Tag: #Democracy
Articles tagged with #Democracy
Letter from Norway
Democracy is at stake all over the world, and Nepal will face its own test on 5 March
No democracy, no accountability
“One thing Nepal can learn from Bangladesh is to trust and believe in the people. They know what they want.”
Nepal’s incomplete revolutions
Political and democratic movements of the past decades have all fallen short of citizen’s expectations
Nepal’s party problem
Parties do not need another rebranding, but institutionalisation and internal democracy to reassess their social relevance
Urban peacebuilding for democracy
Kathmandu can accelerate social repair, develop models of solidarity economics and strengthen participatory governance
GenZ constitutional awakening
We need more than empty promises to ensure the future of the country
The Nepal our friends died for
We want a political culture rooted in merit, transparency, integrity, and a nation where youth are active participants in governance
A new dawn for democracy in Nepal
Social media has long been more than entertainment for young Nepalis. It has become a civic space where they stay informed on national issues,…
Nepal’s historic youth dissensus
Ethnography that traces party-based student union politics helps explain how the GenZ emerged independently from it
Can democracy survive AI?
The openness that long gave democracies their edge might become the cause of their undoing
Nepal’s déjà vu on Black Friday
Attacks on media by pro-monarchy protesters reminiscent of absolute monarchy days
The ghost of monarchy returns to haunt Nepal
Nepal’s ex-king gets royal welcome as supporters throng airport for a symbolic arrival
Building on ruins
Restoring trust, democratic engagement, and governance in Post-Hasina Bangladesh
Selfies on the prime minister’s bed
If citizens do not benefit from regime change, they will be sweep rulers into the dustbin of history
Democracy’s sidekicks
Nepal’s two biggest parties uniting gives both added reason to be accountable to voters
Climate, Democracy and Media
Freedom of expression and democracy are the most important adaptations to the climate crisis.
Long leave the King
Fifteen years after a post-conflict Constituent Assembly abolished Nepal’s monarchy, growing public discontent with the successive governments…
Crimson, saffron and green
An ideological vacuum is turning the Madhes into fertile ground for the religious right
Kingdom lost, republic gained
Sagar SJB Rana’s sequel to Singha Durbar is an insider look at post Rana-era Nepal
Now and then
Imagine how much more progress Nepal would have made if war, corruption and poor governance did not set us back
“Democracy gives you a chance to throw rascals out”
Interview with Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary General of the Stockholm-based International IDEA during his visit to Kathmandu this week.
Tyranny’s Propagandists Are Winning
Democracies must support fact-based news and ensure its access to all to defend against the rising tide of authoritarianism
“Nepal should make decisions for Nepal’s good”
Out-going US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry speaks to Nepali Times about his four-year tenure which was marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the…
Investing in investigative journalism
Photo: MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYAThe freedom of press is like a rubber band, you have to stretch it to make it work. Likewise, media independence can…