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An ideological vacuum is turning the Madhes into fertile ground for the religious right
An ideological vacuum is turning the Madhes into fertile ground for the religious right
Nepalis at the grassroots for whom grassroots democracy has not delivered
Covid, climate and conflict have combined to make hunger more acute in Nepal
Pushpa Kamal Dahal will meet Narendra Modi this week amidst signs of improved bilateral relations
Nepal’s traditional communal harmony could be disturbed by imported intolerance
National borders do not just divide countries, they also join them
The thick winter fog in the plains is a metaphor for the country’s purposeless politics
Kathmandu’s rulers have yet to learn the ABC’s of devolving power to provinces
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
Even more than in previous elections political parties are falling back on caste vote banks because of the absence of party ideology