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Befriend and betray: It’s all too easy for Nepali politicians

by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 27, 2023Unexpected developments within months of government formation and overnight dramatic turn of events have become a norm in Nepali politics. The prevailing crisis in the incumbent coalition government formed on December 25 is a case in point. The seven-party ruling coalition government comprising CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Centre), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajantra Party, Janata Samajbadi Party, Janamat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party that supported Maoist Centre…

Ruling coalition cracks as Congress locks up presidency

by Anil Giri & Tika R Pradhan in Kathmandu Post, Feb 25, 2023Exactly two months after CPN-UML chair KP Oli rescued the prime ministerial ambitions of his CPN (Maoist Centre) counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal by ambushing the pre-polls five-party coalition, Nepali Congress appears to have again prised Dahal away from KP Sharma Oli’s embrace. After an over two-hour-long meeting with Prime Minister Dahal on Friday, Oli had departed Baluwatar bitterly disappointed as the Nepali Congress…

Congress’ pick for President comes down to ‘Paudel v Sitaula’ contest

by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 24, 2023With a green signal from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his party CPN (Moist Centre), the Nepali Congress is now gearing up to finalise its presidential candidate for the election slated for March 9. The nominations for presidential election will be filed on Saturday, but major parties are yet to decide their candidates. As the CPN-UML is expecting support from the current ruling parties—the Maoist…

Congress hopeful of securing presidency after Maoist Centre’s decision

Report in Kathmandu Post, Feb 21, 2023 at 07:34 pmWith the decision of the CPN (Maoist Centre) office bearers on Monday to elect a new President through national consensus, Nepali Congress leaders said they have become more confident about their nominee getting elected to the top post. The presidential election is slated for March 9 and the Maoist Centre has entrusted Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal with the responsibility of taking the final call on…

Protect sovereignty while engaging neighbours, says top US diplomat

by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 1, 2023Visiting United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland has urged Nepali officials to protect national sovereignty while dealing with neighbours, particularly on economic partnerships. Addressing a press conference in Kathmandu before wrapping up her two-day Nepal trip on Monday, Nuland, the first foreign dignitary to visit the country after the formation of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government, said Nepal could pursue economic…

Congress on ‘Mission President’ after its futile Speaker bid

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 20, 2023The leaders of Nepali Congress, the largest party in the House of Representatives, did not take kindly to their then-ally Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chair of the CPN (Maoist Centre), joining hands with the CPN-UML to become prime minister on December 25. Since then, the party has been trying to divide the new UML-led seven-party alliance that elected Dahal the prime minister and also formed governments…

Prime minister’s overture to Congress on key posts makes UML jittery

by Tika R Prdhan in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 15, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s statement on Saturday that he would consult the Nepali Congress on the elections of the President and the Speaker has created confusion among the coalition partners. Dahal’s statement, which he made while meeting a group of editors at Baluwatar, comes at a time that leaders of CPN-UML, his major coalition partner, are increasingly suspicious of the Congress’ decision to give…

Nepali Congress preparing to contest President and Speaker elections

Report in The Kathmandu Post,Jan 13th, 2023The largest party in the House of Representatives, Nepali Congress, which is facing criticism for giving its confidence vote to the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government, is eying the key positions of President and Speaker. Normally in parliamentary democracy, the main opposition does not give the vote of confidence to the prime minister, but the Congress extended the trust vote to Dahal, which is now courting controversy. Though Congress leaders…

Deuba’s grip on Congress firm despite losing power

by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 9, 2023.With the Nepali Congress, the largest party in Parliament, unable to form a new government, a question is being raised: Can the Congress revive itself under the leadership of its current chief Sher Bahadur Deuba? Congress President Deuba, who is considered a canny politician who can cobble together even unwieldy coalitions, however, this time failed to turn the situation in his favour. Though the Congress-led electoral…

Demand for Nepali products in Tibet grows after two-way trade resumes

by Balram Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 8, 2023The demand for Nepali products has started to pick up in the Chinese market as Beijing has reopened two-way trade from the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung port, which was shut since the start of the Covid pandemic. Nepali traders have been exporting goods such as flour, turmeric, chilly, bamboo stool, grass broom, handicrafts, cosmetics, noodles and among others to Tibet via Rasuwagadhi. According to the local traders, the Tibetans…

Tension brewing in Congress with rival factions ready to spar

by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 5, 2023Nepali Congress spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat on Wednesday claimed that the present ruling coalition has a short life as it is a coming together of opportunistic political forces. The Congress reaction comes around 10 days after it lost the battle to lead the new government despite being the largest party in the House of Representatives. On December 25, hours before the deadline for claiming the new…