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Keeping the ballot from becoming a crown

Nepal, June 30 -- At an informal gathering in Jaleshwar recently, a retired teacher introducing himself as Jha Sir, with a pointed emphasis on the honorific, steered the discussion towards the resilie... और पढ़ें


Making sense of the West India Company

Nepal, June 16 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal followed his customary visit to New Delhi with a routine trip to Beijing. A balancing journey to Washington may not be far behind. Educated in the Unit... और पढ़ें


Writing for readers in a world run by algorithms

Nepal, June 2 -- The idea of this column germinated when Kishor Dahal, op-ed editor at the Kantipur Daily observed during an informal conversation: "Once readers used to look for writers. Such are the... और पढ़ें


Democracy dies with dashboard populism

Nepal, May 19 -- The performative pomposity of Prime Minister Balendra Shah is irritatingly perplexing. For reasons not difficult to infer, he prefers digital monologues over institutional dialogue. S... और पढ़ें


Choreography of chaos, mediocrity of middle class

Nepal, May 5 -- It is entirely possible that when peaceful protestors turned violent, breached the police barricade, and began to storm the Parliament building on September 8, 2025, a few security per... और पढ़ें


Predatory script of Panchayat in the post-truth republic

Nepal, April 21 -- Addicted to the algorithmic aphrodisiac of populism, the post-truth government of Prime Minister Balendra Shah is performing almost exactly as scripted in the regime-change playbook... और पढ़ें