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.
The decision not to send PM Sushila Karki or a high-level delegation to the UNGA reflects how foreign policy often receives the least attention in Nepal.
‘We’ve been kept outside rooms where decisions are made,’ says Aakriti Ghimire, whose team is drawing up roadmap for interim govt that assumed power after Nepal’s Gen Z movement.
Bandi speaks to ThePrint on youth protests in Nepal, Karki’s appointment as PM on basis of ‘wisdom, necessity & momentum of street’ & ‘need for accountability not revenge’.
Hami Nepal group leader Sudan Gurung protests outside PM house after she appoints 3 key ministers without consulting him. Gurung says they want Parliament dissolved & interim govt of new leaders.
Curfew lifted after a Gen Z revolt overthrew Nepal's Oli govt in 36 hours, shops are reopening, people are returning to their normal lives, but not without forgetting those who are gone.
Karki's name was finalised after an initial stalemate as President Ram Chandra Paudel, who had been holding talks with various stakeholders, was not in favour of dissolving Parliament.
Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan says India’s nuclear capability will not be considered a separate domain, but part of cognitive war in multi domain operations.
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.
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