A landslide victory in Nepal’s 2026 election sees the RSP sweep out the old establishment, leaving Balendra Shah and Rabi Lamichhane as the big new faces of Nepali politics
New data from Ukraine shows Sri Lankans top Southasian death toll, accounting for 275 of 455 killed, while Southasian fighters and their families report human trafficking and coercion in recruitment
As K P Sharma Oli battles the newcomer Balen Shah in the 2026 Nepal election, the CPN-UML’s turn to cronyism and conservative nationalism under his watch is thrown into stark relief
Himal’s coverage of the first election in Nepal after the Gen Z revolution of September 2025 toppled the government and rejected the entrenched political system
In Nepal’s 2026 general election, only a tenth of candidates for direct election are women, and online abuse combined with patriarchy skews the political field against them
