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Manchurian candidates

#868 ( 21-27 July 2017 )

Manchurian candidates

#867 ( 14-20 July 2017 )
Foreign policy runs on the principle that it is OK to install a sonofabitch to power in another country as long as he is your sonofabitch

Purposely provocative

#866 ( 7-13 July 2017 )
For leaders in Nepal, India and the US, fanning hate seems to be a universal strategy

Purposely provocative

#865 ( 30 June - 6 July 2017 )
For leaders in Nepal, India or the US, fanning hate seems to be a universal strategy

Setting a bad precedent

#864 ( 23-29 June 2017 )
Postponing elections is a terrible habit, it will weaken Nepal’s democracy

Let’s move on

#768 ( 24-30 July 2015 )
Chance to finally have a constitution for the people, by the people, of the people

Needless drama

#764 ( 26 June - 2 July 2015 )
Like killing Caesar to prevent an anticipated misadventure

Was that for real?

#762 ( 12-18 June 2015 )
Whatever the reason for the deal on the constitution, at least we have a deal

Political aftershocks

#760 ( 29 May - 5 June 2015 )
This is not the time to get bogged down in a debate about forming a national unity government

Just Justifying war crimes

#754 ( 17-23 April 2015 )
Transitional justice could suffer a setback under a package deal on constitution

If you can’t silence them, label them

#752 ( 3-9 April 2015 )
There is growing intolerance to dissent and different views

A temporary constitution

#750 ( 20-26 March 2015 )
Why not just cut and paste the Interim Constitution and get it over with?

Us and them

#748 ( 6-12 March 2015 )
How to play dirty politics and call it an identity struggle

Go for Plan C

#745 ( 20-26 February 2015 )
Plan A didn’t work, Plan B is blocked

Rulers and the ruled

#744 ( 6-12 February 2015 )
It is as if the political party leadership is living on a different planet from the people

Pass the preamble

#742 ( 23-29 January )
Sign on what you have agreed to and move on

Sky won’t fall but that’s not the point

#740 ( 9-15 January 2015 )
We have been waiting nearly eight years for a new constitution, but can the parties justify another extension?

Some are more equal than others

#739 ( 2-8 January 2015 )
The pros and cons of ‘positive discrimination’

Only half free

#737 ( 19-25 December 2014 )
Freedom of expression can’t be selective, it includes the freedom to speak about changing one’s religion

’Tis the season for U-turns

#735 ( 5-11 December 2014 )
Narendra Modi wants in Nepal what he wants for India

Modi plays it safe

#733 ( 21-27 November 2014 )
The cancellation of Modi’s Janakpur visit is a reflection of how Nepal’s domestic politics has always spilled over into relations with India

Inconvenient truths

#730 ( 31 Oct - 6 Nov 2014 )
Let’s not leave out the guarantee of freedom of expression from the preamble of our new constitution

Consensus on contention

#728 ( 17-23 October 2014 )
There is no point continuing with endless meetings and keep fooling people all the time

The sad saga of the Adhikari family

#726 ( 26 Sep - 2 Oct 2014 )
It was murder, not a fast-unto-death

Some citizens more equal than others

#724 ( 12-18 September 2014 )
Citizenship rights in Nepal still heavily favours men and keeps large number of citizens stateless

Missing another deadline

#722 ( 29 Aug - 5 Sept 2014 )
Pushpa Kamal Dahal is threatening to delay the constitution if he is not allowed to head a parallel government

Adrift

#720 ( 15-21 August 2014 )
Nepali politicians are too busy protecting gangsters to prepare for future Bhote Kosis

Modifiable relations

#718 ( 1 - 7 August 2014 )
The Narendra Modi visit next week affords the opportunity for a paradigm shift in bilateral ties

Blood, sweat and tears

#716 ( 18-24 July 2014 )
‘The vulnerability of Nepali migrant workers to exploitation abroad is heightened by routine misconduct within Nepal’

Media matters for development

#714 ( 4-10 July 2014 )
An independent watchdog is needed to monitor progress on post-2015 goals
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