Keshav Raj Panthee, PhD, is currently a lecturer of economics at Koteshwor Multiple Campus and IIMS College, Kathmandu. He is also a director of Research and Publications at Neeti Anusandhan Pratishthan, Nepal (NeNAP). He has research experience in contemporary issues such as energy, trade, gender, climate change, and other socio-economic issues. He is also working to broaden the concept of political economy in Nepal through the National Economic Concern Society, Nepal. He has several academic publications on energy, agriculture, trade, education, tourism, climate change, and other contemporary issues. He is also contributing as a member of the editorial team in The Journal of Economic Concerns and KMC Nepali Journal.