The deadline

Manchurian candidates

ATLANTA -- Nepalis are all too familiar with the frequent rise and fall of governments: we have had 24 of them in the 26 years since the…

Damakant Jayshi

Manchurian candidates

Foreign policy runs on the principle that it is OK to install a sonofabitch to power in another country as long as he is your sonofabitch

Damakant Jayshi

Purposely provocative

For leaders in Nepal, India and the US, fanning hate seems to be a universal strategy

Damakant Jayshi

Purposely provocative

For leaders in Nepal, India or the US, fanning hate seems to be a universal strategy

Damakant Jayshi

Setting a bad precedent

Postponing elections is a terrible habit, it will weaken Nepal’s democracy

Damakant Jayshi

Let’s move on

Chance to finally have a constitution for the people, by the people, of the people

Damakant Jayshi

Needless drama

Like killing Caesar to prevent an anticipated misadventure

Damakant Jayshi

Was that for real?

Whatever the reason for the deal on the constitution, at least we have a deal

Damakant Jayshi

Political aftershocks

This is not the time to get bogged down in a debate about forming a national unity government

Damakant Jayshi

Just Justifying war crimes

Transitional justice could suffer a setback under a package deal on constitution

Damakant Jayshi

If you can’t silence them, label them

There is growing intolerance to dissent and different views

Damakant Jayshi

A temporary constitution

Why not just cut and paste the Interim Constitution and get it over with?

Damakant Jayshi

Us and them

How to play dirty politics and call it an identity struggle

Damakant Jayshi

Go for Plan C

Plan A didn’t work, Plan B is blocked

Damakant Jayshi

Rulers and the ruled

It is as if the political party leadership is living on a different planet from the people

Damakant Jayshi

Pass the preamble

Sign on what you have agreed to and move on

Damakant Jayshi

Sky won’t fall but that’s not the point

We have been waiting nearly eight years for a new constitution, but can the parties justify another extension?

Damakant Jayshi

Some are more equal than others

The pros and cons of ‘positive discrimination’

David Seddon

Only half free

Freedom of expression can’t be selective, it includes the freedom to speak about changing one’s religion

Damakant Jayshi

’Tis the season for U-turns

Narendra Modi wants in Nepal what he wants for India

Damakant Jayshi

Modi plays it safe

The cancellation of Modi’s Janakpur visit is a reflection of how Nepal’s domestic politics has always spilled over into relations with India

Damakant Jayshi

Inconvenient truths

Let’s not leave out the guarantee of freedom of expression from the preamble of our new constitution

Damakant Jayshi

Consensus on contention

There is no point continuing with endless meetings and keep fooling people all the time

Damakant Jayshi

The sad saga of the Adhikari family

It was murder, not a fast-unto-death

Damakant Jayshi

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