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.
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.
Nepal’s Gen Z led an uprising last year that upended the political order, propelling the Sushila Karki-led interim govt into office by public demand for accountability & end to corruption.
China has been quieter since the Gen-Z Movement in Nepal, considering Beijing has its own red lines, especially after Tiananmen Square Protests in 1989—a pro-democracy uprising.
Free internet, $10,000 cards, diaspora voting rights — Nepal’s parties are pitching big ideas ahead of polls. Will this election truly break the cycle?
Nearly 10,000 crowded the streets outside Kathmandu International Airport, where King Gyanendra Shah landed in a chartered jet after 2 months away in Pokhara.
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.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
Freebies, subsidies, corruption, and loan waivers will define his rule like any other leader in the Indian subcontinent.