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Deutsche Welle: Nepal elects former Maoist chief as prime minister
Deutsche Welle features insights from The Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in Nepal George Varughese on the country’s new prime minister: But George Varughese, Nepal country representative fo [...]
A Pyrrhic Victory and Ominous Sign for Politics in Nepal
Last week, Nepal elected Pushpa Kamal Dahal (aka Prachanda, the “fearsome one”) as the country’s 24th prime minister in 25 years. The former rebel chief and chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center (MC) was [...]
Commemorating the Life of Former Nepali Minister Madhav Ghimire
Madhav Ghimire Madhav Ghimire was a man of substance and grace, and we must remember him by celebrating a life devoted to Nepal. About 20 years ago, while researching the impact of foreign aid on lo [...]
Agence France-Presse: Debt traps threaten Nepal quake victims
Agence France-Presse (AFP) quotes The Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in Nepal George Varughese: “There is a movement towards what we call a debt trap because people who have not been able to [...]
The Diplomat: Local Elections: The Coming Test for Nepal’s Constitution
The Diplomat quotes The Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in Nepal George Varughese: “These elections are historic because they have the real potential to reduce political marginalization for t [...]
Eye on South Asia: Challenges to Development and Democracy
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm University of California Berkeley Faculty Club, Seaborg Room Home to 1.7 billion people, South Asia was the world’s fastest growing economic region in 2016, and is expected to hold t [...]