Nepal - Himal Southasian (Page 21)

Nepali vortex

Kahin aphnai bhurnarima Aphai paryau ki… "Have you got pulled into a vortex of your own making?" asks the opening lines of a song by the music maestro

By Kanak Mani Dixit

/ 24 Sep 2005

Looking back in BEWILDERMENT

The perplexity of Ram Sharan Mahat is palpable. He did everything according to the book of the Washington Consensus, and religiously followed every prescription of IMF-World Bank. The results weren&

By C K Lal

/ 1 Sep 2005

Royal regime change in Nepal

When King Gyanendra of Nepal conducted a military-backed coup on 1 February 2005, even those who thought it was drastic and ill advised had expected that he had 'a

By The Editors

/ 30 Jul 2005

The principle of the thing: Nepal’s king and the rule of law

Nepal's 1990 Constitution, wounded by the royal action of 1 February, must be revived and Parliament restored. The country must be saved from both the constitutional waywardness of a Pakistan and the legislative faint-heartedness of a United States of America.

By Aziz Huq

/ 22 Jul 2005

The Lhotshampa and Indian abandonment

The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) formally unveiled the draft of its constitution on 26 March 2005 with public ceremonies across the country. The Calcutta Statesman enthusiastically enumerated the '

By A.C. Sinha

/ 21 Jul 2005

Superhuman porters

It has always been believed that the porters of Nepal are the strongest load-carriers on Earth. With a strap that goes across their foreheads to carry the weight, they lean

By Benjamin Zeitlyn

/ 13 Jul 2005

A Nepal-Bangladesh win-win

Just a decade ago, the roof racks of passenger buses arriving in any one of Nepal's cities and towns would be piled high with firewood. All through the

By Rajendra Dahal

/ 1 Jul 2005

Tool of terror

The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Control and Punishment) Act, 2002 (TADA), was Nepal's reaction to a global apprehension of terrorism since the events of 11 September 2001, and

By The Editors

/ 1 Jan 2004

Women and the Maobaadi: Ideology and Agency in Nepal’s Maoist Movement

Two anthropologists examine the Maoists' claims of radical social transformation in the light of women's experiences on the ground. Based on fieldwork in several areas, they consider

By Judith Pettigrew and Sara Shneiderman

/ 1 Jan 2004

Trading off a jewel

The present Nepali dispensation has agreed to let India build a hydropower project that it (Nepal) holds dear. Let the terms be fair, however.

By Santa B Pun

/ 1 Nov 2003

Crisis beyond legality

Will constitutional amendment provide for the social and political needs of the Nepali people and polity? Or a new constitution? And by what procedure?

By Hari Roka

/ 1 Nov 2003

Militarisation and democratic rule in Nepal

On 4 October 2002, King Gyanendra seized state power in violation of the 1990 Constitution of Nepal when he dismissed the elected government of Sher Bahadur Deuba and nominated Lokendra

By Hari Roka

/ 1 Nov 2003