1 February, 2005. 10AM. King Gyanendra went on Nepal Television with a Royal Proclamation saying he was taking over. He criticised the political…
As the Maoist conflict intensified, a demoralised Nepal Police fought with .303 rifles. It launched ‘Romeo’ and ‘Kilo Sierra 2’ Operations to…
Suddenly, there are cracks in the arranged marriage of the NC-UML coalition
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.
Supporters gathered in Kathmandu for a more subdued demonstration to demand the monarchy’s return
Two books on the socio-political history of Nepal have lessons for the country's future
Fifteen years after a post-conflict Constituent Assembly abolished Nepal’s monarchy, growing public discontent with the successive governments…
“What do people mean by poor governance,” asked Crown Prince Dipendra. “Are they fed up with corruption? Is it that they don’t like how the…
