Amish Raj Mulmi
Amish Raj Mulmi is the author of All Roads Lead North: Nepal’s Turn to China (2021). His writings have appeared in Al Jazeera, Roads and Kingdoms and Mint Lounge, among other publications. He is a consulting editor at Writer’s Side Literary Agency and a contributing editor at Himal Southasian.
New Tibetan writing stares down the hard truths of exile
A generation of Tibetan writers, many working in English, are laying claim to the voice of exile and pushing back against the fetishisation of Tibet by the West
Aug 18, 2023
Whose Himalaya is it?
John Keay, Erika Fatland and Ed Douglas’ books on the Himalaya exhibit ways of seeing, or failing to see, the mountains and their people
Mar 01, 2023
A plot twist makes Pushpa Kamal Dahal prime minister of Nepal
Dahal, aka ‘Prachanda’, turned his back on an earlier alliance with the Nepali Congress to side with the CPN-UML. Now he must lead a coalition government with former foes and emergent new parties.
Dec 28, 2022
Nepal’s economic alarm bells
Fiscal mismanagement and cronyism in Nepal have come under growing public scrutiny.
Jul 30, 2022
A field day
Future elections in Nepal may see more independents, and unpredictable alliances.
May 27, 2022
The yam between three boulders
How both US and Chinese diplomacy floundered in Nepal amid controversy over a development grant.
Apr 07, 2022
Nepal’s Ramayanas
The study of myths and histories in Southasia needs to transcend modern political boundaries.
Aug 10, 2020
China’s Indian Ocean?
What the simplistic narratives on China’s advances in the Indian Ocean miss.
May 12, 2020
Nepali Hindutva
Confusion over the relationship between religion and the government in the newly secular Nepal has allowed for a strengthening of an aggressive Hindu far-right.
Jul 27, 2011
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