Nepal, Jan. 17 -- Politics may be one of the few similarities between the most and least advanced countries: When people with cynical mindsets and despotic philosophies make it to positions of power, their actions become similar. Two politicians of this kind are Donald J Trump, president of the United States of America, a country cited as the beacon of democracy and the rights of the people; and KP Sharma Oli, prime minister of Nepal, a beginner in the democratic practice. Right from the beginning, their actions have been criticised as being against the norms of democracy.

Trump has been accused of inciting the attack on the US Capitol and not accepting the results of the election. Similarly, Oli's recent action of dissolving Parliament ...