India, Sept. 15 -- Nepal's streets erupted last week as Generation Z protesters forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to escape his own country. The social media ban lit the fuse of a complete rejection of the political establishment that had been simmering beneath the surface. The parallels with Bangladesh's summer uprising are impossible to ignore, but Nepal's crisis carries unique dangers that could reshape South Asian geopolitics.

The Bangladesh comparison writes itself. Both movements were led by young people frustrated with corruption and nepotism. Both witnessed protesters storm government buildings and the homes of ministers. Both forced prime ministers to resign and flee their capitals.

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