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Resigned to failure?
Newly-elected Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai is losing ground. Image: Prakash Mathema/AFP.
Infighting over party ideology, a sputtering peace process and undelivered promises lead to calls for prime minister’s resignation
KATHMANDU (17 February 2012) — Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai is facing mounting pressure from various quarters to resign over his “failure” to implement political commitments aimed at bringing stability to his fledgling republic.
 


Nepal

Post Combat Fatigue

KATHMANDU (10 February 2012) — For thousands of former Maoist insurgents, making a break from their past is harder than they thought. Bureaucracy and internal political wrangling have waylaid efforts to reintegrate them into society even as they prepare to move out of the camps they have been living in since the country’s decade-long civil war ended in 2006.
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Shocking Murder

KATHMANDU (3 February 2012) — The country’s first murder trial involving a senior police officer, who has allegedly confessed to killing his estranged wife, has sparked a discussion in Nepali media about the handling of high-ranking officials in serious criminal investigations.
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Diplomatically Brief

KATHMANDU (20 January 2012) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Nepal on January 14 for a flying visit that surprised much of the country.
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Deadlocked Democracy Thre

KATHMANDU (13 January 2012) — An increasingly rancorous debate over Nepal’s shape of constitutional democracy has prompted a sharp escalation of domestic political tensions, putting at risk the Himalayan nation’s fragile peace process.
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Strike Paralyses Country

KATHMANDU (23 December 2011) — Nepal’s fragile peace was shattered this week by violent and destructive protests sparked by the death of a political leader who was attacked while in jail.
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