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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


Powerful governments and independent courts are prerequisites for a healthy democracy

Nepal, May 18 -- In a democratic system, the judiciary is not merely an institution. It is also the foundation of the state's moral legitimacy. A court has neither an army nor police nor a direct publ... Read More