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A crucible of fragile coalitions

Nepalis are wondering who won and who lost after the Supreme Court on 7 March effectively ruled that the Nepal Communist Party...

House of cards

In the two months since Prime Minister K P Oli dissolved the Lower House of Parliament, massive rallies were held across the country. Oli...

Open spaces and open society

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Nepal’s politicians are engaged in political one-upmanship as they pack people into public spaces, particularly the...

Concerts, rallies and crowded malls

Even though the Covid-19 disease is still spreading and killing people and there is a new strain that is spreading around the world, people...

Concerts, rallies and crowded malls

Even though the Covid-19 disease is still spreading and killing people and there is a new strain that is spreading around the world, people...

Nepal ruling party on verge of split

Younger member of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) are trying to prevent a split in the Nepal Communist Party because of a...

Party Line

Throughout the state visit to Nepal by Chinese President Xi Jinping last weekend, Marxism-Leninism-Maoism ideology was scarcely mentioned — even though both...

The rise and fall of Comrade Mahara

Wearing a plain white polo shirt and a hint of a smile, former House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara walked out of Norvic...

Political geography of India-Nepal-China ties

The Nepal-China agreements on trade, economy, connectivity and security signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit last week could mark the...

Wrecking crew

Four years after the Constitution was promulgated, the main political actors involved in drafting it are now ruling the country. The 2017...