The culture of empowering backbenchers and encouraging open dialogue between party ranks is largely absent in Nepal’s political parties. As Hirschman suggests, when voices are ignored, members face ...

A month has passed since the September 8-9 uprising that shook Nepal’s political establishment from its core, forcing rapid and dramatic changes. The unprecedented Gen Z movement toppled the K.P.

Nepal, Oct. 20 -- Nepal's journey with political parties began with a dream of participatory democracy. In the mid 20th century, courageous groups, such as the Praja Parishad established in 1936, ...

Recent youth-led protests against older politicians, corruption, slow economic growth, and lack of economic opportunity have ...

The following op-ed was written by Rishi Gupta, Assistant Director at Asia Society Policy Institute in New Delhi, and published by Channel News Asia on October 16, 2025. Few could have predicted that ...

Nepal recently witnessed an unprecedented political transformation following the massive youth-led protests of September 8 ...

While the recent rallies have drawn international attention, support for a return to the monarchy is neither new nor a majority position. Pro-monarch Nepalis flood the streets to welcome the country’s ...

Nepal's Communist movement was founded on the revolutionary legacy of young Nepalis who fought against the dynastic and ...

A week after Nepal’s deadly protests, the country’s three main political parties whose offices were torched have been coming out in public pledging to reform themselves. Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the ...

Deliberative democracy encompasses a range of models, but its foundational principles all aim to ensure that democracy ...

On September 4, the Nepali government banned dozens of social media platforms to curb dissent. Instead, the move unleashed ...

From Nepal to Madagascar and Peru, youth-led revolts driven by socio-economic demands have shaken governments. But their ...