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An interview with Padma Ratna Tuladhar
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In loving memory of Padma Ratna Tuladhar
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History
A regime on the verge of collapse
As the Rana regime nears its downfall, Nepal gets its first constitution
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Political Economy

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“It’s difficult to govern a place if you don’t understand its ecology”
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The hunt for Nirmala Panta's killer
The rape and murder of a young girl stuns Nepal
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Geopolitics
Nepal-China railway will not change geopolitics in South Asia
An interview with China expert Andrew Nathan on China and its neighborhood
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The machinery of brutality
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Environment
Man v wild
The space between human and wildlife is shrinking
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Development
Why Lamjung communities are demanding EU funded energy project respect rights
They want free, prior, and informed consent
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Politics
Communist government moves to curtail civil liberties
Two new policies look set to curb dissent
SUPRIYA MANANDHAR
Politics
The ruling Nepal Communist Party, among others, breaks the law to exclude women
They have three months to comply
SHUBHASHREE BASNYAT

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Why Nepal is a crony capitalist state
Beneath the biggest tax fraud in history lies a corrupt nexus among politicians and businesses
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Digital Life
The problem with Nepal's porn ban
Having failed at punishing rapists, the government polices sexuality
SHUBHA KAYASTHA
Geopolitics
Government pressure shut down play about Tibetan refugees before PM’s visit to China
The director and the theatre were intimidated into remaining silent
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Women have no nationality
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