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What just happened in Nepali politics?

Everything you need to know about Nepal’s new left-led government

Armed Conflict and Conflict of Interest

Rabi Lamichhane’s rant was Trumpian populism, an anti-media ‘drain the swamp’ whataboutery

Geopolitical tug-o-war over Nepal

Barely days after Pushpa Kamal Dahal met the visiting head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China, Liu...

Statue of The Ass

Thanks to our elected leaders, we finally have a solution to the problem of the unspent development budget: build statues.Great Leader Comrade...

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What the Chinese think about Nepal’s Maoists

After 2006, Beijing muted criticism of Prachanda because his party is 'Maoist'

Pushpa Kamal Dahal is still Prachanda

Nepal’s political headlines these days are mainly about the rift between K P Oli and Madhav Kumar Nepal that split Nepal’s largest party, the...

What is delaying Nepal cabinet expansion?

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba took office over a month ago, but aside from six ministers he has not been able to...

One party, two countries?

On 1 July 2021, Beijing will be marking the centennial of the establishment of the Communist Party of China (CPC) amidst signs...

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...

It’s broke, fix it

There has been a lot of speculative analysis this week about the winners and losers in Nepal’s latest political upheaval, after the...