Nepal is all about the ‘Balen wave’ now. A party that is less than four years old has stormed into power. Could Nepal turn another page on its tumultuous recent history?
Founded by Rabi Lamichhane in 2022, Rastriya Swatantra Party is the next big thing on Nepal’s political horizon, likely to secure two-thirds majority in this year’s national election.
Balendra Shah’s popularity notwithstanding, the probability of RSP not getting a clear majority is high. But the Nepali Congress could benefit from its seven-decade-old voter base.
As Nepal election begins 5 March, ThePrint speaks to five prominent faces of the GenZ movement about the shift—and splintering—of youth politics in the country.
35-year-old has no political affiliation, is wildly popular on social media & most importantly, credited for having done a good job as Kathmandu mayor in a short while.
West Asia war threatens to push already fragile industry deeper into crisis. Latest disruption is playing out differently for bigger and small-scale players in Surat’s diamond industry.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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