KATHMANDU: Yubaraj Ghimire, Editor of Deshsanchar.com, an online portal in Kathmandu, looks at the pros and cons of a possible return of the monarchy in a chat with StratNewsGlobal. He analyses the circumstances surrounding the departure of the last king, the role of local politicians and India’s own maneuvers. Has the end of the monarchy […]Read More

KATHMANDU: China has ambitious plans for Nepal, witness its expanding influence in the country and its single minded focus on uniting the feuding communist parties. In this chat on The Gist, Anil Giri, senior journalist with The Kathmandu Post, argues that China’s rise has important geopolitical implications for Nepal. China sees its periphery in security […]Read More

KATHMANDU: There’s something about China which stirs Nepal’s comrades, something which makes them overlook, gloss over or just ignore its transgressions, even those that impact Nepal. For instance, China’s encroachments into Nepali territory are well documented although rarely talked about. Former prime minister KP Sharma Oli is known to have ignored reports by his own […]Read More

KATHMANDU: Nepal elects a new government later this month. The buzz is Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will return to power in alliance with Prachanda of the Maoist Centre and the latter may even emerge as prime minister. In this chat on The Gist, Amish Raj Mulmi, well known author of All Roads Lead North: […]Read More

KATHMANDU: Something is missing in Kathmandu amid the noisy honk of vehicles, the press of people on the streets and the hubbub of the bazaars. Missing are the politicians, cadres of various parties, their sympathisers and supporters who, with elections just over two weeks away, should have been out there in constituencies across Kathmandu and other […]Read More
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