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May the force be with you

#784 ( 27 November - 3 December 2015 )
Nepal needs a force for change, willing to speak truth to power and for social justice, democracy and development

Birthing a new constitution

#774 ( 4-10 September 2015 )
A long time ago in what seems like a far-off galaxy the warring parties came together and signed a Comprehensive Peace Agreement

The disaster is not over

#764 ( 26 June - 2 July 2015 )
Assessing the National Planning Commission’s Post-disaster Needs Assessment report

A more responsive state

#757 ( 8-14 May 2015 )
Reconstruction will have to involve not just rebuilding homes but restructuring the state

A slow start

#756 ( 1-7 May 2015 )
Whatever happened to ‘Disaster Preparedness’?

Elusive truth and justice

#751 ( 27 March - 2 April 2015 )
The quest goes on in Nepal, the UK and South Africa

TRC and Col Lama

#745 ( 20-26 February 2015 )
Truth and reconciliation, but not without justice

Devolution without federalism

#744 ( 6-12 February 2015 )
There are many other ways to ensure proper representation without the need for federalism per se

Limits to toleration in a secular state

#742 ( 23-29 January )
The debate about free speech and tolerance in France is relevant to the current discussion about secularism in Nepal

An (inter)national disgrace

#735 ( 5-11 December 2014 )
SAARC fails to confront the Bhutan refugee issue

Land-locked to land-linked

#732 ( 14-20 November 2014 )
The SAARC Summit could inspire a sense of what might be achieved if South Asian economies collaborate

Where is the justice?

#728 ( 17-23 October 2014 )
There is little sign that Nepal’s leaders are prepared to address atrocities during a war that ended eight years ago


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