Nepal’s new tech savvy Parliament has to ask: is it wise to go for full digitalisation when cybersecurity safeguards are not yet in place?
Voters in the UML's traditional stronghold were put off by K P Oli
Local loyalties could divide votes in contest between Gagan Thapa and Amresh Singh
A gendered diagnosis of political representation leading up to the Nepal election
How much sovereignty can the country actually have over its digital space in an interconnected world?
Political legitimacy tethered to popularity and digital visibility risks sidelining competent individuals who lack comparable social capital
Rumour, bias and propaganda have always been a part of the informationsphere, but what makes it different today is the velocity at which falsehood spreads
The political crisis in Madhes Province reflects the fragile state of Nepal’s federalism
As the COP30 climate summit gets underway in Brazil, Nepal confronts risk to its hydropower plants
The GenZ chants in Kathmandu and the curfew in Janakpur are not separate stories
A directly elected prime minister may not bring the stability that its supporters think it will
They better reform and hand over to younger members if they want to be relevant in elections next year