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The 'Panchayat-isation' of Sher Bahadur Deuba

Nepal, Aug. 24 -- Sher Bahadur Deuba is among the figures in Nepal's democratic history whose political biography has always carried an uncomfortable contradiction. He fought against the Panchayat sys... Read More


What it means to be a neighbour

Nepal, Aug. 10 -- Polarisation does not arrive suddenly. It does not even appear from afar like a procession. It comes quietly, like dampness seeping into the walls of an old house and going unnoticed... Read More


Absent MPs: A growing concern for democracy

Nepal, July 27 -- It was a pedestrian morning. A few people were sitting in front of a tea shop in Pipara Bazaar, Rautahat. A newspaper was open, hands still clutching mobile phones, and a conversatio... Read More


How fear shapes citizen voices

Nepal, July 13 -- Every city has visible geography and an invisible one. While the former is recorded on maps, the latter is voiced by its citizens. For me, the back seat of a motorcycle on Kathmandu'... Read More


From 'dopamine government' to 'departure democracy'

Nepal, June 29 -- In politics, words or phrases are sometimes born before events. First, they are metaphors, then they become concepts, and eventually, they define an era. I believe two words are part... Read More


Are we building roads, or just breaking mountains?

Nepal, June 15 -- While discussing Bajhang, I am reminded of Shiva Sandesh from Bara district. A few months ago, he was transferred to Bajhang in connection with his job. For Shiva, who grew up in the... Read More


The judiciary waits for justice

Nepal, June 1 -- Albert Camus says, "Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth". That is, when a poet, a writer or a litterateur says something, it may appear to be a product of their imagina... Read More