Tag: #secularism
Articles tagged with #secularism
The south wind blows
Nepal’s Hindu right is climbing on to a train without knowing which way it is headed
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
Faith in tolerance
Diversity is the basis of our national unity. Freedom of religion also means respecting the faith of others.
RED to SAFFRON
Even by the standards set by Nepal’s flip-flopping politicians, Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s sudden U-turn is remarkable
Tolerating Nepal’s religious tolerance
Illustration: RABINDRAIn the 1760s, Prithvi Narayan Shah raised one rupee from each household and travelled down to Banaras to buy weapons for…
Clean up elections to clean up politics
Illustration: SWORUP NHASIJUOn 26 January, Nepal will elect 20 members to the National Assembly to replace those retiring from the Upper House…
Volatile Mix of Politics and Religion
The Election Commission has set local elections for May, with federal elections following early next year. Given the heated debate about…
Secularism and sectarianism
Nepal is not yet secular. We still have a long way to go.
A yam between two Indias
Ever since Nepal emerged as a nation-state nearly two-and-half centuries ago, one of its guiding principles has been to socially distance itself…
Nepal party reincarnating Hindu monarchy
Photo: @KTnepalLoyal readers will remember royal leaders we have covered in these pages over the past two decades. The uneasy transition to…
Nepal party reincarnating Hindu monarchy
Photo: @KTnepalLoyal readers will remember royal leaders we have covered in these pages over the past two decades. The uneasy transition to…
US pushes international religious freedom alliance
During the United National General Assembly in New York in September, US President Trump devoted much more time to a conference on his new…
Conjoined twins
In a recent meeting with editors of Nepal’s mainstream media, six months after assuming office, Prime Minister K P Oli was grilled about fears…
Share rule and self rule
Gopen RaiIn 2015 a clear majority of Nepalis chose, via constitutional assembly, to promulgate a constitution that strives to unify a country…
The letter and spirit
Bhanu BhattaraiThe Constitution of Nepal was passed in 2015 after two Constituent Assemblies, as a part of the peace process and through a…