While some say watching Singha Durbar burn was like watching the burning of history, others say taking refuge in art and history in present scenario is like siding with past oppressors.
In an exclusive interview, he talks about what lies ahead for his country. 'Can't go back to monarchy,' he says. ‘Gyanendra & monarchy don’t even have 2–3% support in Nepal’.
In a region where militaries have often usurped civilian power—Pakistan, Myanmar, even Bangladesh—Nepal’s army has maintained a reputation for professional restraint.
Nepal's protests and subsequent overthrow of govt was mostly Gen Z's doing. While older generations were happy to sit it out, they too think it was a movement whose time had come.
The newly formed organisation, Sangam, meaning ‘confluence’, symbolises coming together of the East and West through five determined teenagers in aftermath of Gen Z uprising in Nepal.
According to his nephew Bharat, Sajan Rai ‘didn’t know what Gen Z was but when they said there would be a movement to make Nepal free from corruption, we joined with enthusiasm’.
Hami Nepal group leader Sudan Gurung protests outside PM house after she appoints 3 key ministers without consulting him. Gurung says they want Parliament dissolved & interim govt of new leaders.
Kathmandu's skyline is pocketmarked with damaged buildings, many which were landmarks. The losses are not just physical—they are a damage on the country's psyche as well.
Sneha Shrestha feeds hundreds of stray dogs a day in Kathmandu. A long-awaited draft animal welfare law was under process in Nepal, but then the violence happened, she rues.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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