After learning that Umesh Shrestha is filing an application with the Election Commission (EC) demanding to declare him the winner of November elections, my immediate reactions were: Do elected positi…

In his memoir, one of the former Chief Secretaries has written about moral dilemma of holding public positions. If I recall it properly, the phrase runs like this: “During panchayat days, there…

On 27 January, Friday, nearly after three months of deliberation, the Supreme Court swiftly delivered its verdict on a pending case related to validity of citizenship of Rabi Lamichhane, the sitting …

Fridays have a notorious standing in Nepali politics. This is not to say all Fridays are ominous in Nepali politics but most politically crucial incidents happen on Fridays. On Friday 27 January, Nep…

After the unfolding of a high voltage political drama, brought about by hung parliament situation post November elections, the eyes are now focused on the chair of the president. Who is going to occu…

As human beings, it is our nature to love, protect and help other living beings. This kind of nature of human beings is gradually being decreased over time but has not been eradicated, which is comme…

It appears that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" is both elated and worried with the overwhelming vote of confidence in the parliament. Observers have been dissecting the mo…

Nepali politics continues to throw surprises on a regular basis. On Christmas Day, CPN-Maoist Centre Supremo Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" took the oath of office as the prime minister by …

With the Nepali Congress (NC)'s surprise last minute move to give confidence vote to PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Tuesday in the parliament, people with even a modicum of interest in Nepali…

With Sher Bahadur Deuba kicked out from the PM residence in Baluwatar, everybody is thinking that a political chapter is now closed for good. KP Sharma Oli has outfoxed Deuba and took a full revenge …

If there is anything predictable about Nepali politics then it must be its unpredictability. Political instability or rather uncertainty has been a defining feature of Nepali politics. Even before th…

In the aftermath of high voltage political drama that unfolded on 25 December one question that invariably looms around is: Why is Comrade Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda so desperate to become the prim…

Christmas Day ushered in a surprise for Nepali people when the incumbent coalition broke down and an altogether new government has been formed. Nepal Congress (NC), the biggest party after the gen…