At 35, Shah—who took the oath of office last Friday—is Nepal's youngest PM. Four of 15 Nepal cabinet members studied in India. Oldest member in the world’s youngest cabinet is Swarnim Wagle (51).
Oli & ex-home minister taken into custody following a Nepalese panel’s recommendation to prosecute them for negligence over protest violence. Arrests day after Balendra Shah sworn in as PM.
Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh & Pakistan have all imposed some form of energy rationing as war continues to roil global energy markets for the third week in row.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
The Gen Z movement was a serious wave that RSP and Balen together managed to capture—the first milestone reflecting the relevance of issues-based politics.
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?
Both are seen as representatives of a younger generation challenging Nepal’s ageing political leadership. But their routes and ideas of governance could not be more different.
The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.
The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.
Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
That explains why they are so anti-India. It’s a global trait.