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TopicCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

Topic: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

Curfew, 2 deaths & emergency cabinet meet: Chaos in Kathmandu as Nepal pro-monarchy stir intensifies

On Friday, Kathmandu saw pitched battle on the roads in which two, including a TV cameraman, were killed. Weeks earlier, hundreds had flooded Kathmandu airport to greet former king Gyanendra.

Former speaker of Nepali parliament arrested in connection with gold smuggling case

Mahara, who is also the vice president of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), will be kept in custody only for the time being.

In a ‘bhai-bhai ka rishta’, Nepal refuses to be India’s younger brother. It wants equality

In 'Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties', former Indian ambassador to Nepal, Ranjit Rae, views the country's evolution throughout the years.

Nepal’s NCP split came after visits of India’s top brass. China is worried

As soon as Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla completed his two-day visit to Nepal on 26 November, China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe landed in Kathmandu.

Nepal parliament clears new map, marks new low in Kathmandu-Delhi ties

Experts say India and Nepal need to engage in dialogue but also point out that New Delhi has many options up its sleeve if it wants to hit back.

Communism in Nepal is of a home grown variety, rooted in Hindu moorings

While Nepal has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that its soil will not be used in any manner to challenge New Delhi, losing control over Nepal’s economic reconstruction would be a strategic setback for India.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.