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Meena Bhatta

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Why parties split

Published On: February 7, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

One major reason why political parties are unable to lead the change is because they are not yet ready to transfer power to people

Politics for power

Published On: October 23, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

Nepal’s political parties, despite doing a lot for political change, have not been able to develop much-needed political culture

Elusive road to justice

Published On: August 12, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

Political commitment to justice process is the only way out to looming transition of transitional justice process in Nepal

Hold fast to reality

Published On: June 11, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

What kind of prosperity and development are we aiming for? Where do quality infrastructure and efficient human resources feature in this development narrative?

Redefining leadership

Published On: May 17, 2018 12:20 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

It would be unwise to put entire blame on political leadership and criticize the system without reflecting on our own activities.

Pitfalls of power

Published On: March 22, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

No matter how strong, Oli government must follow constitution, rule of law and democratic processes, which together shape a just and stable society

Whither civic sense?

Published On: January 7, 2018 12:20 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

The better educated our citizens are, the better equipped they will be to foster good governance.

Male chambers

Published On: December 24, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

Only six of 165 candidates picked for House of Representatives under FPTP are women, which comes to a paltry 3.63 percent

Making it work

Published On: August 1, 2017 01:00 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

Apart from being a step toward implementing constitution, local elections mark the first step to institutionalizing federalism.

Democratic deficit

Published On: June 13, 2017 12:25 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

Politicians of Nepal, which has seen 26 government changes in 27 years, must consider themselves lucky

Reason to vote

Published On: April 19, 2017 12:25 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

Failure to hold the local polls on May 14 could lead the country to a serious political and constitutional crisis

Challenges galore

Published On: January 11, 2017 12:15 AM NPT By: Meena Bhatta

Even after two years of their formation our transitional justice bodies have not been able to function properly