to them.
What we cover
Three things, in roughly this order of effort. First, Nepal — politics, policy and economics, written for a reader who left but did not stop caring. Second, the countries the diaspora lives in, specifically the parts that determine whether someone can stay, work, study or bring their family. Third, the diaspora itself: the associations, the businesses, the festivals held on the wrong weekend because nobody gets Dashain off.
The through-line is usefulness. A story earns its place if it changes what a reader knows they can do — file a complaint, meet a deadline, avoid a recruiter, claim a benefit, find a lawyer.
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Editorial standards
Report where people are
Diaspora stories filed from Kathmandu miss the texture. Our correspondents live in the countries they cover, which is why the Australia visa piece reads differently from a wire rewrite.
Explain the rule, not just the announcement
A visa change is only news if a reader can tell what it means for their application. Every policy story answers: what changed, who it affects, and what to do about it.
Name the uncertainty
Where a number is contested or a source is partial, we say so in the story rather than in a footnote. Confidence should be legible.
Never charge for access to essentials
Visa explainers, labour rights coverage and repatriation guidance stay free permanently. Charging for information that protects people is not a business model we want.
Funding & independence
We take newsletter sponsorship and reader contributions. Sponsors never see a story before publication and never have input into what is covered. Any story touching a sponsor’s interests carries a disclosure line. We do not run sponsored posts dressed as reporting, and we do not accept payment from recruitment agencies, migration consultancies or remittance operators.
Corrections policy
We get things wrong. When we do, the fix goes on the story itself — not quietly, and not only on social media.
- Factual errors are corrected in the text, with a dated correction note at the foot of the article describing what was wrong.
- Substantive changes after publication — a new development, a revised figure — are marked with an update timestamp in the byline area.
- Headline changes that alter meaning are noted. Changes that only tighten wording are not.
- Unpublishing happens only where there is a safety risk to a named person. We do not remove stories because a subject dislikes them.
To request a correction, email [email protected] with the URL and the specific claim you are disputing. We aim to respond within two working days.
Common questions
Who is Inner Circle Nepal for?
Nepalis living outside Nepal — students, workers, families and citizens of other countries who keep Nepal in their lives, across the Gulf, South and East Asia, North America, Europe and Australia.
Is Inner Circle Nepal free to read?
Yes. Every story is free, with no paywall, no metering and no registration wall. We are funded by newsletter sponsorship and reader support.
Do you publish in Nepali?
Increasingly. Headlines and standfirsts are translated where a Nepali version exists, and the language toggle switches between them. Full Nepali-language articles are expanding section by section.
How do I send a tip or a correction?
Email the desk at [email protected], or use the contact form. Corrections are published openly on the story itself with the date and nature of the change.
How do I get my community's story covered?
Write to the desk with what happened, where, and who can speak to it. We prioritise stories where reporting changes something — a policy, a practice, or what readers can act on.