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 others. He is a consulting editor at Writer’s Side Literary Agency. Amish covers Nepal as a regular contributor to Himal Briefs.

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

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