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March Analysis: Federalism
Full-fledged campaigning for the local election is ongoing where many speculations and indecisiveness regarding the coalition of the different parties are seen. The 5-party ruling coalition government was in question whether they will continue with this coalition for the upcoming elections as well. At the end of March month, the recent Nepali Congress meeting established…
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March Analysis: National Security and Climate Change
As per the recommendation of Election Commission, the government announced that the local elections will be held on May 13 in one phase. To address the security challenges of local election, Central Security Committee endorsed an integrated security plan. Similarly, Nepal Police announced the recruitment of 100,000 temporary police. The main role of temporary police officials is peacekeeping during the elections and safeguarding election booths.
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March Analysis: Federalism
Full-fledged campaigning for the local election is ongoing where many speculations and indecisiveness regarding the coalition of the different parties are seen. The 5-party ruling coalition government was…
Democracy and Governance
March Analysis: Domestic Politics and Governance
The month of March turned out to be just another month with the never-ending political crisis. The winter session of the parliament was prorogued amidst the longest-ever obstruction in Nepal’s parliamentary history. This, in turn, prolonged the judicial deadlock that the Supreme Court has been facing for over the last six months. While intra party…
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February Analysis: Domestic Politics and Governance
This month, the parliament ratified the MCC Compact along with an interpretive declaration. Controversy over the MCC overshadowed the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and the split in the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party in the face of upcoming elections. Timeline of Major Events DateEventsFebruary 7Election Commission announces local government elections for May 13February…
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Economy and Development
March Analysis: Economy and Development
The month of March recorded some major economic and development activities that the government had planned in its fiscal. The biggest achievement for the nation was noticed in its growing digital transaction wherein the country recorded e-payments worth Nrs. 349 million in a month’s period. Similarly, as a relief to the ongoing liquidity crisis, banks…
February Analysis: Economy and Development
In terms of Economy and Development, this review period saw the Nepali economy record a 64 months high price rate for daily consumption goods, making it exorbitant for the general public to buy basic necessities. In addition, the price of petroleum and gasoline fuels also skyrocketed with Nepal Oil Corporation hiking the prices of fuel…
Federalism
March Analysis: Federalism
Full-fledged campaigning for the local election is ongoing where many speculations and indecisiveness regarding the coalition of the different parties are seen. The 5-party ruling coalition government was in question whether they will continue with this coalition for the upcoming elections as well. At the end of March month, the recent Nepali Congress meeting established…
February Analysis: Federalism
In the federal front, the provincial governments completed the 4th year of their establishment in February 2022. On the occasion of the anniversary, the provincial governments awarded some people and organized a long celebration as well. The formulation of provincial acts and the finalization of provinces’ names and their capitals are the main achievements of…
Gender and Social Inclusion
March Analysis: Human Rights and Gender and Social Inclusion
The month of March ended without a single bill being endorsed in the Parliament and without any general discussion on the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Rana as PM Sher Bahadur Deuba administration decided to prorogue the winter session of the parliament. Consequently, Ordinances to tackle crime against women which were brought before the house for…
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February Analysis: Human Rights, Gender and Social Inclusion
The Supreme Court, last month, issued a directive to the Government of Nepal and Federal parliament to implement the rights of the Dalit community with necessary legal arrangements and policy guidelines in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal, 2015. Official data released by the District Police Office, Mahottari for the past six months stipulates that…
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International Relation and Foreign Affairs
March Analysis: International Relations and Foreign Affairs
Foreign engagements have ramped up and Nepal has once again found itself in a geopolitical focus in the context of intensifying great power rivalry. The parliamentary ratification of MCC after much debate came as a moral and informational warfare defeat for China in Nepal. The announcement of China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave rise to…
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February Analysis: International Relations and Foreign Affairs
On February 6, a letter jointly endorsed by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and NCP (Maoist-center) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal to MCC headquarters was disclosed. The letter expressed the commitment to pass the MCC by the parliament. In response to the letter sent to the MCC board by the ruling coalition leaders, MCC has indicated that failing to ratify MCC in Parliament within February 28 may result in consequences like reductions in aid and foreign direct investments from the U.S. and other countries
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