Kathmandu, Nov. 2 -- Over the last two days, with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli admitted to hospital and little information forthcoming from government officials and doctors, many had begun to wonder if Oli was fit to govern. But after conducting two cycles of hemodialysis on Wednesday and Thursday, Oli exited Grande International Hospital on Thursday with a spring in his step.

Outwardly, Oli shows no signs of being too ill to govern and neither the ruling party nor opposition leaders, citing morals and ethics, have publicly commented on the future course should Oli be unfit. Privately, Oli's health remains the biggest political and medical concern both within the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and for those closely following Nepali politics...