A weekly current affairs newsletter from Nepal, written by Pranaya Rana
Kathmandu, Nepal
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The Balen Shah government completed six months in office. In the half-year since it came to power, this government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, has earned both praise and condemnation. (1/2)
On September 8 and 9 of 2025, young Nepalis from all over Nepal, loosely organized as Gen Z, took to the streets demanding an end to systemic institutionalized corruption and nepotism.
Revisit our coverage from #September 2025 on the ocassion of one year of Gen Z protest:
"It’s time for the government and the senior police leadership to act on reform and accountability. Legitimize the institution, regain the trust that’s been lost, reform the frayed bond with the community.." (1/2)
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In this week's deep dive, we examine the Sunsari incident that sparked communal violence across four districts in Nepal.
open.substack.com/pub/kalamw…
Nepal has been largely spared the kinds of communal violence that have engulfed the rest of South Asia, but the specter of religious hate is now materializing. If the state doesn’t mount a long-term response to nip this in the bud, incidents like that in Sunsari will only recur.
"The causes and demands of the protests In India and last year protests in Nepal differ in their specifics, even if they reflect a broad dissatisfaction with governance and entrenched corruption and impunity..." (1/2)
