Tag: #Nepali politics
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Will it be different this time in Nepal?
RSP can no longer define itself as anti-establishment. It is now the establishment.
Mission (nearly) accomplished
Sushila Karki was given an impossible task as PM that she has handled with poise and praise
A chance for Nepal's political renewal
The election can take us from the politics of personalised power to institutionalised collective leadership
New vs New in Nepal
This is an election for a chief executive as personality cult takes over politics
Old vs new
The UML-NC-NCP legacy parties face a formidable challenge from the alternative BRK alliance in March
70 days, and counting
2026 onwards, alternative and emerging political forces will challenge legacy parties
REWIND 2025
Known as the land of Mt Everest, Nepal in 2025 became synonymous with youth-led regime change
Establishmentarianism
Youth activists can play an adversarial role to keep Nepal’s democracy and legacy parties in check
Party Time
Hurriedly set up parties without a shared philosophy might have less chance of political influence and longevity
Madam Prime Minister of Nepal
Sushila Karki is Nepal’s first female PM, but has her work cut out to give the country a new beginning
Nepal’s Gen-Z protest turns deadly
At least 15 killed as police fire on protest against corruption and impunity
Looking ahead to Nepal’s 2027 elections
Time running out to pass the electoral reform Bill so the next polls are free, fair and inclusive
SLAPPing Democracy
In Nepal, politicians and bureaucrats do not even need absolute power to corrupt absolutely -- because they work hand-in-glove.
Nepal’s Power Struggles
The Electricity Regulatory Authority should be making its presence felt, but is mysteriously taking a back seat
The Juggler
Suddenly, there are cracks in the arranged marriage of the NC-UML coalition
“Tell me what the common man is thinking!”
Extract from an addendum to Nepal's Two Wars, Chapter 2 in the updated edition of Essays on Nepal: Past and Present by Sam Cowan, a retired British Army general with a long association with the Gurkhas.
Higher corruption in high places
Is it too much to hope that continued pressure from the public and scrutiny by the media will demobilise Nepal’s kleptocrats?
Women first in 2027
Empowering women to enter politics and preparing candidates for elections two years away
Public-Private Collusion
Government agencies supposed to protect the public interest operate at the whim of powerful lobbyists
Politics as usual
Public opinion poll confirms public disillusionment with serial prime ministers, their cadre and cronies
Pulse of the people
Once again, a survey shows that Nepalis are short-term pessimists and long-term optimists
Democracy’s sidekicks
Nepal’s two biggest parties uniting gives both added reason to be accountable to voters
Those were the days
Decades-old archival images by photojournalist Bikas Rauniar of ministers in the new government
Rapid fire governments in Nepal
Nepali politics is in limbo again with a lame duck prime minister from a minority party