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Nepal at a crossroads

The Maoists lift their week-long blockade of Kathmandu, but the peace process makes little headway as the two main players in Nepal politics, the Pala

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Towards a showdown in Kathmandu

Recovering lost strength, Nepal's political parties take to the streets demanding the restoration of democracy. But the monarchy is trying for a tight

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Challenging the monarchy

The political crisis precipitated by the anti-monarchy agitation by students has forced the political parties and the people at large to think of the

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On the warpath again

The collapse of the ceasefire between the government forces and the Maoists once again leaves Nepal in a state of turmoil.

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Nepal's challenges

As the Nepalese government enters into crucial peace talks with the Maoist rebels, the challenge before the country's mainstream political parties is

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Talks and fears

Major political parties in Nepal see in the ceasefire and the peace talks between the Maoists and the government nominated by the King a secret deal t

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New guns in an old battle

With the United States having substantially reinforced its military commitment in Nepal, the Himalayan nation is being sucked into the vortex of a U.S

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Unending crisis

With the dissolution of Parliament and the elected local bodies and with an unrepresentative and `unconstitutional' government in front, the political

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THE KING'S COUP

Nepal's King Gyanendra takes over executive power but promises to form a new Council of Ministers. He has the fig leaf of a constitutional provision t

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Nepal in limbo

Amidst the ongoing challenge of Maoist insurgency, the squabbles within the Nepali Congress threaten to destabilise the balance of Nepal's nascent dem

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Emergency and a crisis

Nepal runs out of military options to face the latest Maoist challenge, and prepares to extend the state of Emergency.

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Uneasy peace in Kathmandu

As the Royal Nepal Army battles the Maoist rebels in the hill districts, Kathmandu is being spruced up for the SAARC Summit in a country which is in a

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