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Oli-Dahal political déjà vu

On Sunday, Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed Nepal’s Prime Minister by President Bidya Devi Bhandari with support from the UML, effectively putting...

Nepal govt fills Cabinet after 3 months

Three months after assuming office for the fifth time, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday finally expanded his Cabinet after reaching a...

Shristi Karki

Nepal stuck between rock and hard place

On 9 September, while a US delegation was landing at Kathmandu airport on a four-day visit, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal...

Who gets what?

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba took office nearly two months ago, but aside from five ministers he has not been able to set...

What is delaying Nepal cabinet expansion?

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba took office over a month ago, but aside from six ministers he has not been able to...

Nepal’s post-breakup politics

Nepal’s Election Commission on Wednesday evening officially recognised and certified Madhav Kumar Nepal’s UML (Socialist) and Mahanta Thakur’s Loktantrik Samajwadi (LSP) parties....

Old wine in old bottle in Nepal politics

A month after the downfall of his government, K P Oli's inability to keep his party together is still rocking Nepal's larger politics with...

Shristi Karki

They fail, we fall

At first glance it may look like the infighting within Nepal’s main political parties are internal matters, but the lack of a...

Deuba's denouement

Sher Bahadur Deuba became Nepal’s prime minister last week, and won a confidence vote in the House on 18 July. This is...

Nepal’s ‘accidental prime minister’

Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba won a trust vote in the House of Representatives on Sunday, putting an end to more than two...

Shristi Karki