Deuba has to rely on either a fallen Maoist or a ‘Jinpingist’ to keep the kleptocratic order stable and functional.

Geopolitical strategists in Nepal’s neighbouring capitals fear Washington’s intentions more than each other’s.

Daman Nath Dhungana was a national figure who stood for Nepal’s marginalised and externalised sections.

As festivals become cultural practices with prescribed rituals, their socio-economic origins are forgotten.

In a culture of piety and fealty, a political manipulator can get away with anything.

What exactly is home and where is it for me or anyone else for that matter?

It’s extremely difficult, even if not outright impossible, to resolve competing claims over contested territories.

None of the four forces of the political mainstream seems credible or capable of leading a political protest.

The TJ Bill is the mechanism through which the dominant trio in Nepali politics wants to bury the past and move on.

Another August in 2024, another uprising, and yet another regime change in Dhaka.

Hegemonic assertions that Nepal enjoys ‘a culture of peace and harmony’ at all times are purely synthetic.

Strengthening the Khas-Arya supremacy appears to be the main agenda of the Oli government.

Madheshi politicos must realise that confrontation with majoritarian ethnonationalists is the only way of making a mark on history.

Nepal cannot count on the remaining 'Bharatmatako Mutu' with Premier Modi’s Agnipath scheme on stream.

Some populists can do good, but a rabble-rouser inevitably causes unmitigated disaster.