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Akhilesh Upadhyay

Akhilesh Upadhyay

Articles by Akhilesh Upadhyay

View from the Himalayas: Gen Z's fresh tune in Nepal’s topsy-turvy politics

Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician and the prime ministerial candidate for Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), interacts with locals ahead of Nepal’s general election, at a RSP office in Damak in Jhapa district, in Nepal, February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Updated on Mar 4, 2026 05:34 IST

Nepal’s uncertain course after the Gen Z protests

Nineteen school and college kids were killed in a police crackdown ordered by Oli and then home minister Ramesh Lekhak last Monday. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 15, 2025 16:16 IST

Why the old regime in Nepal had to exit

The old-party and the luxurious lifestyle of their children and grandchildren have been under intense public scrutiny for years. (REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 9, 2025 17:33 IST

View from the Himalayas: For Indian pilgrims, a sneak peak of Kailash from Nepal

The Kailash-Manasarovar was never out of bounds for Indian pilgrims from Nepal. (HT File Photo)

Updated on Aug 12, 2025 13:22 IST

View from the Himalayas: India expects a firm stand on terrorism from Nepal

Porters cross the Shey La Pass in Dolpo region of the Himalaya in Nepal. (Getty Images)

Updated on May 16, 2025 10:02 IST

View from the Himalayas: US freeze on foreign aid leaves Nepal sectors in limbo

Nepalese porters walk across the Shey La Pass in Dolpo region of the Himalayas. (Getty Images)

Updated on Feb 3, 2025 13:07 IST

View from the Himalayas: PM Oli’s China visit was a diplomatic tightrope walk

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing Photo: Ministry of foreign affairs, Nepal.

Updated on Dec 14, 2024 06:09 IST

What a second Trump term means for America and the Himalayas

President elect Donald Trump gestures during a campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo

Updated on Nov 10, 2024 01:30 IST

Kathmandu’s record rainfall has cross-border implications

A man walks on a muddy alleyway carrying belongings salvaged from his house in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains. (AP Photo/Gopen Rai)

Updated on Oct 4, 2024 12:02 IST

Nepal raises concern over attacks on Hindu and Buddhist minorities

West Bengal, Jul 20 (ANI): Students arrive in India from Bangladesh after immigration clearance amid a countrywide protest (ANI Photo)

Updated on Aug 19, 2024 13:04 IST

Saurya flight crash: What plagues Nepal’s civil aviation sector

People look at the wreckage of a Saurya Airlines aircraft, a day after it crashed during take off at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 25, 2024. (Photo by Prabin RANABHAT / AFP)

Updated on Jul 26, 2024 01:00 IST

View from the Himalayas | An uphill task for Nepal’s not-so-new PM Oli

Newly elected Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, right, is being sworn by President Ram Chandra Paudel, left, at the Presidential residence in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 15, 2024. Khadga Prasad Oli, the leader of Nepal��s largest communist party, was named prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government. AP/PTI(AP07_15_2024_000199A)

Updated on Jul 16, 2024 02:30 IST

Continuity in ‘neighbourhood first’ policy evident in Modi 3.0

This handout photograph taken and released on June 22, 2024 by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with Bangladesh's counterpart Sheikh Hasina (L) after receiving her at the Presidential Palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 22, 2024. (Photo by PIB / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Updated on Jun 27, 2024 01:30 IST

Border dispute, Agnipath scheme irritants in India-Nepal ties

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' after his oath-taking ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Jun 17, 2024 13:24 IST

Nepal's fragmented Parliament struggles with governance amid political turmoil

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal waves to media after winning a vote of confidence in parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 20, 2024. Dahal will continue leading his shaky governing coalition after winning his fourth vote of confidence in two years on Monday. (AP/PTI)(AP05_20_2024_000230B)

Updated on Jun 4, 2024 03:30 IST

Why Nepal’s new currency note has reignited discourse over border disputes

Kathmandu: A Rs. 100 Nepal bank note. Nepal government has decided to replace the map of Nepal printed in the background of bank note amounting to Rs. 100 with the new pointed map. (PTI Photo) (PTI05_03_2024_000362B)

Updated on May 6, 2024 05:05 IST

Nepal is a Hindu country but embracing Hindutva is not on its political agenda

Supporters of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, or national democratic party, wave their flags as they take part in a protest demanding a restoration of Nepal's monarchy in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. AP/PTI(AP04_09_2024_000138B)

Updated on May 1, 2024 15:43 IST

View from the Himalayas | A fine balance among the Himalayan states

(FILES) This photograph taken on December 6, 2019 shows tourists walking across a suspension bridge over the Puna Tsang Chhu River in Punakha province in Bhutan. Squeezed between giant arch-rivals India and China, the landlocked mountain kingdom of Bhutan was long isolated by icy Himalayan peaks. But as Bhutan readies to elect a new parliament in Thimphu on January 9, China and India are watching the contest with keen interest as they eye strategic contested border zones, analysts warn. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Updated on Apr 2, 2024 15:23 IST

How Nepal govt’s new parties must strike a balance in the region

In a flurry of events last week, the three communist parties came together in the ruling coalition, with Prime Minister Prachanda expelling the Nepali Congress, the largest party in the 275-member Parliament, from the government.

Updated on Mar 13, 2024 12:57 IST

In Nepal, a worrisome decline in snow and rainfall this winter

Hills covered with snow is pictured on the way to Lomanthang, a rural municipality in north west Nepal bordering Tibet at Mustang district, Nepal December 15,2023. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Updated on Jan 22, 2024 13:41 IST

View from the Himalaya | What's changed between 2015 and 2023

India External Affairs minister S Jaishankar (left) with Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'

Updated on Jan 7, 2024 10:55 IST

The impact of a Nepal-Britain treaty on the political map of the subcontinent

A photograph of King George V (right) with Nepal's Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher Rana in 1911, shown at the 1923 Nepal-UK Treaty Centenary Conference organised at Yala Maya Kendra, Lalitpur, Nepal

Updated on Dec 23, 2023 14:59 IST

Why are pro-monarchists holding demonstrations In Nepal?

A riot police personnel gets a hit on his helmet during the clash with Pro-monarchist protesters as they protest demanding the restoration of Nepal's monarchy, which was abolished in 2008, saying the governments have failed to make any significant changes in Kathmandu, Nepal November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Updated on Nov 27, 2023 03:30 IST

View from the Himalayas | The ‘Third Pole’ is drying up

Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal

Updated on Nov 2, 2023 03:30 IST

Climate-change sensitive knowledge-gathering for Himalayan rivers is vital

Flood-hit Golitar area in Sikkim. (REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 6, 2023 12:54 IST

View from the Himalayas | Chinese envoy puts Nepal PM on the spot

Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. (right)

Updated on Sep 9, 2023 12:12 IST

View from the Himalayas | Delhi and Kathmandu: So close yet so far

While New Delhi and Kathmandu initiated a 25-year framework agreement on power exports to India during Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s recent India visit, the agreement is yet to be signed two and a half months after the visit

Updated on Aug 16, 2023 12:27 IST

View from the Himalayas | What will come of China's best laid plans?

In this file photo, visitors walk past a wall with a map showing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, at an exhibition in Beijing, (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 19, 2023 11:04 IST

Same-same? Not quite: Nationalism brings out complexity of Nepal-India ties

Kathmandu mayor Balen Shah (left) first banned the film, Adipurush, from the city's theatres, and then extended it to all Hindi films. The Patan high court, however, upturned the ban.

Updated on Jun 23, 2023 07:20 IST

Nepal maintains a fine balance

Prachanda visits New Delhi on a reasonably sound political footing

Updated on May 31, 2023 12:22 IST

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