Today, there is peace. But it is a peace of acquiescene.

There are no official estimates about the number of porters, and certainly no way of knowing how many porters have died or gone missing.

The issue is not whether the Maoists will prevail, it is whether questions of equity and social justice can continue to be ignored.

The treasury is being looted in the name of the politically repressed, and all parties are guilty.

The Prachanda Path is deliberately named after the Shining Path.

Nepal could turn into a major destination for convention tourism. MICE is a mighty nice way to go.

Gods no longer walk the streets of Kathmandu, or if they do, there is an insufficiency of powerful tantrics to recognise them.

If forcing people into celebrations wasn't bad enough, the contents of flying lolas this week are a case for chemical weapons inspectors.

The world's hottest chilli, chemical weaponry, and why one enjoys a hot dish more than once in its journey through the body.