Visitors shocked by Kathmandu's squalid urban sprawl, decrepit roads and chaotic traffic may be surprised to hear that Nepal is on the cusp of a major political and economic transformation.
Judging by headlines in the media, Nepal does not seem to have much to show for itself. In the decade after the end of a brutal Maoist insurgency, the country has been mired in chronic instability with 10 prime ministers in 10 years.
