KP Sharma Oli will lead new govt expected to be formed soon for one and half years and will hand over to Nepal Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba for remaining term until next poll.
In 'Nepal', Lok Raj Baral unpacks the idea and practice of democracy in the South Asian nation, disentangling the tensions and balances between representation and governance.
Prachanda’s support for Ram Chandra Paudel of Nepali Congress has put ruling coalition in flux with deputy prime minister and three other ministers resigning. 3 parties have quit alliance too.
Monarchy to Marxist, India has successfully handled Nepal's dispensations. The latest surprise sprung by two Communist leaders with China in the mix won't be any different for New Delhi.
KP Oli’s move to join hands with his Communist rival stunned the neighbourhood but PM Modi recovered well to become the first international leader to congratulate Nepal's new PM Prachanda.
During a meeting chaired by Oli in Kathmandu, the faction also decided to remain in the Opposition bench in Parliament and endorsed a 10-point proposal to solve intra-party disputes.
Deuba's appointment is in line with the ruling issued by Nepal's Supreme Court Monday to make way for his claim to the premiership, replacing incumbent K P Sharma Oli.
On International Yoga Day, Nepali PM K P Sharma Oli said yoga originated in Uttarakhand and asserted at that time the place was not in present-day India.
In a BBC interview, Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli further said that the two countries share both love and problems and the neighbours should move forward looking at the future.
India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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