Viewed from outside it might appear to some that Nepal is functioning relatively well without a parliament and a government with full executive powers for five months now. But appearances can be deceptive on a second glance or close inspection. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Filed under Nepal · Tagged Constituent Assembly, Election Commission, hindustan times, Kurakani in Kathmandu, Nepal, news, parliament, Ram Baran Yadav, Supreme Court, Utpal Parashar
Unexpected results and surprises are part and parcel of studies and surveys, but sometimes they just reinforce the obvious. The recent report by Transparency International on corruption in daily lives and public opinion in South Asia belongs to the second category. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Filed under South Asia · Tagged Bangladesh, corruption, hindustantimes, India, Kurakani in Kathmandu, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, parliament, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Transparency International, Utpal Parashar
Five years after it came to an end, Nepal’s 10-year-long civil war that claimed over 13,000 lives is back in the headlines again. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 7:23 pm
Filed under Nepal · Tagged China, Communist Party of Nepal, CPN (UML), hindustantimes, insurgency, Maoist, Nepal, Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav, Nepal's civil war, Nepali Army, Nepali Congress, parliament, Pokhara, Ram Chandra Poudel, Utpal Parashar. Kurakani in Kathmandu