Located between the two most populous countries, India and China, which are also among the fastest growing economies in the world, Nepal can benefit greatly from her position.

On October 3, the mainstream communist party, CPN-UML, and the main faction of combative communists, Maoist Centre, forged an electoral alliance.

Last month, India sent troops to block China’s efforts to build a road on the Doklam plateau. Currently regarded as Chinese territory, the Doklam plateau has also been claimed by Bhutan.

Nepal is in dire need of leaders who preach and practise reconciliation rather than divisiveness

The much awaited polls for the local bodies are over in three provinces that comprise 287 village and municipal communities out of over 700. The elections results, though painfully slow, are coming in.

Not only can Nepal learn from India’s inclusionary polity, India too can learn from Nepal’s exercise in inclusiveness

On January 8, the Supreme Court quashed the recommendation of the Constitutional Council (CC) and subsequent act of the President to appoint Lok Man Singh Karki to the powerful post of Chief of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) made some four years before.

New Delhi should refrain from micro-managing Nepal, even if selfish Nepali leaders give the green light to do so

Politicians should be careful not to undermine their public image, which takes years to build

Common people’s ability to speak out against injustices has qualitatively declined over the years

Raj or Swaraj, Delhi’s power elites have always taken Nepal for granted as their natural backyard

When a prime minister loses support of Parliament that elected him, he should quit the office immediately

Bhattarai’s initiative has shown some promising signs, but it is beset by significant challenges

Excited and carried away by the flattery of his blind followers, Oli keeps generating fresh controversies

Saran’s observations are thoroughly one-sided and his statements are for the most part factually incorrect