People's Review Weekly
Nepali Congress passes through most testing time of its history
The Nepali Congress is passing through one of the most testing moments in its long political life. On January 11 and 12, one faction of the party gathered in Kathmandu for a Special General Convention, openly defying the party establishment. They...
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Leaders make beeline to Delhi just before March polls
As Nepal moves closer to March 5, a familiar pattern has returned. Nepali leaders are packing their bags for Delhi, one after another, at a time when domestic politics is tense and uncertain. Publicly, these trips look routine. Leaders attend seminars,...
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New group in old hats
Of late, Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah joined hands with Ravi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). Kulman Ghising, patron of the Ujyalo Nepal Party, has also chosen to join the RSP as its vicechairman. Ultimately, this alliance...
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Battlefield Kathmandu?
Foreign powers have become increasingly active in Kathmandu. It is no secret that the present interim government, led by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki, is widely perceived to be under strong influence from the American deep state. A...
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RPP’s call for monarchy restoration through broad consensus justifiable
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), has long been calling for restoring monarchy and declaring Nepal a Hindu state. But its latest public articulation shows a careful shift in tone and method. By insisting that monarchy can return only through broad...
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“Election is not a solution to the present political crisis”
While the government is preparing for the House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP)— the fifth-largest party in the recently dissolved House—has taken to the streets demanding a new national...
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What keeps royalist forces divided ahead of March polls?
Nepal’s pro-monarchy forces, led by figures such as Rajendra Lingden of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Kamal Thapa of RPPNepal, Durga Prasai of the Nagarik Bachau Dal, and representatives of the Gen Z Alliance for Monarchy, are in a state of...
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Revolt, Rebellion or Revolution?
overthrow government or social order --reorganization, restructuring There is no doubt that much is still to be done until regime change is fully achieved and the First Himalayan Republic destined to the dustbin of history, since its protagonists are...
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The Second Himalayan Republic must be Radically Different from the First
The interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki has made her political mandate clear. Lately, she said that the Gen Z movement sent a clear message that our young generation wants accountable, responsible, and corruption-free governance (The Rising Nepal,...
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Prasai creates ripples through pro-monarch campaigns
India’s recent decision to publicly distance itself from Nepali royalist activist Durga Prasai gives a clear message: New Delhi will not be drawn into Nepal’s domestic power contests, especially when they risk undermining Nepal’s fragile democratic...
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The interim government in quandary
There is a saying that the morning shows the day. The Gen-Z government, formed under the leadership of former Chief Justice and “Gen-Z mother” Sushila Karki, has now completed nearly two months out of its six-month tenure. Karki assumed office as Prime...
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PM Karki struggles to steady cabinet
Prime Minister Sushila Karki’s third cabinet expansion in just under two months reflects both the potential and the challenges of today’s postGen-Z political landscape. However, each expansion seems to underscore the struggle of governing from an...
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Black hole ahead
The Gen-Z movement began with a set of bold demands: ending corruption, establishing good governance and transparency, dissolving the federal structure, eradicating nepotism, suspending all politically appointed officials in the government and...
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Gen Z Anger Exploited: How highprofile court case files disappear
The September 8–9 Gen Z protest was a loud call against corruption, but the theft and burning of case files during the chaos raise disturbing questions. The protest began as a public outcry for accountability, yet some actors appear to have exploited...
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PM Karki has an uphill task to perform
First woman Prime Minister Sushila Karki now finds herself at the eye of a political storm. She assumes office at a time of economic disruption, political turmoil, and institutional weakness, placing Nepal's young constitution under extreme stress....
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PM Oli Claims: Issues of National Interest Priority of the Himalayan Republic
Nepal has now entered uncharted territory by the sudden street demonstrations by the Gen Z protesting against the recent ban on social media, autocratic tendencies of the ruling parties and rampant, endemic corruption in general. The Oli government...
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Oli's commendable stance on Lipulekh in China, but issue still unresolved
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli went China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit on Saturday (August 30). Most Nepalis hoped he could convince Beijing that Lipulekh, along with Kalapani and Limpiyadhura, is part of Nepal, and no...
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Lipulekh dispute reveals India’s bullying attitude towards Nepal
China and India's recent decision to make Lipulekh Pass a trade corridor brought to the fore a contentious topic that goes to the heart of Nepal's sovereignty. The Lipulekh issue for Nepal is not just geographical, but one of historical agreements,...
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Can Nepal gain from PM Oli’s upcoming visits to China and India?
China visit: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will leave for China on August 30 to attend the SCO Conference in Tianjin. The visit will be a moment when Nepal will aim at strengthening its economic and strategic ties with Beijing. Issues related to trade,...
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PM Oli’s Delhi sojourn may serve Indian interests only
Reports state that Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has received an invitation to visit Delhi under conditions set by India. According to diplomatic sources in Kathmandu, Indian envoys have made it clear that during formal talks with his Indian...
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Oli closes all doors for Bidya Bhandari's return to UML
Many may not have forgotten the good relations UML chairman KP Sharma Oli and former President Bidya Devi Bhandari had five years ago. As the President, Bhandari blindly endorsed all decisions of Prime Minister KP Oli no matter whether they were...
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Leadership Problems in the Ruling UML
Currently, the return of former Federal President Bidya Bhandari to her old political party the CPN-UML as well as her involvement in normal daily politics is dominating the political discussion in the defunct Himalayan Republic. Ms. Bhandari’s return...
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Ray of Hope for the Himalayan Kingdom
Whether we like it or not, Nepal today is involved in an epic struggle between the protagonists of the Himalayan Kingdom and those really regressive forces supporting the current political dispensation or the backward Himalayan Republic. The current...
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Coalition government completes one year without any significant achievement
The coalition government of the two big old parties— the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML-- has completed its first year in office. However, the government of a two-thirds majority failed to make any significant achievements in a year. Formed based on...
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Bidya’s comeback in politics shocks Oli
Amid speculations lasting for months, former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has finally announced her return to active politics. She made the announcement at a posh ceremony held on the occasion of the 74th birth anniversary of late Madan Kumar Bhandari...
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Nepal in EU’s grey list, America's Tier 2 Watch List
The European Union (EU) has included Nepal on its updated list of high-risk third-country jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorist financing, aligning with the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) latest “grey list” issued earlier this...
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Why is the Himalayan Republic Sinking & the Himalayan Kingdom Languishing?
Just a few weeks back, it looked as if the ‘New People’s Movement to Regenerate Democracy’ which was under the aegis of the ‘Rajabadis’ or Monarchists/Royalists was on the rise. Unfortunately, it now seems as though the Rajabadishave gone out of...
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Feud in the monarchists’ movement
What the Joint People's Movement Committee for the Restoration of a Hindu Kingdom, Good Governance and Ending Corruption is doing now as we didn’t see any activities of the Committee after the issuance of a statement on June 5 stating that it would...
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Monarchists give big blow to republicans
The Committee for Joint People’s Movement for the Restoration of a Hindu Kingdom, Good Governance and Ending Corruption, coordinated by NavarajSubedi and comprised of around 50 different political parties and groups, has concluded its fourday...
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Umbrella movement for restoration of Monarchy
The Joint Movement for the Restoration of the Hindu Kingdom, coordinated by senior politician and former minister Navaraj Subedi, has scheduled the launch of a decisive movement for the restoration of the Hindu Kingdom and the abolishment of the...
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Base of coalition government of NC and UMl begins shaking
The present coalition government of the Nepali Congress and the CPNUML formed with a message of maintaining political stability and with a commitment to amend the constitution is on the verge of collapse within 10 months of its formation without...
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Pro-monarchy forces to launch joint movement from May 29
The pro-monarchy groups, which were sharply divided before and immediately after the violent Tinkune demonstration of March 28, have now stood together and announced a joint political movement against the federal republic system starting from May 29,...
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Indian message for the Nepali leaders
Vijay Chauthaiwale, chief of the External Affairs Department of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was in Kathmandu last week as the special envoy of the Indian government. Chauthaiwale, who arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday, April 30, left home on...
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Condemnable Pahalgame terrorist attack
The brutal killing of 27 Hindus, including a Nepali national, in Pahalgam, Kashmir, India, has further fueled India-Pakistan tensions with border troops exchanging fire almost every day. While the Nepal government, President, Prime Minister, former...
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Teachers agitating for over three weeks clip PM Oli's wings
Hundreds of thousands of teachers have been protesting in Kathmandu for the last three weeks, demanding the enactment of the Education Bill. The Kathmandu-centric peaceful protest of schoolteachers has received wide public support as well as those from...
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Prithivi Path the best roadmap for Nepal: Former King Shah
Former King Gyanendra Shah, analyzing the present chaos and detrition of the nation in all sectors, prescribed the countrymen to adopt the Prithivi Path based on the Divine Counsel (Dibya Upadesh) as the roadmap for nationbuilding. The significance of...
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Indian PM Modi meets Oli and Yunus in Bangkok: A study in contrast
The one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi fixed in the last hours, has spread different speculations among the intellectual circle at home. Both Oli and Modi described the meeting as very...
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Who is responsible for Friday’s Tinkune violence?
The much-talked-about mass meeting of the pro-monarchy forces on March 28 could not convene as violence erupted before it began. The area near the venue of the mass meeting at Tinkune which was allotted for the promonarchy groups turned into...
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Republicans and pro-monarchists in direct confrontation
In 17 years after the country was officially declared a republic by abolishing the monarchy with the backing of the foreign powers, the republicans and monarchists are now in direct confrontation. Surprisingly, republicans are creating propaganda that...
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Youths pour anger on PM Oli, party leaders
Youths in Nepal are fed up with the party leaders, including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. It is evident from the fact that whenever youth gather either to watch a football match at Dasharath Stadium or to celebrate the Fagu at Basntapur Durbar Square,...
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Sunday's human sea demanding restoration of Hindu kingdom signals demise of "loktatntra"
The massive crowd of people who reached the airport in Kathmandu to welcome former king Gyanendra upon his arrival from Pokhara on Sunday, and the rally all the way from the airport to Nirmal Niwas, the residence of the former king, with people...
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Change is obvious
Thanks to social platforms, we can, at least, see live visuals and listen to the voices of those voiceless people. Although the so-called mainstream media has blacked out the visits of deposed King Gyanendra in different parts of the country and mass...
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Nepal’s foreign dependency on agriculture products up
Nepal is an agrarian country and until three decades ago, the country used to export rice. But now, it imports a large quantity of rice and other food items to meet domestic needs. Although every government formed over the years claimed that they give...
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Let us join hands to protect the nation: Former King Gyanendra
Former King Gyanendra Shah has expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the current situation in the country. He has appealed to all the countrymen to join hands to protect the nation and national unity. Former King Gyanendra urged all the Nepalis while...
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Are Nepal & Bhutan Indian ‘Protectorates’?
During the era of the British Raj in South Asia, the then Himalayan Kingdoms of Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim were indeed protectorates. By definition, a protectorate is a state that is controlled and protected by another sovereign state. It is a dependent...
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Winter session of house begins
The winter session of both the Houses of Federal Parliament began on Friday last week. On the first day of the meeting in the House of Representatives, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba from the ruling...
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Govt develops strategies to face opposition in House
At a time when the opposition parties are preparing to protest the government jointly, especially for issuing ordinances, the government has also developed strategies to face the opposition parties in the parliament. Although the government of the...
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Coalition govt fails to gain popularity, continuity in doubt
The present coalition government formed by the two big parties— Nepali Congress and the CPN (UML) in the parliament- with a slogan of maintaining political stability in the country has failed to gain popularity. Instead, it is becoming unpopular among...
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Coalition government issues ordinances escaping house
The beauty of the parliamentary system is that the government should be controlled by Parliament. The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament and he should be responsible to Parliament always. The process for introducing a law should be endorsed by...
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UML, Maoist Centre hold CC meet
The ruling UML and the main opposition Maoist Centre held central working committee meetings simultaneously this week. The two rival communist parties, which were unified before the division in Nepal Communist Party in 2021, not only held the central...
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Who will Deuba’s candidate in NC’s election?
If all goes according to the party statute, the 15th general convention of the Nepali Congress should be held within this year (2025). However, considering the nature of party president Sher Bahadur Deuba and delays being made in resolving the issue of...
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The Himalayan Republic’s ‘Flourishing’ Political Parties
If the dear reader or anyone else in her/his right mind really thinks that Nepal’s political parties are moving forward in leaps and bounds, then one can truly say that she/he suffers from a severe case of delusion or even mental disorder. If they are...
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Will Oli get invitation to visit india?
A few days after his return from China, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that he was visiting the southern neighbour soon. Speaking after the inauguration of Damak View Tower in his constituency in Damak, Jhapa, on December 8, the Prime Minister said...
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Nepal inks on BRI Framework; debates continue on grant and debt
Despite speculations that Prime Minister KP Sharma would return home without signing the much-talked-about BRI Cooperation Framework during his recent visit to China, Nepal and China have officially signed the BRI Cooperation Framework at the last...
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PM Oli’s China visit: Nepal’s expectations and Chinese gesture
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is now on the way to return home from a four-day official visit at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang. He reached Beijing on Monday evening and remained busy in high-level meetings and bilateral talks on Tuesday. On...
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Oli’s China visit: Nepal to accept only grants, deal on BRI unlikely
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is embarking on an official visit to China on December 1. After failing to get an invitation from India, Prime Minister Oli is now preparing to fly to the northern neighbour. A Cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to send...
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PM Oli’s China visit, much talks but unclear agendas
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is flying to China on an official visit next month after his attempt to visit India failed. As PM Oli is visiting China prior to India, which is a breach of tradition, his proposed visit has been one of the...
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PM Oli visiting China but coalition partners differ in BRI implementation
After failing to get an invitation from India, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is now preparing to embark on an official visit to China. Tradition has it that any Nepali Prime Minister visit India first after his appointment to the top executive post. But...
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Government completes 100 days without doing any significant work
The present government of a two-thirds majority of the two big old parties and a few small ones has completed its 100 days in the office. Although the Nepali Congress and the CPNUML leaders, while forming the government under KP Sharma Oli of the...
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Devastating rains cause heavy damage to life and property
The heavy rainfall just a week before the Dashain Festival has caused massive damage to life and property across the country killing 224 people and destroying property and development infrastructures worth over Rs. 17 billion. In the two-day rainfall...
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Fearing arrest, Rabi lamichhane has invited party workers to Kathmandu
After the arrest of Chhabilal Joshi, former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police, from Shankhamul, Kathmandu, on Sunday evening, Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Rabi Lamichhane has been restless fearing his arrest. On Sunday, immediately...
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Parliamentary committee recommends action against RSP Chair lamichhane, GB Rai
At a time when a few top leaders of the ruling parties including Nepali Congress vice president Dhanraj Gurung are dragged into controversy for their alleged involvement in misusing the savings of cooperatives, the Parliamentary Special Committee...
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PM Oli's wish to meet Modi in UNGA unlikely to succeed
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has, of late, criticised India for not accepting the report prepared by the Eminent Persons Group during his first stint as the Prime Minister of Nepal in 2016, is willing to meet his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi...
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Public Office Term Limits & Political Reform
The Nepali Congress General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma has made the laudable proposal that no one should become the president of the republic more than once and the prime minister more than twice. In India and the United Kingdom, there are no...
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Dahal fire with Oli, soft with Deuba
After losing power a month ago, chairman of the Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal now looks like a fish out of water. He has become so restless that he often targets the government, especially Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli whenever the government takes a...
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Arzu Rana receives a red-carpet welcome in Delhi
Within few days, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Nepal and met the high profile leaders including the President and Prime Minister and Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources of the United States Richard Rahul Verma's Nepal...
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