Echoes of 2009 in Nepal
2 years ago

Echoes of 2009 in Nepal

The Hindu  

After days of uncertainty, Nepal’s ruling coalition led by the Nepali Congress is within striking range of forming the next government. Several leading lights of the Deuba cabinet like Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand and Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office Umesh Shrestha have lost the election to the Pratinidhi Sabha. Working out a power-sharing agreement, against this backdrop, is expected to be a long process with unexpected turns, and a hint in that direction was dropped recently by leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal when an associate of Mr. Prachanda said the party would provide full support to the existing coalition with the NC, but then hinted at “power-sharing”. The election in 2017 yielded Mr. Oli, the strong leader of the CPN-UML, as the Prime Minister, but problems began when the political parties of Mr. Prachanda and Mr. Oli merged to form the Nepali Communist Party. Observers like Mr. Verma see the possibility of a “high power committee” like the one constituted after the fall of the Prachanda government in 2009 to balance internal power tussles through constant discussion and engagement.

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View from the Himalayas | An uphill task for Nepal’s not-so-new PM Oli
5 months, 1 week ago

View from the Himalayas | An uphill task for Nepal’s not-so-new PM Oli

Hindustan Times  

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K P Sharma Oli appointed Nepal's new Prime Minister
5 months, 1 week ago

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The Hindu  

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Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ loses vote of confidence in Parliament
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The Hindu  

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Nepal PM Prachanda to face floor test on July 12 after key ally's withdrawal of support
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal PM Prachanda to face floor test on July 12 after key ally's withdrawal of support

Hindustan Times  

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Live Mint  

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Nepali Congress, CPN-UML strike deal to oust PM 'Prachanda'; to form new alliance
5 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Nepal PM Prachanda confident of winning Monday's vote of confidence
7 months ago

Nepal PM Prachanda confident of winning Monday's vote of confidence

The Hindu  

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Nepal's ruling coalition party splits, govt manages narrow majority in parliament
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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India TV News  

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View from the Himalayas | New coalition, old policy? How Nepal govt’s new parties must strike a balance in the region
9 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal to seek vote of confidence today
9 months, 1 week ago

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal to seek vote of confidence today

Hindustan Times  

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Realpolitik of a Maoist - The Hindu
9 months, 1 week ago

Realpolitik of a Maoist - The Hindu

The Hindu  

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Nepal PM 'Prachanda' to seek third vote of confidence by March 13: report
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal PM 'Prachanda' to seek third vote of confidence by March 13: report

The Hindu  

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Nepal’s Communist bloc | New coalition, old politics
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal’s Communist bloc | New coalition, old politics

The Hindu  

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Nepal PM ‘Prachanda’ forges new alliance with ex-premier Oli’s party after splitting with Nepali Congress
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal PM ‘Prachanda’ forges new alliance with ex-premier Oli’s party after splitting with Nepali Congress

The Hindu  

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New Government alliance in Nepal after Maoist Centre-Nepali Congress coalition collapses
9 months, 3 weeks ago

New Government alliance in Nepal after Maoist Centre-Nepali Congress coalition collapses

Hindustan Times  

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Prachanda's remark on India stirs up storm in Nepal; Opposition demands PM's resignation
1 year, 5 months ago

Prachanda's remark on India stirs up storm in Nepal; Opposition demands PM's resignation

The Hindu  

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda's stunning remarks that an Indian businessman settled here "once made efforts" to make him the Premier has stirred up a storm in the Himalayan Nation with the Opposition demanding his resignation. Demanding the Prime Minister's resignation, former Prime Minister Oli said, "his remarks have given a blow to national independence, dignity, the Constitution …

More HIT than miss in India-Nepal ties
1 year, 6 months ago

More HIT than miss in India-Nepal ties

The Hindu  

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Nepalese PM begins India visit with development needs of Nepal in focus
1 year, 6 months ago

Nepalese PM begins India visit with development needs of Nepal in focus

The Hindu  

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For top-level talks to succeed, bilateral dialogue mechanisms should be strengthened, says Nepalese expert
1 year, 6 months ago

For top-level talks to succeed, bilateral dialogue mechanisms should be strengthened, says Nepalese expert

The Hindu  

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India, Nepal may sign pacts on energy and water during Prachanda’s four-day visit
1 year, 6 months ago

India, Nepal may sign pacts on energy and water during Prachanda’s four-day visit

The Hindu  

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Nepal’s ruling coalition delays cabinet expansion as speculation continues about PM Prachanda’s India visit
1 year, 8 months ago

Nepal’s ruling coalition delays cabinet expansion as speculation continues about PM Prachanda’s India visit

The Hindu  

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Ruling Parties in Nepal Fail to Reach Consensus on Power-sharing Deal, Cabinet Expansion Likely on Friday
1 year, 8 months ago

Ruling Parties in Nepal Fail to Reach Consensus on Power-sharing Deal, Cabinet Expansion Likely on Friday

News 18  

Nepal’s 10-party ruling alliance on Thursday failed to reach a consensus on the power-sharing deal, causing yet another delay in the expansion of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”. Top leaders held meetings at the Prime Minister’s official residence here at Baluwatar to reach an agreement on the distribution of ministries among various political parties. Power …

Prachanda's third term as Nepal PM: Why this time India should invest in him
1 year, 8 months ago

Prachanda's third term as Nepal PM: Why this time India should invest in him

Firstpost  

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Nepal's PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month on his first overseas trip
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal's PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month on his first overseas trip

Firstpost  

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to travel to India on an official visit next month - his first foreign trip since assuming the office for the third time in December last year, a media report said on Thursday. Sources close to the 68-year-old Prime Minister said that his visit to India in the near future is …

Nepal’s Realpolitik in Uncertain Times: Why Democratic Transition is Not Over Yet in Himalayan Nation - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal’s Realpolitik in Uncertain Times: Why Democratic Transition is Not Over Yet in Himalayan Nation - News18

News 18  

While Nepal’s democracy is well-known for its surprise elements, considering it was ruled by a consensus government, it was expected that the newly formed government will have a greater leaning towards governance and curing endemic developmental disorders instead of letting realpolitik come to full circle in no time. An unexpected haggling over Nepal’s presidential election was not something desirable, especially …

Ram Chandra Paudel Failed to Become Nepal PM 17 Times, But Won President Polls in First Attempt
1 year, 9 months ago

Ram Chandra Paudel Failed to Become Nepal PM 17 Times, But Won President Polls in First Attempt

News 18  

Senior leader of Nepali Congress Ram Chandra Poudel has been elected as the third President of Nepal. The Maoist centre led by the current Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had become the third force in the general election held on November 4. When the prime minister went in alliance with the Congress at the period of presidential election, Ram Chandra …

After Sri Lanka and Pakistan, now Nepal in crisis: Political turbulence in the neighbouring nation explained
1 year, 9 months ago

After Sri Lanka and Pakistan, now Nepal in crisis: Political turbulence in the neighbouring nation explained

Firstpost  

Nepal has been engulfed by a political crisis yet again. Three parties, including the country’s second-largest, have quit Nepal’s coalition government after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ threw his support behind another party’s candidate for president. Prachanda on Friday announced he would back Ram Chandra Paudel from the Nepali Congress party over the Communist Unified Marxist Leninist party’s Subash …

Nepal: CPN-UML walks out from ruling coalition; PM Prachanda to face Parliament floor test
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal: CPN-UML walks out from ruling coalition; PM Prachanda to face Parliament floor test

Firstpost  

Kathmandu: Ahead of Presidential elections in Nepal, the country’s coalition government has been thrown into turmoil with the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist on Monday announcing that it has withdrawn support from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’- led coalition government. The message about withdraw from the government or dismissing from the post was conveyed to us which left …

Former Nepal PM Oli's party withdraws support to Prachanda-led government in Nepal
1 year, 9 months ago

Former Nepal PM Oli's party withdraws support to Prachanda-led government in Nepal

The Hindu  

Former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli-led CPN-UML party on Monday decided to withdraw its support to the Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’- led government, citing changes in the political equation, dealing yet another jolt to the fragile two-month-old ruling coalition in the country. "We decided to withdraw from the government after the Nepal Prime Minister started working in a different …

Nepal: Oli's party withdraws support to PM Prachanda; What's next?
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal: Oli's party withdraws support to PM Prachanda; What's next?

India TV News  

Kathmandu: Nepal's second largest party in Parliament - CPN-UML - on Monday withdrew its support to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda"-led government following a rift over backing the main opposition party's candidate for the presidential poll, plunging the Himalayan nation to another spell of political instability. The prime reason for the break-up of the alliance between Prachanda and former …

RPP decides to withdraw support from Prachanda-led govt in Nepal
1 year, 9 months ago

RPP decides to withdraw support from Prachanda-led govt in Nepal

The Hindu  

The Rashtriya Prajatantra Party, a key partner in the seven-party ruling alliance in Nepal, has decided to withdraw its support to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'-led government, citing changes in the political equation. Four Ministers from the RPP, including the party’s Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Rajendra Lingden who was part of the coalition government, on …

Nepal government in disarray over Prime Minister’s choice of President
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal government in disarray over Prime Minister’s choice of President

The Hindu  

Ram Chandra Paudel is set to become Nepal’s next President after he was backed by eight political parties on February 25 but the development may bring down the fragile two-month-old government of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, which could plunge the Himalayan nation once again into political turmoil. Principal opposition party Nepali Congress' senior leader Mr. Paudel was endorsed …

Nepal Presidential Polls: Nomination Filing Process Begins; PM Prachanda Endorses Opposition Candidate
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal Presidential Polls: Nomination Filing Process Begins; PM Prachanda Endorses Opposition Candidate

News 18  

Nepal on Saturday began the process of filing nomination papers for the March 9 presidential election that may change the power equation in the country after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ sidelined his coalition partner and endorsed the Opposition Nepali Congress’ leader Ramchandra Poudyal for the top post. Poudyal, 78, is likely to succeed incumbent Bidya Devi Bhandari as …

‘Prachanda’ ditches KP Oli for Dueba in Nepal Presidential election
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Prachanda’ ditches KP Oli for Dueba in Nepal Presidential election

Hindustan Times  

Nepal’s eight political parties have decided to back Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel for the country's presidency scheduled for March 9. The election to the post of president is likely to change the current power equation as Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has decided not to support the Communist Party of Nepal candidate for the post. The eight …

The twists and turns of Nepali politics
1 year, 10 months ago

The twists and turns of Nepali politics

Hindustan Times  

The turn of events since Nepal’s November 20 general election last year is a litany of unexpected tales. Prachanda’s turn After the election, the Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda took just about everyone by surprise when he decided to desert the ruling coalition, which had contested as a joint front. The curious case of Rabi Lamichhane But in the …

'Political instability': Nepal PM 'Prachanda' rules out review of Constitution
1 year, 10 months ago

'Political instability': Nepal PM 'Prachanda' rules out review of Constitution

India Today  

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" on Thursday ruled out the review of the country's Constitution, warning that such a move may lead to "political instability." "On the amendments in the Constitution, there might be certain shortcomings, but they can be spotted only after the document goes into full implementation," news portal khabarhub.com quoted Prime Minister Prachanda as saying. …

Nepal: Why did PM Dahal meet CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli ahead of presidential election?
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal: Why did PM Dahal meet CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli ahead of presidential election?

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli at the latter’s residence in Balkot. Rastriya Swatantra Party quit government Rastriya Swatantra Party has decided to quit the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government. According to a report in the Kathmandu Post, the party decided to leave the government after Prime Minister Dahal refused to re-appoint party …

Nepal’s RSP withdraws from coalition government of PM Prachanda
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal’s RSP withdraws from coalition government of PM Prachanda

The Hindu  

The Rastriya Swatantra Party on Sunday decided to withdraw from Nepal’s ruling coalition after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” refused to reinstate the party’s flamboyant chairman Rabi Lamichhane as the Home Minister after he recently re-acquired his citizenship. Mr. Lamichhane was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister on December 26 last year. During a press conference organised after …

Nepal Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane to quit after Supreme Court rules he is not a citizen
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane to quit after Supreme Court rules he is not a citizen

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of Nepal on January 27, 2023 delivered a stunning setback to the new government in Kathmandu and declared that the Home Minister of Nepal Rabi Lamichhane is not a Nepalese citizen. Following the verdict from a constitutional bench of the Court on Friday Mr. Lamichhane — whose Rashtriya Swatantra Party emerged as the kingmaker in the November …

Prachanda-led coalition in Nepal vows to retrieve territories from India, silent on row with China
1 year, 11 months ago

Prachanda-led coalition in Nepal vows to retrieve territories from India, silent on row with China

Firstpost  

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said his country will seek a balanced relation with India and China Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who won the trust vote in the ‘Pratinidhi Sabha’, or the house of representatives, has said that his country will seek a balanced relation with India and China. The coalition led by him in the …

Nepal: Does republican transition threatens political stability, still?
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal: Does republican transition threatens political stability, still?

Firstpost  

In the global context, Japan and Italy are often cited as nations that have had more governments since the end of the Second World War. For the record, three of those prime ministers, namely, incumbent Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known as ‘Prachanda’, from his days leading the Maoist underground insurgency against the monarchy, his arch-rival KP Sharma Oli of the …

Pushpa Kamal Dahal | The rebel who embraced the status quo
1 year, 11 months ago

Pushpa Kamal Dahal | The rebel who embraced the status quo

The Hindu  

Pushpa Kamal Dahal has a fatal attraction with power. In fact, the UML-CPN’s sudden marriage of convenience is a throwback to the previous elections in 2017 when both parties had formed the government with a commitment to merge into a single Nepal Communist Party.Much water has flowed through the Bagmati river since then with Mr. Oli’s refusal to hand over …

Nepal politics, past, present, and future
1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal politics, past, present, and future

The Hindu  

The general elections in Nepal that were held in November passed off peacefully but prospects for a stable government remain elusive. Mr. Oli assumed the post of Prime Minister in 2018 and despite promising Prachanda, never ceded control of the merged Nepal Communist Party. Mr. Oli’s authoritarian traits soon antagonised some of his senior colleagues, Madhav Nepal, Jhala Nath Khanal, …

Twist in Nepal poses a new challenge to India
1 year, 11 months ago

Twist in Nepal poses a new challenge to India

Hindustan Times  

The November 20 elections have turned out to be one of high drama, even by Nepal’s standards of quick political turn-arounds. As the 5 pm deadline to stake claim for premiership approached, the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”, ditched the Nepali Congress and decided to shake hands with Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, the chairman …

'Government will follow balanced, trustworthy ties with India', says former Nepal PM Oli's party
1 year, 11 months ago

'Government will follow balanced, trustworthy ties with India', says former Nepal PM Oli's party

Firstpost  

KP Sharma Oli’s Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist Leninist is among the parties in the new ruling coalition New Delhi: Former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s party CPN has sought to dispel the perception that Oli values ties with China more than the relationship with India, reported TOI. The report further added Pradeep Gyawali, who is the former foreign …

DC Edit | New PM in Kathmandu to pose challenge for Delhi
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | New PM in Kathmandu to pose challenge for Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

It is not certain that the former guerilla leader Pushp Kumar Dahal “Prachanda”, who took the oath of office as Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time on Monday following a strange twist of events, would himself be optimistic of offering his country a modicum of respite from the pulls and pressures of politics unleashed by ambitious top-guns of …

Power roller-coaster: On Maoists and UML sharing power in Nepal
1 year, 11 months ago

Power roller-coaster: On Maoists and UML sharing power in Nepal

The Hindu  

There seems to be no limit to the opportunism in Nepal’s top polity. Newly minted Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal’s Communist Party of Nepal was part of a six-party alliance led by the Nepali Congress that collectively finished just above the absolute majority mark in the parliamentary elections held in November. After being denied this, legitimately, in his blatant hunger …

'Deeply Values' Ties with Nepal, Says China as it Congratulates New PM Prachanda
1 year, 11 months ago

'Deeply Values' Ties with Nepal, Says China as it Congratulates New PM Prachanda

News 18  

China on Monday congratulated Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” who was sworn-in as Nepal’s new prime minister as Beijing weighs its options in the wake of the dramatic political development in the Himalayan nation where it has made high strategic stakes in recent years. The 68-year-old former guerilla leader was appointed as Nepal’s new premier by President Bidya Devi Bhandari after …

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