Narayan Manandhar

Nepal’s political landscape is torn between re-installing the dissolved parliament and holding elections on March 5, 2026, with major parties sharply divided on the way forward. The Interim Government under Prime Minister Sushila Karki faces criticism for its inaction and lack of seriousness,...

Anti-corruption is not just about removing a few rotten apples to save the rest; the real question is, how can we save the apples when the crate holding them is itself rotten? We have failed to explore the political economy of corruption—how resources are generated, collected, and distributed...

Besides power sharing arrangement, the seven-point agreement between NC-UML can be boiled down to three, namely, giving a stable government, reforming the constitution and good governance and anti-corruption agenda. Constitutional reform, now, is in the back seat with a “Pandora's box” l...

What we need is a decisive, win-lose outcome. And the polarization process is expected to bring such an outcome.  First, the polarization process has divided the country’s politics into two camps, namely, the rajabadis and the republicans. This is expected to produce a decisive, win-lose...

I could have easily titled this piece as “leaders vs followers” but the sweetness that comes with the use of Nepali words neta vs janata, in a politicalized context, can never be found in English words.

The problem with rajabadis is that the moment they open their mouths, knowingly or unknowingly, they provide an opportunity to, otherwise highly divided and fragmented republicans, a ground to unite.

The controversy surrounding the construction of a cable car in Pathibhara, Taplejung district, Eastern Nepal, is now in an entrenched situation. There is a kind of standoff. Both parties to the dispute are digging in their heels, and the negotiation team formed by the government has failed to resolv...

In a nutshell, the coming four years of Trump’s tenure will be a tumultuous period for Nepal, at least, from the point of view of foreign policy dynamics.

PM Mr K. P. Oli’s decision to accept donations from Mr Min Bahadur Gurung, owner of Bhatbhateni SuperMarket chain, has become controversial. The party’s decision is under strong critique, not only from the leaders within and outside the party,  even the Supreme Court has issued an i...

Every school-going Nepali student must have gone through this story. It goes like this: Once a cunning jackal, accidentally, falls into a pool of blue color meant for dying. When he came out, he had already transformed into a new avatar - a bright blue color jackal. With curiosity, other animals cam...