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The rise of 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, reflects the aspirations of Nepal’s youth who demanded an end to corruption, nepotism, and misgovernance

Fresh unrest gripped Nepal’s Bara district on Thursday as Gen Z protesters clashed with cadres of the ousted prime minister K P Sharma Oli’s CPN-UML party, leaving 10 injured. Authorities reimposed curfew in Simara Chowk, but demonstrators defied orders, prompting police to fire tear gas and aerial rounds.

While the recent turn of events may surprise some, Nepal’s overwhelming commitment to its republican system remains clear

Kathmandu’s thrust on greater economic cooperation with Beijing — the BRI is part of this endeavour — will whittle down India’s influence over Nepal

New Delhi must closely monitor the emerging political drama in Nepal for a calibrated response, given the bilateral tensions