As It Happens

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C’mon, Congress

#831 ( 28 Oct - 3 Nov 2016 )
We need to get it over and done with impeaching Karki, and move on to more pressing issues

Illegal, ill-treated

#808 ( 13-19 May 2016 )
Nepali workers are unlawfully forced to become ‘illegal’ by unscrupulous employers, recruiters and the government

The blockade that benefitted no one except smugglers

#795 ( 12-18 February 2016 )
... but the damage it caused will stay on

When the blockade ends

#786 ( 11 - 17 December 2015 )
This is neither the first nor could it be the last, we must start seeking alternatives

Full-blown economic crisis

#784 ( 27 November - 3 December 2015 )
The current crisis is just a teaser for an even more devastating economic meltdown

Look south

#782 ( 6-12 November 2015 )
China cannot alleviate the pain inflicted by India on Nepal, let’s look within and mend fences

Onus on Oli

#780 ( 16-22 October 2015 )
If Oli fails, a Dasain respite will just be an interval before a more violent climax in the Tarai

It's not about the constitution

#778 ( 2-8 October 2015 )
The current standoff is more about the feeling of being left out

Lessons from India’s Patel movement

#774 ( 4-10 September 2015 )
Nepal’s affirmative action should be nuanced enough to avoid quotas for better-off Dalits, Madhesis or Janjatis

Bound by boundaries

#771 ( 14-20 August 2015 )
If the disputed districts must be recarved to bring the Madhesi, Tharus and Janajatis on board, let us do it.

Faith in the future

#769 ( 31 July - 6 Aug 2015 )
Federalism is a fait accompli. Now we have to make it work to raise living standards

Damn the people

#722 ( 21-27 August 2015 )
Public opinion does not seem to matter to politicians in our dysfunctional democracy


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