Have we acted in haste only to repent at leisure?

Penning this before yesterday’s scheduled opening of the Constituent Assembly (CA) when the ‘declaration of a republic’ was to be a done deed, the thought that arose in this commentator’s mind was whether in so doing we as a nation…

Secular Republic of Nepal is born

Kathmandu, May 28: Half an hour before the stroke of midnight today, Nepal became a Republic. The transition to “a secular, federal, democratic, republic nation” was formalised with a resolution moved by Home Minister K P Sitaula and right away…

Issues surrounding abolition of monarchy

 With less than a week left for the apparent end of monarchy, the CPN (Maoist) leaders have intensified their demand that King Gyanendra leave the palace well before May 28. This is the fateful date set by Prime Minister Girija…

Mission incomplete

Although the peace process is yet to complete, some political leaders have already started talking about ending the presence of UNMIN The tenure of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) will not be further extended,” said Maoist leader and…

Monarchy On Trial

“As the session of the Constituent Assembly has been summoned for May 28, the issue of the fate of monarchy appears as the crucial agenda for its first meeting. Although many individual Kings have faced trials in Nepal, this is…

Implications of a hung CA

 The Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007, which pledged a Constituent Assembly (CA) to the people, has done so without enumerating its constituent powers whatsoever. All that this constitution provides for is a guarantee of the basic rights of the Nepali…

Unlocking some constitutional issues

 With the election to the Constituent Assembly accomplished, the focus of political debate in Nepal has at once shifted from the electoral issues to the issues involving formation of a new government according to the fresh mandate. But in the…

Inexplicable Results – Constituent Assembly Elections

“Wining majority from out of 240 seats allotted for first-past -post system, the CPN-Maoist, which is yet to receive global recognition as a mainstream party, has turned Nepal, a back water of world’s largest democratic country, into a red field.…

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