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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicPushpa Kamal Dahal

Topic: Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ wins vote of confidence in Parliament

Altogether 268 MPs were present during the voting. 110 votes were cast against Prachanda while one lawmaker abstained from voting. He needed 138 votes to win the trust vote.

Nepal PM seeks repatriation of Nepali soldiers recruited by Russia

Dahal said he is engaged in diplomatic talks with Russia to stop recruitment of Nepali citizens into the Russian army.

India, Nepal won’t talk borders. Prachanda has a different message for Modi

India has backed Prachanda, like it usually does traditional political parties such as the Nepali Congress, because it doesn’t fully trust Oli.

Crisis in Nepal again as Prachanda sides with opposition on president polls, but PM likely to survive storm

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.

India, Nepal need to address ‘issues left by history’, says ‘Prachanda’

Border demarcation and Kathmandu’s long-pending demand of reviewing the India-Nepal 1950 Friendship Treaty were also raised by the communist leader during his three-day visit

17 Maoists in Nepal cabinet without portfolios, allies to fight elections as rivals

Prachanda’s CPN (Maoist Centre) is in government with Nepali Congress, but has joined hands with K.P. Oli’s CPN (UML) for forthcoming elections.

On Camera

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

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 insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

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.