Latest posts by Paramendra
Nepal: Gaur Massacre
The unthinkable happened on March 21 in Gaur in the central Terai plains. Two political groups clashed, and violence followed. 29 were dead, more than 40 injured. This incident has...
Nepal: Madhesh Is Burning
Madhesh is the southern plains of Nepal where half of the country lives. Madhesi are the people of Nepal, roughly half of the country. The Madhesi have been discriminated against...
Nepal: Peace In Limbo
The seven party alliance and the Maoists were to meet for their summit talks some time in September, but it did not happen. Prime Minister Girija Koirala asked for some...
Nepal: Another Round Of Talks
The seven party alliance in power and the Maoists are gearing for yet another round of peace talks. Their last round that resulted in an eight point agreement came under much fire from various quarters.
Nepal Moving Towards Peace Talks
After the victory of the April Revolution, and a major House Proclamation that has seriously curbed the powers of the king and renamed the army from Royal Nepal Army to Nepal Army, and a phase one talk with the Maoists, the seven party alliance government still has a lot of unresolved issues. The pace is felt to have been too slow.
Nepal: Democrats, Maoists Gearing For Peace Talks
After the spectacular success of the April Revolution, the seven party alliance has not moved fast enough for some, but it sure has been moving steady.
Nepal Revolution: Victory
The king has accepted the seven party alliance's roadmap.
Nepal Revolution: Showdown
The king is nowhere close to seeing the light.
Revolution In Nepal: Monarchy On Its Way Out
The movement has turned into a revolution.
Nepal Movement, Day 3: Shoot At Sight Order
The dictator king of Nepal keeps pushing himself into a tighter corner. He has taken the penultimate step. He has imposed a daytime curfew.
Day 2: Nepal Democracy Movement
More than a thousand have been arrested, many have been beaten up, several killed, and Home Minister Kamal Thapa has threatened martial law.
Khatmandu's tense political moves
The seven party alliance in Nepal is in the middle of its "decisive" protests to topple the autocratic regime in Nepal, and the protest programs have met with unprecedented resistance from the illegitimate regime.
Nepal: Moriarty Drowns Out Prachanda
US ambassador Moriarty gave an important speech warning the political parties to watch out for the Maoists.
Nepal: Money Needed For Movement
DFN talks of the need for the Nepali diaspora to pump money into the democracy movement in Nepal: moral support is not enough.