The Nepal Nexus - by Sudheer Sharma (Paperback)

About the Book

"This book in the modified, updated and translated version of Prayogshala. It is different from the original Nepali edition. some chapters have been removed, new ones have been added, and updates of recent events have been included"--Page xii.

Book Synopsis

This fast-paced and comprehensive account of Nepal today traces the recent past and the present of Nepali politics and geopolitics from the vantage point of an insider who had a ringside view of the developments of the last two decades. This was a turbulent, eventful era which had a transformative impact on the country. In this short span, Nepal experienced the Maoist revolt, the palace massacre, the state of emergency, the royal coup, the people's movement, the republic, the Madhes uprising, the Constituent Assembly, federalism and the new Constitution.

Looking back at these developments, Sudheer Sharma argues that poverty, unemployment and oppression drove the Maoist revolt, and despite its ultimate failure, it played a decisive role in the socio-political transformation of Nepal. Furthermore, the relationship between the Maoists, the monarchy (Durbar) and the Indian establishment (Delhi) is absolutely critical to the understanding of the trajectory of the changes. The Nepal Nexus examines the impact of each of these three strands and tracks the complex interplay between them.

About the Author

Sudheer Sharma is a leading Nepali journalist and editor-in-chief of Kantipur Daily, Nepal's highest-selling newspaper.