The recently concluded convention of Nepal’s ruling Maoists — Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) — would mostly be remembered for the party’s strategic policy shift of discarding the path of protracted peoples’ war to adopting capitalist revolution. Read more

Can political parties in power manipulate elections? Judging by the ongoing power tussle among major parties in Nepal, one shouldn’t be blamed for thinking that it could be possible. Read more

Children playing in parks as parents watch indulgently, teenage girls having ‘paani-puri’ from roadside stalls as boys on bikes ogle, housewives haggling with vegetable vendors, couples walking hand in hand, elders discussing politics sipping cups of tea and dance bars opening shutters to welcome customers for the evening. Read more

Last week I wrote about Baburam Bhattarai, Nepal’s new Prime Minister. This time let’s share some details about Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the chief of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the party Bhattarai represents. Read more

Cracks are bound to appear soon in a building with weak foundation and it’s likely to collapse in the event of any disaster. Read more

Five years is a long period in politics. Nepal Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ would know. It’s been exactly five summers since he came to public view after remaining underground for 10 years leading a ‘revolution’ that saw nearly 13,000 losing their lives. Read more