Yubaraj Ghimire

Tryst With Destiny, Eclipsed

The constitution has finally been delivered, but its ownership has shrunk

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2015 Sep 25

For Nepal’s stability An honest stocktaking is needed in Kathmandu — and in Delhi

Two visits within 100 days, less than three months after he took over as prime minister, made Narendra Modi immensely popular in Nepal.

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2015 Aug 28

The old guard returns

The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and the Madhes-based parties — the self-proclaimed forces of change — have suffered humiliating reverses

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Nov 30

Taking Mahatma Gandhi Head-on

They had the option of maintaining silence in disapproval or indifference. But they chose to take a pro-active line supporting what the King did. But three years down the line, they supported and joined hands with the forces who decried the Royal ac

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Oct 26

Bhattarai In The Path Of Self Destruction

There are any number of people opposing the poll, and saying publicly that they will oppose and disrupt it if that takes place under the existing government headed by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Jul 26

Is India Sincere?

Delhi’s role has proved to be counter-productive although it can always review and take corrective measures and encourage Nepali people to decide their course on their own instead of trying to dictate like in the post 2006 phase.

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Jun 16

What Democracy is not all about?

Exit of the Monarchy in 2008 May gave birth to a dangerous euphoria—a sort of cacophony—in favor of democracy in Nepal.

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 May 12

Bypassing the machine

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Apr 17

Congress In The Authoritarian Path

Some of them even suggested that Nepali Congress surrendered before the Maoists, blindly followed its radical agenda like republicanism, secularism and federalism, and that it need to review all that.

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Apr 14

What are the chances of a new legislature delivering the constitution?

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Mar 27

The mantra remains the same

Maoist’s mantra and motto continue to remain the same: Now that monarchy has gone, judiciary and NA must be weakened, for power capture.

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Mar 23

Two chairs for Regmi

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Mar 16

A nation prone to blackmail

Their message is ‘it is not important to follow the rules or principles or the provisions of the constitution or the established process.

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Mar 09

Still in transition

The chief justice backs out of the process to make him PM

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Feb 25

Leaders vs Parties

The origin point of the dangerous idea to have CJ as the Prime Minister might have been anywhere, inside or outside Nepal.

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Feb 23

Chief Justice for PM

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Feb 12

A Revolutionary’s Transformation

The Party national convention that took place after 21 years--first time in an open democratic atmosphere--has exposed Prachanda to the hilt; His credibility is at its lowest ebb.

By Yubaraj Ghimire

2013 Feb 10

Doom's Day

It seems Bhattarai's strict adherence to the 'Westminster' Model of democracy as he understands it , has come in the way of this arrangement being practiced. He says only the Prime Minister who has ordered the election at the time of dissolution of