On the status quo: Nepal’s uneasy politics discussed

 Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai’s frequent remarks during the Dashain vacation that the political parties, which in the given context means Nepali Congress and the UML, have the last opportunity to conclude the peace process and write a new constitution…

Agenda for peace

 It is time for the Prime Minister to quell his internal irritations first. This will set the stage for negotiations with the Madhesi coalition partners. There is again a new coalition in power. The coalition government of the Maoists and…

Nepal: Development Planning in a Federal Context

Nepal: Development Planning in a Federal Context The study was carried out by six consultants engaged by Infrastructure Professionals Enterprise Private Limited (IPE) & Full Bright Consultancy Nepal (under the technical assistance of ADB to National Planning Commission) (Infrastructure Professionals…

Nepal in constitutional anarchy

 Regardless of the permutations, there remains great uncertainty about who will be Nepal’s next prime minister, and over what happens if the country does not manage to select a premier before August 31. If it does, constitutional expert Bipin Adhikari…

दशाउन्मुख दशौं संशोधन

 २०६८ भदौ ६ नेपालको अन्तरिम संविधान-२०६३ को अर्को संशोधनको बहस फेरि चल्न थालेको छ । मुलुक फेरि संविधानसभाको म्याद थप्ने तरखरमा छ । अत्यन्त महत्त्वपूर्ण बन्दै गएको प्रश्न हो- के संविधानसभाले नेपाली राजनीतिको वर्तमान नैतिक स्तर हेर्दा थप गरिने नयाँ…

There must be a way

 The Constituent Assembly clock is ticking, and all possible options must be discussed before disaster strikes. Nepal is again on the brink of a disaster which was in some way (unconstitutionally) averted the last time in the early morning of…

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