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🗳️Bangladesh’s first post-Hasina election – Himal Virtual Cover, February 2026
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (359+ words) Himal's virtual cover for February 2026 examines the fate of Bangladesh in the wake of the July Revolution. We present a selection of earlier pieces on the twists and turns over the last year and a half, and anticipate a series…...
🇳🇵🗳️ Old vs new in the Nepal election – Himal Virtual Cover, March 2026
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (315+ words) Himal's virtual cover for March 2026 brings you analysis and conversations to understand Nepal's pivotal post-uprising election amid the country's famously fractured and fractious politics. We include a selection of our coverage of the Gen Z uprising. After the Gen Z…...
How the Left veered right in Nepal
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1529+ words) How the Left veered right in Nepal under KP Oli'Himal Southasian FEW HAVE NEGOTIATED Nepal's politics as craftily or laid claim to a constituency as unyieldingly as Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has A former prime minister and the head of…...
Nepal 2026 election: The old guard battles new leaders
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (316+ words) Nepal 2026 election: The old guard battles new leaders'Himal Southasian On 5 March, Nepal will hold national elections to its House of Representatives, the lower house of its bicameral legislature Just as in Bangladesh, this will be the first post-revolution election in…...
How online abuse and patriarchy hold back women in the Nepal election
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (86+ words) How online abuse and patriarchy hold back women in the Nepal election'Himal Southasian This story has been co-published with Kalam Weekly. ON 7 FEBRUARY, Nisha Adhikari, a first-past-the-post (FPTP) candidate in Nepal's 2026 general election from the Gatisheel Loktantrik Party, posted a…...
🇳🇵🗳️The institutional stakes of Nepal’s election – Southasia Weekly #107
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (416+ words) The institutional stakes of Nepal's election " Southasia Weekly #107Himal Southasian In tandem with Modi's visit, 37 aid organisations are facing a ban on their operations, forcing them to stop critical aid This week, CCTV footage emerged of the killing of 14-year-old Jad…...
The institutional stakes of Nepal’s post-uprising election
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (100+ words) Sanjeev Satgainya is a former Editor of The Kathmandu Post and currently writes on Nepal for The Hindu. This story has been co-published with Kalam Weekly. WITH LESS THAN a week to go before Nepal goes to the polls in…...
Ahead of Assam’s assembly election, Himanta Biswa Sarma ramps up the hate
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1158+ words) Ahead of Assam's assembly election, Himanta Biswa Sarma ramps up the hate'Himal Southasian...
In Bangladesh, a centrist reset and an Islamist breakthrough
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1312+ words) In Bangladesh, a centrist reset and an Islamist breakthrough'Himal Southasian...
The Rohingya are perennial pawns in Bangladesh’s politics
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (1285+ words) The Rohingya are perennial pawns in Bangladesh's politics'Himal Southasian...