Himal Briefs

With massive anti-government rallies by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and their repression by the ruling Awami League-led government, battle lines are being drawn for the next general election

Reviving the 2010 reform process can be key to resolving Pakistan’s continued crises, but the reforms need to also target the military's massive business empire

Kashmiris fear the scheme is another tool for surveillance and collective punishment by the Indian state.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena and top security officials to compensate victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. But Ranil Wickremesinghe, the prime minister at the time, has escaped scrutiny.

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.

The appointment of General Asim Munir as the COAS is of greater political than institutional significance.

One year later, the Taliban is under attack from rival groups.

On the Digital Security Act curbing political dissent in Bangladesh.

Revised voting rights would mean further disempowerment for locals.

Pakistan’s negotiations with the banned group may lead to more violence and instability.