The Maoists and their mentors now have a choice: come above ground, or fight to the finish.

Nepal has seen 15 agriculture ministers, 8 directors and 8 secretaries in the past 11 years.
The result: grain production is declining, food imports are growing, and 55 of 75 districts are food-deficit.

Paswan says he's not the token Dalit in the House

The government's new rules for alcohol control are positive, but the real test will be their conscientious enforcement in the long run.

In the wake of 1 June, we must fine-tune our understanding and expectations of democracy in Nepal.

Sambhujeet Baskota's star is on the ascendant.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's "revolutionary" land reform has stirred Nepal's rice basket. Whatever the outcome, it has changed ties between landowners and farmers forever.

Nepathya is back with its innovative, folksy pop.

It is hard to accept that the democracy and openness of the Internet are illusory. But it is true.

In Nepal's remote western hills, the forests are back. And with them leeches, monkeys and leopards.