Nepal: Signs of Progress, If Not Hope

Nepal: Signs of Progress, If Not Hope

MAY 11, 2015, Counterpunch.org. Our night skies are still battered by the sounds never heard over Nepal before—they are the monster cargo planes departing after…

Dispatch From Kathmandu

Dispatch From Kathmandu

MAY 6, 2015 on Counterpunch.org. Kathmandu, Nepal. Revisiting a school I know well in Kathmandu city, I meet Tilok just as he and his wife,…

Schoolboy Looks to Nepal’s Army With New Pride

Schoolboy Looks to Nepal’s Army With New Pride

MAY 26, 2015 on Counterpunch.org. “I want to be in the army”, replied Sophil quietly, responding to his father’s urging to tell this visitor about…

Demolition Dilemmas Across Nepal

Demolition Dilemmas Across Nepal

MAY 29, 2015 on Counterpunch.org  There is little doubt that they have to come down. But how will priorities be decided? Who will pay? Then…

Nepal: Earth Tremors Fading, Monsoon Looming

Nepal: Earth Tremors Fading, Monsoon Looming

JUNE 8, 2015 on Counterpunch.org. Kathmandu is gradually repopulating with residents like Anil who left soon after April’s earthquake. He explains that he returned to…

Nepal’s Democracy Landmark (a Constitution) Leads to Instability

Nepal’s Democracy Landmark (a Constitution) Leads to Instability

OCTOBER 26, 2015 on Counterpunch.org. To set the framework for its infant democracy, to recognize its rich pluralist character, and to enshrine its secular ideals…