2005
1 February, 2005. 10AM. King Gyanendra went on Nepal Television with a Royal Proclamation saying he was taking over. He criticised the...
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2001
As the Maoist conflict intensified, a demoralised Nepal Police fought with .303 rifles. It launched ‘Romeo’ and ‘Kilo Sierra 2’ Operations to...
The Juggler
Suddenly, there are cracks in the arranged marriage of the NC-UML coalition
“Tell me what the common man is thinking!”
Extract from an addendum to Nepal's Two Wars, Chapter 2 in the updated edition of Essays on Nepal: Past and Present by Sam Cowan, a retired British Army general with a long association with the Gurkhas.
New year revolutions
Supporters gathered in Kathmandu for a more subdued demonstration to demand the monarchy’s return
Nepal is not a failed state, but it is a fragile one
Two books on the socio-political history of Nepal have lessons for the country's future
Long leave the King
Fifteen years after a post-conflict Constituent Assembly abolished Nepal’s monarchy, growing public discontent with the successive governments is fuelling a drive to...
When will Nepal’s future ever arrive?
“What do people mean by poor governance,” asked Crown Prince Dipendra. “Are they fed up with corruption? Is it that they don’t...
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