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TopicNepal Gen Z

Topic: Nepal Gen Z

Nepal gets its youngest PM with a brute majority in Parliament. What comes next

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?

In Nepal, a Gen Z 1st-time candidate’s fight to take indigenous communities from periphery to parliament

Climate activist Tashi Lhazom is contesting Nepal polls to ensure 'structural changes' in remote regions—a mission born out of personal experiences.

A street mandate put Nepal in hands of an interim govt led by first woman PM. How it fared

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.

Will a Gen Z revolt spur Nepal to pick young over old? The chatter on the streets of Kathmandu

On Thursday, around 19 million eligible voters, including at least 8 lakh first-timers, will vote to elect a new Lower House of Parliament in Nepal.

BBC documentary on Nepal Gen Z protest can flip upcoming elections. ‘Shot like enemies’

As Nepal heads into snap polls on 5 March, the BBC documentary raises a question that goes beyond what it investigated—why now?

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Women are moving from unpaid family work to self-employment. Why that’s not enough

The current transformation is best understood not as a transition to formalisation, but as a transition from invisible labour to visible informality. Women's work is far from secure.

Russia raking in a windfall from Hormuz blockade. Export revenues doubled to $19 bn in March, says IEA

Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.