A particular strength of the communists has been that many party members are educated. Could they not promote their electoral prospects by running schools and colleges? They could also do other forms of social service such as running hospitals, dispensaries and nursing homes
In a quest to assert its own political muscularity and one-upmanship, Delhi had fanned the subliminal fears of interference, when it questioned the tenets of the new constitution of Nepal on behalf of the Nepali Madheshis and then, as claimed by Nepal, enforced a humiliating blockade.
In a major political development, two ruling Communist parties in Nepal — CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) — have decided…
