TS Eliot warned in his 1925 poem that the world ends ‘not with a bang but a ... Popular enthusiasm ran high for democracy. Nepal backpedalled on these tremendous gains in the second decade. Intense ...

Mass demonstrations, also known as the "People's Movement II" (Jana Andolan) of 2006, sparked throughout Nepal, compelling Gyanendra to withdraw from power. A democratic transition was established ...

The King of Nepal has pledged to bring democratic rule to his country after weeks of demonstrations against his regime — some of which ended violently after police used deadly force against ...

Nearly two weeks after a significant political victory by the former Maoist rebels, the world's highest peak is still feeling the reverberations of Nepal's democratic step forward. To say an ...