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Temptation of a directly-elected 'hero'

Nepal, June 28 -- Every generation in Nepal is tempted to believe that its constitutional frustrations can be solved by finding the right leader, and thus, rediscovers, once every few years, an old co... Read More


PM Balen has eroded democratic norms. Up next could be the rules

Nepal, May 15 -- Although coups like the one imposed by King Mahendra in 1960-or the one done by his son Gyanendra in 2002-do exist as historical examples of a democratic system's sudden death, Steven... Read More


Academic freedom, executively undone

Nepal, May 3 -- There is a certain, almost instinctive satisfaction in seeing politically patronised academic appointments swept away in one go. For years, university offices were filled not through s... Read More