Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has signalled that he has no intention of resigning his post, a day after the country’s Supreme Court reversed his decision to dissolve Parliament. Instead, Oli mocked his opponents — Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal who jointly head a rival […]
Nepal foreign minister Gyawali in New Delhi to discuss Covid-19 cooperation, boundary issue
Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Pradeep Gyawali, arrived in the Indian capital on Thursday for a two-day visit expected to focus on providing vaccines for Covid-19 and development cooperation, although Kathmandu also signalled its intention to raise the border. Gyawali will meet with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, for talks on Friday, […]
Chinese envoy attends Prachanda amid Nepal’s political crisis
Chinese Ambassador Hou Yanqi met on Thursday with the President of the Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ who claims power over the ruling party after dismissing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli from the leadership and chair of the party. The meeting at Prachanda’s residence in Khumaltar […]
Nepal: Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Replaces PM Oli as leader of Parliament
The chief of the Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ was elected as the new leader of the ruling party on Wednesday, replacing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. The 66-year-old leader was nominated by senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, formerly appointed as one of the party’s two leaders, […]