Crimson, saffron and green
An ideological vacuum is turning the Madhes into fertile ground for the religious right
Chandra Kishore
The outcasts
Nepalis at the grassroots for whom grassroots democracy has not delivered
Grain drain
Covid, climate and conflict have combined to make hunger more acute in Nepal
Nepal PM to India to reboot ties
Pushpa Kamal Dahal will meet Narendra Modi this week amidst signs of improved bilateral relations
Religiously following politics
Nepal’s traditional communal harmony could be disturbed by imported intolerance
Nepal-India trans-boundary bonds
National borders do not just divide countries, they also join them
Fogbound Tarai
The thick winter fog in the plains is a metaphor for the country’s purposeless politics
Un-centralising the federal structure
Kathmandu’s rulers have yet to learn the ABC’s of devolving power to provinces
Safety valve politics
Voters reaffirmed their trust in the democratic system to give voice to those historically deprived of it, and the main parties will disregard this at their own peril
Caste Vote
Even more than in previous elections political parties are falling back on caste vote banks because of the absence of party ideology
