Extra-party protests are likely to be popular if conventional parties’ roles become less credible.

The bilateral agreement on the trilateral junction of Lipulekh is a case in point.

If the government is hamstrung on one pretext or another, people’s faith in the system starts eroding.

Member states will soon forget SAARC even if they do not formally declare its death.

The Indo-Bangladesh model that Nepali border pundits are calling for is unrealistic and impractical.

Nepal’s western border issue is on the backburner and there has only been a coy response from political elite.

Top leaders of old parties lack public trust despite their successes in electoral arithmetic.

Democracy seems to have become stronger with the popular quest for alternatives.

Nirupama Rao’s ‘The Fractured Himalaya’ is a well-researched authoritative book on strained India-China relations precipitated by Tibetan developments.

Nepal’s geo-politics has both opportunities and risks depending on the capability of our leaders.

The multiparty experiences in the post-Panchayat era were not up to the minimum standards.

Former Indian ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae explores the two countries’ bilateral relations in his new book.

Only the most abused forms of democracy are in practice in much of South Asia.

The oft-repeated policy of equidistance between India and China is unrealistic.

It is imperative that the two sort out their problems to reduce other geo-political tensions.