The differences were bound to surface. As Nepali Maobaadis embark on the thorny road to mainstream politics after a decade-long stint as armed revolutionaries, ripples can be felt across the
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Kathmandu has officially broached the subject of third-country resettlement for the more than one lakh Lhotshampa refugees from Bhutan, who
It was never going to be easy to bring a violent insurgency into open politics. The immediate challenge in Nepal, which is engaged in such an experiment, is finding a
The origins of Himalayan studies, Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling. 1820-1858. David M Waterhouse London and New York Routlege Curzon( 2005).
Nepal: Hindu Adhirajyako Itihas (Pahtto Khand) Sylvain
While Kathmandu is abuzz with terms such as 'peace process', 'arms management', 'summit meetings' and 'international supervision', the rhetoric over in Colombo
Nepal's Maoist rebels are headed towards becoming a part of the political mainstream, but they're not there yet. It might just happen if they show some respect for the power of peaceful change.
Hum dekhenge …
Jab takth giraye jayenge
Sab taaj uchale jayenge*
Well, the virtuous people of Nepal saw to it that the crown was dashed. Very late in the modern era,
There is strategic stalemate and no possibility of military victory for either side in Nepal’s domestic conflict, but only the Maoists have publicly acknowledged that they accept this reality.
It has not rained in Nepal for five months and the ground this spring is parched, the haze thicker for the dryness all around. Electricity production is so low that
The human rights catastrophe in Nepal has been a decade in the making. Thousands of people have been killed. Hundreds of thousands have been uprooted. Women have been attacked and
In its tenth year, the Maoist rebellion in Nepal has not become any less complex. Its analysis requires not just an understanding of the historical evolution of conflict in Nepal,
