Tourism can thrive in Province 2, but policymakers must not be swayed by unrealistic plans.

The ruling party continues to play games of power, even as the status quo is maintained and the opposition is crippled.

Perhaps there is a reason democracy inevitably degenerates into majoritarianism in almost all religious polities.

The Xi Jinping Thought has several variations to suit local conditions in client countries.

Other than the application of an ethno-national template in politics, its relevance in Nepal is even less clear.

Nepal has had seven constitutions in as many decades; the latest one is entering middle age.

Madhesis have forgiven but not forgotten.

It’s the production of social homogeneity that makes neo-nationalism a dangerous policy.

Nepal’s geostrategic position makes it the perfect place for clandestine diplomatic consultations.

The ethnonational government with almost complete control over the instruments of the state and institutions of society has proved to one of the most ineffective in recent history.

Paranoia is central to the idea of ethnonationalism and Myanmar was not spared by it. 

It needs emphasising that merit isn’t inherited with the DNA of a person despite claims to the contrary.

India may not be willing to end the experiment, but it’s unlikely to help in the revival of the grouping.

Democracy failed to take root because society is poisoned with the toxicity of ethnonationalism