Nepalis are nervous whether recent politics will bring stability and prosperity or not

This year marks the eighth death anniversary of Girija Prasad Koirala, former prime minister and president of the Nepali Congress (NC). GP was born in 1924 in Tedi of Saharsha district in Bihar state in India where his father, Krishna Prasad Koirala, was living in exile.

The Nepali Congress (NC) suffered its worst defeat in the recently held elections. In Nepal’s first ever vote held in 1959, the NC had secured a two-thirds majority by winning 74 out of the 109 seats in Parliament.

Disputes, distrust and an arms race threaten to disrupt economic growth in the region

An account of how the Seven-Party Alliance and Maoists agreed to involve the UN in monitoring Nepal’s peace process.

A look back at the beginning, on how the UN got involved in Nepal’s peace process

There are lessons in Girija Koirala’s pursuit of a high level committee (HLPC) to work for consensus among divided parties