United We Blog – for a peaceful and democratic Nepal
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An Analysis of Corruption in Nepal: Is It Becoming Socially Acceptable?
Siromani Dhungana/UWB It is no surprise that Nepal is a very corrupt country, but a cause of worry today is that politicians are robbing the state coffer openly and sometimes ‘proudly’ in Nepal. This is an analysis of very recent allegations of corruption against our politicians, which have mostly gone un-answered. Here are a few…
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The Kathmandu Post interview: When blogs were Twitter and Facebook
UWB founder Dinesh Wagle is interviewed by Kathmandu Post’s Weena Pun in today’s issue of the newspaper. What is United We Blog? It is a political blog—Nepal’s first—founded on my personal web domain in 2004. Initially it started as a forum to express private feelings and the daily grind lived by journalists and included stories…
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Thabang: The village that didn’t vote; once hosted Maoist guerrillas
Photos and a story from a remote Nepali village that boycotted the 2012 national elections.
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Liars! Nepal’s Politics Suffers from a Trust Deficit
The trust deficit among major political parties and their leaders continues to exist even after the election of the second CA and the new Prime Minister by the parliament last week. Leaders continue to spit venom at each other. By Siromani Dhungana By now it is clear that the consensus between two major political parties…
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For the Record: Sushil Koirala Elected the Prime Minister of Nepal
By The Kathmandu Post Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala, who has never held a public office, was elected prime minister on Monday (10 Feb) , garnering more than a two-thirds majority in parliament. A seven-point deal signed between Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, the two largest parties in Constituent Assembly, on Sunday paved the way for…
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Nepal: Elections, Voters and the Economy
Nepalis Are Not Dumb. They Voted Parties with Best Economic Policies for Nepal By Siromani Dhungana/UWB “An empty stomach is not a good political adviser”- Albert Einstein The Constituent Assembly election is over now but its impact will remain until the next election. People have expressed their aspirations and exercised their power during this election…
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Predicting the Future: Nepal Elections 2013
Originally posted on Ushaft's Blog: More info (22nd Nov): Followups to this blog post can be seen here: How was the polling day? and Citizens’ Statement about Maoists’ walkout from vote counting. I have made some revisions about my prediction made on this post on the blog post written after polling closed across Nepal, and…
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