Kathmandu, Feb. 9 -- Political analyst CK Lal has said Nepal continues to be governed by power-centric rule rather than by the constitution and rule of law, a mindset deeply rooted in history.

Speaking at the fifth edition of the Kantipur Conclave on Monday, during a session titled "Revisiting Nepal's Revolutions", Lal said the governing practices established by Prithvi Narayan Shah and later reinforced by Jung Bahadur Rana still influence the country today.

Lal said that after the conquest of Kathmandu in the late 18th century, Prithvi Narayan Shah institutionalised the belief that those who hold power can rule the state according to their will. He added that Jung Bahadur Rana further strengthened this power-centric rule in the mid-19t...