Nepal, Dec. 19 -- When Gen Z leaders packed into the conference room with the prime minister and ministers to sign the 10-point agreement earlier this month, the distinction between some of this new breed of Gen Z leaders and the old band of discredited politicians was hard to see. Gen Z leaders exulted, bickered, gave speeches, screamed, yelled, indulged in histrionics like tearing up the agreement and engaged in all sorts of formality, much like their older discredited counterparts would have done.

The 10-point agreement formally classifies the September protests as Jana Andolan (People's Movement), making it the third People's Movement in Nepal's history since 1990. This would also mean that a total of 29 points have been agreed betwe...