Articles

• Nepal’s Push for Reform: Explaining the National Commitment, by Binod Dhakal (nn 15/04/2026)

• Failing provinces could spell disaster for traditional parties : Further weakening of provinces will bring more bad news for old parties (kp 15/04/2026)

• Congress, UML must reform provincial governance for their own good, expert says : The RSP-led federal government’s reform drive puts pressure on traditional parties to trim provincial cabinets, by Rajesh Mishra (kp 13/04/2026)

• Beyond Left and Right: Rethinking Nepal’s Politics, by Santosh Dhakal (nn 09/04/2026)

• For the RSP, ‘Blue’ is not just a colour. It is a political sign : Do citizens only see the colour, or do they also understand the underlying meanings?, by Chandrakishore (kp 07/04/2026)

• RSP’s rise clouds future of mid-level reformers in old parties : But analysts say capable reform-minded leaders can still rise if they adapt, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 06/04/2026)

• Nepal’s Democracy Takes Optimistic Turn, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 05/04/2026)

• Youngsters, blame game, fashion: Highlights from the new Parliament’s opening : It is a remarkable transition from the usual old bunch to a premier aged just 35, by Deepak Thapa (kp 05/04/2026)

• Balen won big. Now, what kind of power will he be? It’s now crucial to ask what power doctrine emerges during his tenure , by Harsh Pandey and Priyank Chauhan (kp 05/04/2026)

• Will PM Shah Act As Conscience Of Nation?, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 04/04/2026)

• Power struggle intensifies in UML as Bishnu Paudel shifts stance after Oli’s arrest : Arrest of KP Sharma Oli over violence linked to the Gen-Z Movement in Nepal triggers internal rifts and renewed calls for generational leadership change within the UML, by Gyanu Ghimire (kh 04/04/2026)

• Parliament shows gaps in inclusion, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 01/04/2026)

• Will it be different this time in Nepal? RSP can no longer define itself as anti-establishment. It is now the establishment, by Suvexa Pradhan Tuladhar (nt 27/03/2026)

• Can Madheshi parties make a political comeback? Wiped off the election map, they can revive so long as the issue of marginalisation remains intact, analysts say, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 15/03/2026),

• Prachanda in parliamentary politics: Saving himself, sinking the party : Despite a steady decline in public support over the past 18 years, Dahal still casts himself as a ‘lion’ of Nepali politic, by Mani Dahal (nn 11/03/2026)

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Texts

Cultivated instability instead of positive renewal, by Karl-Heinz Krämer. Nepal Observer 85, 4 March 2024

Discussion on changing the electoral system: Is social inclusion falling out of reach?, by Karl-Heinz Krämer. Nepal Observer 83, 19 June 2023  (A slightly revised version of this article has been published on 19 June 2023 by the online portal Khabarhub)

Assessing the Representation of Ethnic and Madeshi Communities in Nepal's Federal and Provincial Parliament: A Study of 2022 Election, by Rishiram Adhikari. International Research Journal of MMC (IRJMMC) 4:2,31-42 (2023)

Nepal's democracy: Political chaos and its effects, by Karl-Heinz Krämer. Nepal Observer 82, 9 May 2023

Socialism in education: Propaganda of political parties in Nepal, by Tika Raj Kaini and Nabaraj Dhakal. Tri-Chandra Journal of Anthropology 1:158-168 (2024)

Political Identity and Political Parties: Infrastructure Superstructure Nexus, by Prapanna Maskey. Patan Gyansagar 6:1,73-81 (2024)

Politics of Marginalization: How Caste Affects Political Career of Dalits in Nepal, by Ghamber Nepali. Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology 18:1,38-47 (2023)

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