Nepal’s
Democracy: A
Call for
Meaningful
Change, by
Ganga Thapa
(kh
04/10/2024)
Social
Justice Key To
Democratic
Politics,
by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn
17/08/2024)
Parties
or personality
cults? One
sphere where
the ‘Afno
Manchhe’
culture has
really thrived
is the
political
parties of
Nepal (kp
25/07/2024)
Delay
in filling
party
positions
highlights
decay in
internal
democracy :
JSP-N and CPN
(Unified
Socialist)
recently held
their general
conventions,
but have
delayed
filling key
positions,
opting to
handpick
office bearers
instead of
holding
elections,
by Purushottam
Poudel (kp) [All of Nepal's political parties lack democratic
structures and
procedures
and, in
particular,
social
inclusion.
They are
dominated and
controlled by
the patriarchy
of so-called
high Hindu
castes,
actually a
minority of
the country's
entire
population,
who have
declared their
culture,
language and
religion to be
national
identity.]
Nepal’s Democracy
Under Siege by
Political
Elite, by
Ganga Thapa
(kp
23/06/2024)
What about Nepal’s
democracy?
Political
parties,
elections,
federalism,
secularism and
social
inclusion,
by Karl-Heinz
Krämer (kh
03/06/2024)
Democracy
in Distress?, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh
20/05/2024)
Democracy
Needs Healthy Countervailing Power,
by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 18/05/2024)
Election
Key To Democratic Politics, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 25/04/2024)
Populism
and Nepal’s democracy, by Sushil Thapa (ae
23/04/2024)
Loktantra
Day being marked today (kh 23/04/2024)
Corruption
and Moral Bases of Democracy, by Mohan
Nepali (rep 29/02/2024)
How
strong is internal democracy within political
parties? (rep 19/02/2024) [It is in a pitiful state!],
How
democratic are our parties (ae 19/02/2024)
What
puts Nepal’s democracy in peril?, by Sushil
Thapa (ae 12/02/2024)
Democracy
Day to be marked for three days (kh
09/02/2024) [King
Tribhuvan promised democracy in 1951, but paved
the way for royal autocracy in the following
years, which was perfected by his son Mahendra.
Today, party politicians are obstructing the
implementation of democracy. There is nothing to
celebrate! Democracy is not the imitation of
royal power and arrogance by party politicians!]
Why
Nepal needs deliberative democracy :
Deliberative democracy could strengthen
federalism at grassroots level by bringing
people really closer to the decision making,
by Simone Galimberti (nlt 21/01/2024)
Democracy
And Civic Consciousness, by Bibhav Pokhrel
(rn 19/01/2024)
The
ills of pending electoral reforms :
Democratising Nepal’s political parties has been
a Sisyphean endeavour, by Achyut Wagle (kp
16/01/2024)
Civic
Maturity For Participatory Democracy, by Dev
Raj Dahal (rn 16/12/2023)
Discipline
Key To Democratic Culture, by Tulasi Acharya
(rn 06/12/2023)
Tiktok
ban: What does it mean for the future of
democracy in Nepal?, by Pragya Neupane (rep
03/12/2023)
Inner-party
Democracy Ends Mass Alienation, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 11/11/2023)
Democracy
: A multifaceted reality in Nepal,
by Saadesh Mani Pokharel (ae 16/10/2023)
Civic
Participation Cures Democratic Deficit, by
Mukti Rijal (rn 12/10/2023)
Not
playing their part : There is a lack of effort
in clearing the now three-week-long House
obstruction (kp 18/08/2023) [KP Oli has repeatedly proved
that he is the biggest anti-democrat among all
the little democratic so-called top politicians
in the country!]
Parliamentarism
in the swamps : A handful of top leaders of
major parties decide every national issue in
closed-door meetings, by Achyut Wagle (kp
15/08/2023) [This is
what the so-called political leaders mean by
democracy!]
Internal
democracy: Anti-dote to tyranny (ae
04/08/2023)
Democracy
as arithmetic : From the centre to the
provinces, political parties have turned
democracy into a mindless race for power
(kp 03/08/2023)
Civic
Competence Fortifies Democracy, by Mukti
Rijal (rn 20/07/2023)
Have
we achieved democratic freedom we fought for?,
by Prabidhik KC (rep 13/07/2023)
Faulty
Economic Policies Subvert Democracy, by Dev
Raj Dahal (rn 24/06/2023)
Democracy
in Disarray, by Rajaram Bartaula (rep
19/06/2023)
Why
Democracy Lacks Trust And Respect, by
Rameshwar Baral (rn 16/06/2023)
Deepen
Democracy To Curate It, by Mukti Rijal (rn
08/06/2023)
emocracy
suffers when democratic actors fail to deliver :
Political parties’ failure to uphold democratic
values and their inability to ensure dividends
of democracy to the people had emboldened King
Gyanendra to take absolute power in hands in
2005 (nlt 24/04/2023) [Without any doubt, the political parties
and especially their top politicians stand out
as completely anti-democratic failures, but the
authoritarian monarchy was even worse, something
the younger generation, however, has not
experienced itself!]
Deliberative
Public Key To Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 22/04/2023)
Democracy
in retreat : Top leaders of old parties lack
public trust despite their successes in
electoral arithmetic, by Lok Raj Baral (kp
17/04/2023)
‘A
fixed House calendar will check the
executive’s arbitrariness’,
interview with Madhav Poudel (kp
10/04/2023)
A
global community stands up for democracy
: Despite all that the democratic
countries of the world have
accomplished, there remain serious
challenges, Dean R Thompson (kp
30/03/2023)
How
to support Nepal’s local democracy?,
by Kushal Pokharel (ae 28/02/2023)
Wonder
how democratic values were consolidated in
ancient times? Look back to Vedas and scriptures,
by Jivesh Jha (nlt 25/02/2023)
March
to democracy : The country’s experiment with
democracy has been a mixed-bag of some progress
and signature failures (kp 20/02/2023)
Democracy
And Right To Equal Opportunity, by Nanda Lal
Tiwari (rn 19/02/2023)
Govt
requests Prez for clemency to MP Chaudhary
(rep), National
Democracy Day to be celebrated for three days
(rep 17/02/2023) [Nepal
is ruled by an oligarchy of male Khas Arya,
especially male Bahun. This has not changed much
in the last 72 years! The promises made by the
monarchy in 1951 were not serious and the same
applies to the statements made by today's
oligarchy!]
Nepal's
democracy constraints: Parties, leaders be
accountable, by Ganesh Mandal (ht
16/02/2023)
Our
metamorphosis to kakistocracy : To make matters
worse, we now have a newly formed Parliament
with no opposition, by Sucheta Pyakuryal (kp
15/01/2023), Nepal’s
illiberal democracy : A government with
unconditional backing perpetuates its
kleptocracy and kakistocracy, by Rabin Giri
(nt 20/01/2023)
epal’s
parliament becomes opposition-less : In the
parliamentary system, the role of an opposition
party is considered crucial to follow the
principle of check and balance. But Nepal’s
parliament, on Tuesday, approved the
opposition-less government (nlt 10/01/2023)
[A victory from the
point of view of the old, long-failed political
guard, but a heavy defeat for democracy!],
Main
opposition concept comes into question :
Congress leaders say the party has lost moral
ground to claim opposition role after giving
confidence vote to Dahal, by Anil Giri (kp
11/01/2023), Plot
thickens as Nepali Congress gives Dahal vote of
confidence : Speculations rife of Deuba striking
some kind of tacit agreement with prime minister,
by Purushottam Poudel (kp 11/01/2023), No
opposition party in parliament!, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 11/01/2023)
Leadership
Integrity Vital For Democracy, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 17/12/2022)
Democracy
beyond elections : Without adequate
representation, marginalised communities in
Nepal are less likely to have their issues
addressed, by Narayan Adhikari and Nicholas
Budny (kp 17/11/2022)
Our
parties desperately need reform (ae
20/10/2022)
Balance
Between Civic Rights And Duties, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 15/10/2022)
3-party
dictatorship : Nepal’s break-up and make-up
electoral politics undermines democracy (nt
14/10/2022)
Nepali
elections are becoming a battle of same old
faces : Lack of internal democracy in political
parties is mainly to be blamed, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 11/10/2022) [Maybe not yet a failing state, but
definitely a failing democracy!], Continuity
over change : The new roster of tried and tested
electoral candidates does not inspire much
confidence (kp 11/10/2022)
Democratic
breakdown : The chase for power has made each
individual wielding authority turn against
democratic institutions (kp 23/09/2022)
Insulating
sentiments from hurt : We must learn to become
more tolerant and inclusive to strengthen our
democracy, by Avasna Pandey (kp 12/09/2022)
The
Rules Of Democratic Game, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 27/08/2022)
Politics
and courage : Their contribution to democracy is
so great that we are expected to remember the
past and be content, by Deepak Thapa (kp
11/08/2022)
NC
President Deuba calls meeting of party leaders
to discuss seat allocation (kh 08/08/2022) [Democracy looks different!],
Deuba
asks Thakur to join ruling alliance, govt
(rep 08/08/2022) [Surely
all parties should join together in an electoral
alliance. Then the often failed top politicians
would agree on a single common candidate for
each constituency and voters would no longer
have to worry about whom to vote for. Wouldn't
that be flawless democracy?], First
meeting of Seat Allocation Task
Force of ruling alliance being
held (rn 08/08/2022) [This is
anti-democracy: the choice must
be made by the people and not by
the party leaders!]
Is
Nepal losing democracy?, by Ganga Bahadur
Thapa (kh 31/07/2022)
Budget
debate in Nepal is about MPs seeking more for
their constituencies : Parliamentarians often
forget their main job—making laws. They consider
themselves development workers, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 12/06/2022)
Battle
of narratives : Political parties, basking in
their complacency, didn't bother to check the
rear-view mirror, preferring to just look ahead,
by Avasna Pandey (kp 06/06/2022)
Electoral
Democracy and Clientelism in South Asia, by
Matrika Poudyal (kp 30/05/2022)
Building
Public Faith to Build Our Democracy, by
Milan Jung Katuwal (rep 20/05/2022)
Achievements
And Missed Opportunities, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 26/04/2022)
Democracy
or kakistocracy? Democratic values undermined,
institutions heavily politicized, meritocracy
completely neglected, rampant corruption and
nepotism unabated. Nepal, many believe, is
heading toward a democratic kakistocracy
(nlt 24/04/2022)
Let's
learn our lessons from events in Ukraine: Dr
Bhattarai (rep 31/03/2022)
Ways
to commit to democracy : Nepal needs an
essential internal effort to drive reforms that
are well overdue, by Blair Glencorse and
Narayan Adhikari (kp 17/03/2022)
Value
Premises Of Democratic Regime, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 26/02/2022)
Gone
Wrong, In System Or In Actors?, by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn 23/02/2022)
Nepal’s
democracy revolutions, and achievements and
failures : As the country celebrates democracy,
observers see some gains, some hollow promises,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2022)
Incarnation
Of Free Spirit, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
19/02/2022), Putting
People At The Centre, by Ballav Dahal (rn
19/02/2022), Judicial
Independence For Democracy, by Liladhar
Upadhyaya (rn 19/02/2022), An
Era Of Freedom And Openness, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 19/02/2022), A
Moment For Reflection, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 19/02/2022)
Deliberative
democracy: Engaging citizens in political
process, by Simone Galimberti (ht
04/02/2022)
Intraparty
Democracy at Stake in Nepal, by Arpan Gelal
(rep 27/01/2022)
In
Defense of Democratic Institutions, by
Ambika Prasad Joshi (rep 16/12/2021)
Is
democracy too expensive for Nepal? Heavy
election expenses deter women candidates from
running for office in the 2022 elections, by
Laxmi Basnet (nt 10/12/2021)
Democracy
Slides Globally, by Mukti Rijal (rn
09/12/2021) [In Nepal,
the state of the already weakly implemented
democracy has deteriorated considerably in
recent years!]
Declining
democratic practices : Whether it is party
politics or national politics, democratic norms
seem to be waning, by Kushal Pokharel (kp
02/12/2021)
Why
is democracy failing to deliver?, by
Niranjan Mani Dixit (rep 27/11/2021)
Democratic
Recession in Nepal, by Bimal Pratap Shah
(rep 20/11/2021)
emocracy
in Nepal: The Long Game, by Rajeev Kunwar
(kh 02/11/2021)
As
key institutions fail to perform, regressive
agenda at play : The more democratic
institutions weaken, the powerful the right wing
forces become, experts say, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 01/11/2021)
Mediators
Of Democracy’s Contradictions, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 30/10/2021)
Rule
through ordinance threat to democracy, observers
say : Finding himself in a tight spot, Deuba
mulls withdrawing some bills that have passed a
House and proroguing Parliament, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 07/10/2021)
Ordinance
relating to Political Parties will be withdrawn
today: Prachanda (kh) [An ordinance for which the HoR session was
specially terminated so that the parties could
split is now to be withdrawn. This approach
sounds neither democratic nor constitutional,
even though the Political Party Act also
contains various undemocratic passages. In its
present form, it underpins party rule, not
people's rule!]
Hand-picking
leadership in sister wings, parties undermine
democracy : Political observers say appointing
the leadership—be it in the mother parties
or in the sister wings—reflects the
dwindling democratic practice among the parties,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/09/2021)
Democracy
Needs Enlightened Citizens, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 11/09/2021)
Why
parliamentary transparency matters :
Parliamentary record-keeping in our case has
been somewhat superficial, by Shraddha
Pokharel (kp 07/09/2021)
Take
it easy : Dissent and debate are
quintessential elements of democracy (kp
07/09/2021)
Rabindra
Mishra: Nepal’s Trump. Like Trump, Mishra seeks
to harness the grievances of Nepal’s privileged
class whose traditional sources of authority are
being challenged by the new republican, federal,
decentralized, and secular structure, by
Bishal Thapa (ae 19/08/2021)
Most
parties fare poorly on internal democracy :
Parties have been postponing their conventions
under various pretexts. Observers say this must
end, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/08/2021)
Nepal’s
Endless Democratic Transition, by Chandra D
Bhatta (rn 13/08/2021)
Prospect
Of Democratic Stability, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 31/07/2021)
Democratic
Competence Key To Political Leadership, by
Mukti Rijal (rn 29/07/2021)
Is
Nepal still a democratic state?, by
Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 19/06/2021)
Oli’s
attempts to rule by dicta : Since coming to
power, Prime Minister Oli has attempted numerous
times — via ordinances — to bypass the
legislation and vest the powers to make laws
within himself, by Robin Sharma (rec
16/06/2021)
International
condemnation for HoR dissolution (ht
12/06/2021) [see statement
by IBARI (10/06/2021)]
PM
Oli likely to expand cabinet today, induct 10
JSP leaders from Thakur-Mahato group (kh
24/05/2021)
Three
decades of movements, uprisings, putsches and
constitutions: Did they promote democracy?,
by Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 01/05/2021)
What
good is Nepali democracy?, by Trailokya Raj
Aryal (ae 08/04/2021) [A
criticism of Nepal's democracy, but the problem
is more with the parties and politicians.]
Making
our democracy work : The thing to do is
rein in political corruption and
depoliticise public institutions, by Naresh
Koirala (kp 15/03/2021)
Elusive
Democratic Stability : The domination of
personality conflict in Nepali party politics
demonstrates the return of old politics of
authoritarianism that devalues participatory
impulses and the spirit of democracy in their
inner life, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 13/03/2021)
The
court verdict is a temporary respite : The
pyrrhic victory of democracy has restored
judicial supremacy in place of Parliament’s
sovereignty, by CK Lal (kp 03/03/2021)
To
reclaim democracy, citizens hold Tundikhel march
: Brihat Nagarik Andolan vows to fight to
protect the country from falling into an abyss,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 20/02/2021)
Nepal’s
democracy challenges : Analysts say the major
impediment to democratic process in the country
is a lack of political culture among
leaders and their failure to put people first,
by Anil Giri (kp 19/02/2021)
Our
troubled democracy : Unless the bleeding of
democracy stops, the resto-ration of the House
alone is not going to save it, by Naresh
Koirala (kp 24/01/2021)
Attacking
the system, one step at a time : Oli
administration’s actions are against
constitutional provisions and pose a
threat to democratic principles and norms,
observers say, by Anil Giri (kp 04/12/2020)
Watching
The Watchdogs Of Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 28/11/2020)
लोकतन्त्रको
फजिहत ! : नयाँ पुस्ताले पुरानो पुस्ताका नेतालाई
विस्थापित गर्ने पद्धतिको विकास नेपालमा किन हुन
सकेन ? [Embarrassment of democracy!: Why the
system of displacing the leaders of the old
generation by the new generation could not be
developed in Nepal?], by Ghanashyam Bhatta (ap
19/11/2020)
असान्दर्भिक
बन्दै राजनीतिक दलहरू : दलभन्दा नेताले प्राथमिकता
पाउनु दलीय औचित्य कमजोर हुनु हो, जुन लोकतन्त्रका
लागि सह्य होइन [Political parties becoming
irrelevant : To give priority to a leader over a
party is to weaken the party's legitimacy, which
is not tolerable for democracy], by Ram Gurung (ka
19/11/2020)
लोकतन्त्र
भर्सेज भोकतन्त्र , by Bhesraj Ghimire (ap
22/10/2020)
Democracy
Needs Civic Competence, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
17/10/2020)
A
Moment For Social Democracy, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 03/10/2020)
Welcome
ordinance : The tendency on the part of the govt
to bypass the parliament to bring new laws is
unbecoming of a democratic norms (ht
28/09/2020)
Consolidating
Constitutional Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 26/09/2020)
Profit-making
army and Nepal’s democracy, by Bishal Thapa
(ae 21/08/2020)
A
story of two halves: Democracy may have already
lasted longer than the Panchayat rule did, but
accountability remains a fiction, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 28/05/2020)
The
Oli administration needs to change its attitude:
The government must try to make its activities
as transparent as possible, and invest in
emboldening institutions rather than individuals
(kp 14/04/2020)
Nepal’s
political parties rarely encourage public
participation in lawmaking: Citizens’ engagement
in the formulation of laws not only ensures
transparency but also enhances the quality of
legislation, experts say, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 15/03/2020)
Shifting
Democratic Form, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
03/03/2020)
Celebrating
Democracy 2020, by Prem Khatry (rn
19/02/2020)
Oli
administration is ignoring a key component of
democracy during lawmaking: The government over
the last two years introduced several bills
without holding consultations with the concerned
parties, thereby inviting criticism and
controversy, experts say, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 14/02/2020)
Restoring
democracy back to the default: Prime Minister
Oli opened too many battlefronts, now he may be
succumbing to his own ambitions, by Ajaya
Bhadra Khanal (kp 20/01/2020)
State
Consolidation Priority, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
14/01/2020)
The
sugarcane episode is part of a much bigger
trend—the decline of democracy: Policies,
disguised as legitimate efforts to serve the
public interest, are designed to serve financial
interests, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
06/01/2020)
Tendency
to undermine Parliament detrimental to
democracy, analysts say: As party leaders feud
over Speaker, there’re concerns about the
crucial bill session bearing the brunt, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 29/12/2019)
Why
democracy fails: In existing scenario, people
will continuew to be oppressed, political
machinery will continue to be oiled and election
will be won but democracy will lose, by
Sandesh Paudyal (rep 05/10/2019)
Decline
of democracy, by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp
30/09/2019)
The
de-democratisation of Nepal: The Prime
Minister's speech on Constitution Day
highlighted several challenges to Nepal's
democratic transition, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 23/09/2019)
Party-Based
Democracy In A Muddle, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
27/08/2019)
Time
for reconciliation: Oli must now learn to
partner with the well-wishers of democracy with
whom he's wasted time, fighting, by Ajaya
Bhadra Khanal (kp 12/08/2019)
Virtues
Of Participatory Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 18/06/2019)
In
Nepal, democracy is a sham:. No independent and
impactful movement exists at present which
could challenge the government against its
increasingly undemocratic demeanour, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 11/06/2019)
Elitism
And Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
28/05/2019)
Reorienting
democracy: When mindset is ethnic or
caste-controlled, people cannot stand in favor
of broader national cause, by Jivesh Jha
(rep 28/04/2019)
Democracy
within
ruling and opposition parties is waning,
lawmakers say: NCP leaders say their chairman
rarely listens to anyone, while Nepali Congress
lawmakers say the party president functions in a
unilateral style, by Binod Ghimire (kp
10/04/2019), A
democratic nightmare: A sure way of killing
democratic culture is by jettisoning collective
decision-making (kp 11/04/2019)
Towards
authoritarianism: When all powers flow to the
prime minister, it will undermine the
achievements of democracy (kp 20/03/2019)
Democracy
will
thrive: There is a long way to go before Nepal
becomes a meaningful democracy but the future of
democracy is bright in Nepal, by Surya P
Subedi (rep 24/02/2019)
Democracy:
Roots or Fruits?, by Prem Khatry (rn
19/02/2019)
Talking
democracy, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
22/02/2019)
Democracy
for the people (rep 20/02/2019)
Sixty-ninth
Anniversary Of Democracy Day, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 20/02/2019)
Democratic
Dynamism, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 19/02/2019)
Watch
your
democracy: If the stalwarts of Nepali democracy
are not vigilant, authoritarian forces will
likely suspend our democracy once again, by
Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 20/12/2018)
Shifting
Democratic Values, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
11/12/2018)
Testing
times
for democracy: While in opposition communists
make nationalism their sole agenda. When they
lead the government they tend to attack
democracy and lean toward authoritarianism,
by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp 28/11/2018)
Sustaining
democracy:
Regardless of great changes, if mentality,
mindset, practices and behavior of our leaders
remain the same our democracy will be in trouble,
by Bhojraj Pokharel (rep 18/11/2018)
The
power of parties: Democracy is moving from the
notion of ‘we the people’ to ‘who are the
people', by Chandra D Bhatta (kp 12/10/2018)
At
minister’s call, House panel changes decision:
Minister Banskota challenges parliamentary
practice of honouring directives, pressing a
House committee to change its decision, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 05/10/2018) [This government's misunderstanding of
democracy and separation of powers is quite
obvious!]
For
Better Democratic Future, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 04/09/2018)
Civic
Participation in Democracy, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 31/05/2018)
Loktantrik
leadership: Leaders must learn to engage in
self-criticism instead of blaming their
counterparts, by Chandra Upadhyay (kp
09/03/2018)
Constitutional
Bodies in Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
08/03/2018)
The
Spirit Of Political Inquiry, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn 06/03/2018)
Civil
Society and Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
01/03/2018)
Renewal
of Public Sphere, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
27/02/2018)
Democracy
as a way of life: Democratic schools must be
established to cultivate skills for a new
federal Nepal, by Tom Robertson (30/01/2018)
Civic
Education in Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
18/01/2018)
Trickle-down
democracy:
EC needs to improve voting procedures so all
citizens can vote and electoral outcomes better
represent them, by Sanjay Sharma (kp
17/01/2018)
Elite
decadence:
When democracy becomes a licence for loot and
plunder with weak checks and balances, it is a
recipe for “democratic anarchy", by Prakash
Chandra Lohani (kp 16/01/2018)
Democratic
deficit: Nepal’s politics is rendered
precariously fluid by petty interests of a
handful of influential party leaders, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 22/11/2017)
Deuba:
Fear Slogan Won’t Work, by Siddhi B.
Ranjitkar (km 24/10/2017)
Local
remedies: Giving both executive and judicial
rights to elected local representatives goes
against democratic principles, by Mukti
Rijal (rep 15/10/2017)
Who
teaches us democracy? Obfuscation and hand-wringing
will not help as we prepare to face the world, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 22/09/2017)
Democracy
And Political Stability, by Angur Baba Joshi (rn
19/09/2017)
Democracy
& Sustainable Development Goals, by Madhavji
Shrestha (rn 16/09/2017)
Democracy
Slips Into Elective Despotism, by Mukti
Rijal (rn 14/09/2017)
Democracy
as a way of life: Schools have the potential to
give citizens the power of self-direction.
by Tom Robertson (kp 11/09/2017)
Four
regime
types: Nepal’s path to full democracy could be
protracted unless the current crop of corrupt,
feckless and feudal leaders are ousted, by
Naresh Koirala (kp 02/08/2017)
Civic
Education
And Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
13/07/2017)
Democracy,
revitalized: I do not see any significant
deviation from universally agreed norms of
democracy and human rights in Nepal’s
constitution, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep
12/07/2017) [??]
Partyfull
Panchayat:
The parliament should immediately correct this
constitution-defying apartheid law and allow all
parties to use their party symbols as electoral
symbols, by Ujwal Thapa (rep 15/04/2017)
Re-advent
of
democracy: Promises to keep, by Jeewan
Shrestha (ht 13/04/2017)
‘Judiciary
should
be overseen by legislature’ (kp 09/04/2017)
[NC General Secretary
demands removal of separation of powers!!!],
Undemocratic
democracy:
Proof of how far we have fallen is a senior
leader demanding that the judiciary should be
kept under parliament, by Dinkar Nepal (nt
14/04/2017)
Udayapur
youths
miffed at not being able to vote: They are not
in the voters' list as DEO stopped registering
names (ht 30/03/2017) [???]
Refining
Electoral Democracy, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
26/03/2017)
Relevant
as ever: No society can grow in a climate of
political repression, economic exploitation,
deprivation and social exclusion, by Shekhar
Koirala (rep 14/03/2017)
Nepal’s
Elusive Democracy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
25/02/2017)
Revitalising
Democracy Through Election, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 24/02/2017)
Consolidating
Democracy Further, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
15/02/2017)
Local
Polls For Democracy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
14/02/2017)
Interface
Between State And Citizens, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 12/02/2017)
CSOs
in
a loktantrik Nepal: A democratic polity should
look for ways to further allow Nepali citizens
to fully enjoy their fundamental right to
organise, by Pratyoush Onta and Avash
Bhandari (kp 10/02/2017)
Act
In Spirit Of Democracy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal
(rn 17/01/2017)
Democratising
Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn 15/10/2016)
Citizen
democracy:
I believe Nepal can learn a thing or two from
Finland and start adopting direct democracy,
by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 24/10/2016)
October
octaves:
The day Deuba was ousted by the king marked a
dark point in our quest for democracy, by
Gopal Man Shrestha (kp 23/10/2016)
Path
to
de-democratisation: Enlarging constituencies
without reforms in parties is likely to weaken
political representation of marginalised groups;
The current Nepali bureaucracy is set up in such
a way that any political party, other than the
NC and the UML, cannot extract services from it
, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 28/09/2016)
Far
from it: The use of parliamentary whips too
often makes the vibrant role expected of
lawmakers increasingly irrelevant (ht
16/08/2016) [Especially
the use of such whips while voting on the new
constitution was in violation of the interim
constitution and the inclusive conception of the
constituent assembly!]
Decay
of
democracy: History keeps coming full circle, and
is repeated as a farce (nt 13/05/2016)
Democracy
in
peril: Nepal is witnessing a systematic erosion
of democratic values at the hands of the leaders
who are democratically elected, by Dinesh
Bhattarai (kp 08/05/2016)
Vox
populi:
Our cities will never go green until and unless
we revamp the country’s deeply flawed
‘representative democracy’, by Manish
Pokharel and Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 28/04/2016)
Is
democracy
indispensible? Representation and other rights
that in our context are abstract ideals can
wait; Rule of law and good governance cannot,
by Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep 06/04/2016))
Democracy
In Nepal: Political Leadership Has Failed The
Test, by Mukti Rijal (rn 25/02/2016)
Democracy
In Delivery, by P. Kharel (rn 15/02/2016)
System
upgrade:
Nepali citizens are tired of fake democracy that
does not benefit the common people, by Bimal
Pratap Shah (kp 31/01/2016)
Democracy
and
the demographic shift: The movement of Nepal’s
population within the country is having a
profound impact on its politics, by Sarthak
Mani Sharma (nt 20/11/2015)
Democracy
goes
digital: The internet should be used for holding
discussions on proposed legislations, including
the draft constitution, by Bimal Pratap Shah
(kp 12/07/2015)
Is
democracy
in retreat? The answer cannot be a ‘yes’ or
‘no’, though recent trends have not been
friendly to democracy, by Lok Raj Baral (kp
11/06/2015)
Democracy
in
crisis: Political parties are not interested in
carrying out reforms that can promote inclusion
and unleash growth, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
(kp 18/03/2015)
Governing
Elite And Democracy In Nepal, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 26/02/2015)
Modernising
democracy:
Nepal requires a strong, stable federal
government with a directly-elected PM or
President, by Yogendra P. Paneru (kp
01/02/2015)
Nurturing
democracy:
Only competent and honest representatives can
safeguard democratic norms, resulting in healthy
politics and a stable government, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 06/01/2015)
Democratic
State Building: Participatory Institutions
Important, by Mukti Rijal (rn 01/01/2015)
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