Nepal’s Hindu right is climbing on to a train without knowing which way it is headed
Fifteen years after a post-conflict Constituent Assembly abolished Nepal’s monarchy, growing public discontent with the successive governments…
An ideological vacuum is turning the Madhes into fertile ground for the religious right
Diversity is the basis of our national unity. Freedom of religion also means respecting the faith of others.
Even by the standards set by Nepal’s flip-flopping politicians, Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s sudden U-turn is remarkable
Illustration: RABINDRAIn the 1760s, Prithvi Narayan Shah raised one rupee from each household and travelled down to Banaras to buy weapons for…
Illustration: SWORUP NHASIJUOn 26 January, Nepal will elect 20 members to the National Assembly to replace those retiring from the Upper House…
The Election Commission has set local elections for May, with federal elections following early next year. Given the heated debate about…
Nepal is not yet secular. We still have a long way to go.
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…
Photo: @KTnepalLoyal readers will remember royal leaders we have covered in these pages over the past two decades. The uneasy transition to…
During the United National General Assembly in New York in September, US President Trump devoted much more time to a conference on his new…
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…
Gopen RaiIn 2015 a clear majority of Nepalis chose, via constitutional assembly, to promulgate a constitution that strives to unify a country…
Bhanu BhattaraiThe Constitution of Nepal was passed in 2015 after two Constituent Assemblies, as a part of the peace process and through a…
