The south wind blows
Nepal’s Hindu right is climbing on to a train without knowing which way it is headed
secularism
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...
Crimson, saffron and green
An ideological vacuum is turning the Madhes into fertile ground for the religious right
Faith in tolerance
Diversity is the basis of our national unity. Freedom of religion also means respecting the faith of others.
RED to SAFFRON
Even by the standards set by Nepal’s flip-flopping politicians, Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s sudden U-turn is remarkable
Tolerating Nepal’s religious tolerance
In the 1760s, Prithvi Narayan Shah raised one rupee from each household and travelled down to Banaras to buy weapons for his...
Clean up elections to clean up politics
On 26 January, Nepal will elect 20 members to the National Assembly to replace those retiring from the Upper House following the...
Volatile Mix of Politics and Religion
The Election Commission has set local elections for May, with federal elections following early next year. Given the heated debate about federalism...
Secularism and sectarianism
Nepal is not yet secular. We still have a long way to go.
A yam between two Indias
Ever since Nepal emerged as a nation-state nearly two-and-half centuries ago, one of its guiding principles has been to socially distance itself...
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