Category: Politics

I am writing two days ahead of Jigme’s second round of mocking with democracy. This in turn is not only mocking with the democracy, the sovereign power of the people to rule the country but mocking with himself knowing last days are nearer. Bhutan promotes culture and heritage and...

Friday, I was on leave from this blog, which you might have observed. I failed to write and upload anything – be it a diary of the day. I would have done it should I be able to subscribe a Druknet line at home and manage a computer. Many...

Political parties say the efforts are on to settle the grumbles that have put a deadlock on the peace process and jeopardised the unity of the eight parties. Yet, the situation on the ground has not improved and the parties are still pointing their fingers at each other for...

As investigations continue over the Garu carnage to dig out the facts behind the ghastly killing of 27 people, mostly the members of the Maoist party, reports reflect contradictory findings, thus making the whole investigation process further complicated. Investigation from the government side is yet to start as the...

A week after the Election Commission (EC) announced its inability to hold constituent assembly polls in June, the eight party leaders continue to wobble around the political fiasco unable to reach any decision towards fixing a new date and address the constitutional obstacle created by the likely postponement of...

Seventeen years after having failed to persuade Bhutan, unilaterally, to repatriate Bhutanese refugees, Nepal has sought support from the Indian government. On the backdrop of the 14th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, for the first time, sought support from...