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Nepali Congress activists in a demonstration against the dissolution of the country's parliament, in Kathmandu on February 1.

New political crisis in Nepal

As Nepal’s ruling Communist Party grapples with a leadership tussle, there are powerful sections within India’s National Democratic Alliance that may

Supporters of the Nepali Congress Party cheer for their party as the Constituent Assembly Election scores are displayed on a screen outside the Constitution Assembly Building in Kathmandu November 21, 2013. Nepal's powerful Maoists, trailing in this week's election, called for an end to vote counting on Thursday, risking further political instability in the small Himalayan nation. The ballot will elect an assembly, which will act as parliament, and draft a constitution aimed at ending years of instability which has seen five governments in as many years. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)

Revolution in retreat

The promise of a New Nepal seems to be on the retreat, with the Maoists losing people’s goodwill and squandering an opportunity to create a more democ

MAOIST PEOPLE'S LIBERATION Army cadre during their daily exercise at Rajthali in Hedaunda, some 250 km south of Kathmandu, in this July 2006 photograph. Uncertainties about numbers and ranks prompted many in the 19,000-plus cadre to opt for cash compensation.-GOPAL CHITRAKAR/REUTERS

Chance for peace

Nepal: Maoist rulers succeed in resolving the issue of the future of PLA combatants, but constitution-building remains an onerous task.

Baburam Bhattarai, his face smeared with vermilion, coming out of the Parliament building in Kathmandu after being elected-BINOD JOSHI/AP

Tough agenda

Nepal: The challenge before Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai is to complete the peace process and frame a new Constitution to take forward the vision

Girija Prasad Koirala,who was five times Nepals Prime Minister. He was also president of the Nepali Congress party.-GOPAL CHITRAKAR/REUTERS

Champion of change

The death of Girija Prasad Koirala, known as GP to his friends and as Girijababu to his followers and admirers, marks the end of an era in Nepals poli

Waiting for dawn

THE renowned Indian Urdu poet Ali Sardar Jafri, who was dedicated to India-Pakistan peace, wrote: Guftagu band na ho baat se baat chale (Continue talk

Jigme Singhye Wangchuck (right) and his son, King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck. A July 2006 photograph.-AFP

All the Kings men

Bhutan becomes the newest democracy as its unwilling voters elect the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa to power with an overwhelming majority.

At the reopened Shwedagon pagoda, which was barricaded during the protests-AP

Monks, masses and military

Monks in Myanmar have had an uneasy relationship with the state since the countrys independence in 1948.