Articles

• Navigating Nepal’s Democratic Crossroads, by Ganga Thapa (kh 16/04/2026)

• Beyond the Ballot: Youth, Reform and the Future of Nepal’s Democracy, by Ishika Panta (rep 13/04/2026)

• After a near collapse, groundwork begins to amend the constitution, by Bhasha Sharma (nn 13/04/2026)

• Rule-Based System Key To Democratic Polity, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 11/04/2026)

• Foreign interference exists in Nepal. And it can be managed : Unfortunately, we lack the legal mechanisms and resources to combat interference, by Naresh Koirala (kp 10/04/2026)

• Nepal’s position on China won’t change, foreign minister assures envoy : Ambassador Zhang also assures Beijing’s full support to new government, appreciates consistent stance, by Anil Giri (kp 08/04/2026)

• The geopolitics of Nepal’s precarious balance (nn 08/04/2026)

• Administrative Reform: Nepal’s Key to Political Stability, by Bibek Ghimire (rep 07/04/2026)

• Fast, Fearless, and Humble: Nepal’s New Approach to Governance, by Simone Galimberti (rep 06/04/2026)

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

• Where does the local government budget go? Current expenditure patterns show that their full potential remains unrealised, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 01/04/2026)

• Claim Without Strategy: Nepal’s Lipulekh Dilemma, by Kanchan Jha (rep 31/03/2026)

• Domestic violence cases raise questions over local governments’ role in crime prevention, by Sita Neupane (kh 30/03/2026)
  

  
  

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Districts and Provinces since 2017

Names of Provinces (November 2020)

Texts

A New Nepali Republic: An Opportunity of Multicultural Identities, by Pawan Kumar Sen. Forum of EthnoGeoPolitics 9:2-2,139-148 (2021)

Debating Secularism in Nepal: Conspicuously at Crossroad between Mission or Fashion?, by Atindra Dahal. Current Opinion 4:2,523-529

Socio-cultural Challenges on Federal Structure Nepal, by Shiv Kumar Yadav. Patan Prospective Journal 3:2,195-204

The Social Impact of State Restructuring in Nepal, by Tara Nath Ghimire, Dol Raj Kafle and Shree Ram Poudel. Global Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 3:5,14-24

Navigating the Complexities of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Nepal, by Arjun Prasad Pokharel. Academia Research Journal 3:2,24-34 (2024)

Twigging the US-China Competition from the Lens of Offensive
Realism: Implications for Nepal, by Gaurav Bhattarai. Journal of APF Command and Staff College (2024) 7:1, 219-240

International and Regional Security Issue: Indo-
Pacific Strategy (IPS) and National Security of Nepal, by Hemanta Budhathoki. Patan Prospective Journal 3:2,18-29 (Dec 2023)

What about Nepal’s democracy? Political parties, elections, federalism, secularism and social inclusion, by Karl-Heinz Krämer. Khabarhub, 3 June 2024

What about the federal state in Nepal?, by Karl-Heinz Krämer. Nepal Observer 86, 6 April 2024  (a version of this article has been published in Khabarhub, 12 April 2024

Can Nepal’s 2026 Elections Spark a Genuine New Beginning?, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (Khabarhub, 8 October 2025

Secularism and social inclusion or Hindu state and monarchy?, by Karl-Heinz Krämer. Nepal Observer 84, 27 November 2023 (A slightly revised version of this article has been published on 29 November 2023 by the online portal Khabarhub)

Presentations

Administration

Federal state

Democratic shortcomings

Opinion poll

Videos

Gen Z:

Netzwerke der Wut (2025) (12:27)

local:

Dhawal Shumsher Rana - Mayor of Nepalganj (0:52)

Dilip Pratap Khand - Waling, Syangja mayor (0:40)

Kantika Sejuwal - Mayor of Chandannath, Jumla (0:51)

Lok Narayan Yadav - Mayor of Parsagadi (0:48)

Madan Sundar Shrestha - Mayor of Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur (1:01)

Man Bahadur GC - Pokhara Metropolitan City mayor (0:38)

Salma Khatun - Deputy mayor of Pokhariya, Parsa (4:05)

provincial:

East is East : Dispute over naming Kosi Province (2023)

refugees:

Nepal failing to recognise Rohingya as refugees (2:21)

Bhutanese refugees in Nepal kept from going home (2:21)

foreign:

India's Prime Minister Modi on two-day state visit to Nepal (2:49)