Shubhanga Pandey Friday 3 October 2025 When thousands of Nepalis in their teens and twenties descended on Kathmandu’s government district on 8 September, it was, for most, their first political experience. The immediate trigger for the protests, which had been gathering steam for several days, was a government ban on more than two dozen social-media… Read More Himalayan Uprising
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NB: In India, let us be warned: past experience has shown how a section of the establishment is always ready to disrupt popular democracy by stoking up communal conflict. “only institutions can guarantee that the hopes of a new generation won’t be let down again.” No Deepanshu, institutions can be perverted by the dishonesty and… Read More Gen-Z’s challenge to elite dominance in South Asia
Pranaya Rana There are decades when nothing happens, and days when decades happen. Two days — September 8 and 9 — changed the face of modern Nepal, figuratively and literally. What is happening in the country now is unprecedented. The entire state apparatus has been swept away. Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has resigned, and… Read More A primer for what is happening in Nepal
There is one recurring theme: Young people feel robbed of their future Pratap Bhanu Mehta NB: A timely and typically thought-provoking essay by this scholar. I add some observations below 1/ The crisis of the 1960s and 1970s culminated in the Trilateral Commission’s 1975 report on The Crisis of Democracy, authored by Samuel Huntington et… Read More Nepal, France, America: democracy seems overtaken once more
By REPUBLICA – September 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM KATHMANDU, Sept 11: The Brihat Nagarik Andolan (BNA), a civil society alliance representing people from diverse walks of life, has raised serious concerns over the Nepal Army’s growing role in national affairs after it assumed command of the state. In a strongly worded statement, the group… Read More Brihat Nagarik Andolan questions Nepali Army’s intent, warns of plot against federal republic
Roman Gautam 10 Sep 2025 Nepal’s parliament burns after an anti-corruption uprising that brought down the prime minister and government. IMAGO / NurPhoto Nepalis don’t often pay attention to the politics of their Southasian neighbours beyond India. But when Sri Lankans rose up in 2022 to boot out the Rajapaksa regime, they took notice. Then… Read More Nepal’s horrific reckoning with its failed political class
Amish Mulmi (FB) If what I felt on Monday [8 September 2025] was rage, there is only despair and fear today. The burning down of state institutions and public property [on 9 September 2025] means that we have gone backwards as a state. The gains – I know there was a lot of frustration at the… Read More An anguished pro-democracy voice from Nepal / Dr Sanduik Ruit calling for restraint
Young protesters clash with police after breaking barricades outside the Federal Parliament in Kathmandu, on September 8, 2025. Demonstrators rallied against corruption and the government’s social media shutdown, while security forces responded with tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets. Photos: Skanda Gautam/THT Nepal has lifted a ban on social media platforms following mass protests against systemic… Read More Revolutionary upsurge in Nepal; as govt lifts social media ban. 19 killed in protests against corruption. All political parties under attack
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