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Leadership and crisis management, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Space Time Today, 30/12/2002)

Edifying philosophy, by Arun Gupto (Space Time Today, 19/12/2002)

Missing links in pursuit of peace, by Anand Aditya (Kathmandu Post, 10/12/2002)

Peace And Security: The Country's Urgent Need, by Prem N. Kakkar (Rising Nepal, 06/12/2002)

When multiple actors hold power, they check each other, ensuring accountability, interview with Mahendra Lawoti (Telegraph, 04/12/2002)

Fall of prime ministers, by Raman Raj Mishra (Kathmandu Post, 26/11/2002)

Conflict of ideology, authority and identity, by Shyam KC (Kathmandu Post, 22/11/2002)

Leadership Crisis In Nepal: Need For Common Vision, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 17/11/2002)
See also Crisis of leadership, by Madhukar SJB Rana (Himalayan Times, 20/11/2002)

Nepal needs stable government, by Kamala Sarup (People's Review, 14/11/2002)

The Winter irony, by Bishnu Sapkota (Space Time Today, 12/11/2002)

Critics’ choice, by Puskar Bhusal (Nepali Times, 11/10/2002)

Politics, state and education, by Radhaber D. Khati (Kathmandu Post, 11/10/2002)

Government, but no governance, by Kalanidhi Devkota (Kathmandu Post, 08/10/2002)

Nepal: Lab for political experiments? by Krishna Niroula (Space Time Today, 05/10/2002)

King Gyanendra assumes power (a collection of news and comments from the Nepali press following the royal take over)

Vox Populi, on the latest Himalmedia-AC Nielsen ORG Marg public opinion poll, by Navin Subedi (Nepali Times, 04/10/2002)
See also Full details of the poll tables (Nepali Times, 11/10/2002) as well as editorial Hear, hear (Nepali Times, 04/10/2002)

Politics of fatal opportunism, by Madhab P. Khanal (Kathmandu Post, 04/10/2002)

Maoists' gain major psychological victory, by M.R. Josse (People's Review, 03/10/2002)

Who is Deuba? by PR Pradhan (People's Review, 03/10/2002)

King’s sole option: Talks with key political players, by Jan Sharma (Himalayan Times, 03/10/2002)

Deuba's Himalayan failure paves way for an all party government ! (Telegraph, 02/10/2002)

Nepal could be worse than Afghanistan, by Aditya Man Shrestha (Himalayan Times, 01/10/2002)

The politics inside politics, by Basanta Lohani (Kathmandu Post, 01/10/2002)

Nepal’s destiny swinging back and forth, by Aditya Man Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 30/09/2002)

All-party government taking a final shape, by Ghanashyam Ojha (Kathmandu Post, 29/09/2002)

The Quagmire, by C.K. Lal (Nepali Times, 27/09/2002)

Political forces urge King to be decisive, by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 26/09/2002)

Referendum again? by P.R. Pradhan (People's Review, 26/09/2002)

Blame should go primarily to the politicians! (Telegraph, 25/09/2002)

My nation, my pride, by Tara Nath Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 25/09/2002)

The new political roadmap, by Lok Raj Baral (Kathmandu Post, 25/09/2002)

My nation, my pride, by Tara Nath Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 24/09/2002)

Carrots and sticks, by Suman Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 23/09/2002)

Battle between ballot and bullet, by Aditya Man Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 23/09/2002)

Shed the politics of exclusion: To be relevant in Nepali politics now, parties must be inclusive, by Dipak Gyawali (Nepali Times, 20/09/2002)

EC decision controversial, NC division as is, by M.R. Josse JOSSE (People's Review, 19/09/2002)

Nepal: A Glaring Example of a "Failed-State" (Telegraph, 18/09/2002)

Intellect of our intellectuals, by Raman Raj Mishra (Kathmandu Post, 17/09/2002)

Palace forcefully sucked into political maelstrom, by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 12/09/2002)

Crisis in national character, by Sgreedhar Gautam (Kathmandu Post, 12/09/2002)

GAA Forum: Civic Concerns Articulated, by Mukti Rijal (Rising Nepal, 10/09/2002)

Exploring Nepal, a book review by Genevieve Lakier (Kathmandu Post, 08/09/2002)

No one won, everyone lost: Nepalis have never before faced such deprivation and insecurity, by Rajendra Dahal (Nepali Times, 06/09/2002)

Premier Deuba and Wagle should be charged with perjury, by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 05/09/2002)

Nobody will have a future if elections are rigged, by Naresh Sampati Shakya (People's Review, 05/09/2002)

Good Governance For Strong And Equitable Development, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Spotlight, 30/08/2002)

A palace-people covenant to save the nation, by Madan P. Khanal (People's Review, 29/08/2002)

Failed multi-party thinking - threat to national interest, by Bhairaja Pandey (People's Review, 29/08/2002)

A political standstill ahead, by P.R. Pradhan (People's Review, 29/08/2002)

Army, Maoist problem and election (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2002)

Democracy, Royalocracy and Military - Crash-(y), by Kuber Sharma, Chairman, Green Nepal Party (Spotlight, 23/08/2002)

Present situation is the outcome of reckless handling of state affairs, interview with Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar, General Secretary of Nepal Communist Party (United) (People's Review, 22/08/2002)

Good governance in Nepal:Administrative culture has to change, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Himalayan Times, 20/08/2002)

Intellectual somersault: Imported ideologies and unfamiliar ideas, by Raman Raj Misra (Himalayan Times, 19/08/2002)

Untangling the mess (People's Review, 15/08/2002)

Nepal's system of governance needs overhaul: FNA (People's Review, 15/08/2002)

Polls will/won't take place, by Pushpa Raj Pradhan (People's Review, 15/08/2002)

Leadership in contemporary Nepal, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhya (Himalayan Times, 13/08/2002)

King's example means nothing to NC, by Naresh Sampati Shakya (People's Review, 08/08/2002)

Prajatantra kahan cha? Stratification, domination and discrimination still rule, by Karl-Heinz Kraemer (Himalayan Times, 07/08/2002)
See also letter by Thakur Subba (Himalayan Times, 12/08/2002)

Continued availability of external assistance helps maintain status quo of 'incompetence and corruption in governance', interview with Ajay Ghimire, Ace Finance Company, Kathmandu (Telegraph, 07/08/2002)

Misgovernment and economic failure can jeopardize democracy, by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 01/08/2002)

Parties, people have to boycott corrupt leaders in election (People's Review, 01/08/2002)

Democracy means trusting people, respecting their views and honoring their rights, by Kul Chandra Gautam, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, New York (Telegraph, 31/07/2002)
See also editorial UN bureaucrat exposes Nepali planners! (Telegraph, 31/07/2002)

Is the Deuba establishment in touch with the Maoists leaders? (Telegraph, 31/07/2002)

Covering up: Who’s shielding whom?, by Puskar Bhusal (Nepali Times, 26/07/2002)

Patriotism Demands Sacrifice, by Kuber Sharma, Chairman, Green Nepal Party (Spotlight, 26/07/2002)

The Worst Victim Of The Current Crisis Is The Nepali Congress Itself, interview with former finance minister Ram Sharan Mahat (Spotlight, 26/07/2002)

System building? (People's Review, 25/07/2002)

A revolution or a struggle for freedom alone does not set the country on the road to democracy, interview with Jiveshwor Lal Shrestha (Lakhey), Biratnagar (Telegraph, 24/07/2002)

Cultural shift from the "sovereignty of the state" to the "sovereignty of the people" (Telegraph, 24/07/2002)

The "two" who dictate Nepali politics to swing their ways! (Telegraph, 24/07/2002)

Good governance and decentralisation, by Shreedhar Gautam (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2002)
A book review

The return of the spooks: The core flaw in Nepali espionage is information overload, by Puskar Bhusal (Nepali Times, 19/07/2002)

Legislation should not limit in blueprint, by Bhanu Parajuli (People's Review, 18/07/2002)

'Girija Koirala is a terrorist', by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 18/07/2002)

King can contribute positively by initiating a public debate on the need to review the Constitution and the democratic institutions (Telegraph, 17/07/2002)
Interview with Mahendra Lawoti

People's heart is more important than the ballot count, by Subhash Pokharel, NC Activist (Telegraph, 17/07/2002)

Deuba under attack from all corners! (Telegraph, 17/07/2002)

Images, symbols and nationalism, by Niranjan Koirala (Kathmandu Post, 15/07/2002)

Elected Prime Minister: Culture Of Discontent, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 12/07/2002)

Animated suspension (Nepali Times, 05/07/2002)

Monarchy, constitution and government under constant attack (Telegraph, 03/07/2002)

The country urgently needs new leadership (People's Review, 20/06/2002)
Interview with Shyam Kant Silwal

A call for reason, by Niranjan Koirala (Kathmandu Post, 19/06/2002)

Who is to blame for present crisis ? by Shreedhar Gautam (Kathmandu Post, 17/06/2002)

Their folly and its fall out, by Yadav Khanal (People's Review, 13/06/2002)

Psycho - syndrome of Nepal and Nepalese, by Ram Bharosha Vaidya (People's Review, 13/06/2002)

Devolution, not revolution, by Alok Bohara (Nepali Times, 07/06/2002)

Emergency vs. Elections: Closed Minds, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 07/06/2002)

What will be the fate democracy?, by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 06/06/2002)

Nepal's prestige as a peaceful nation in the world has been badly tarnished (Telegraph, 05/06/2002)
Interview with Laxmi Prasad Kharel

Mockery of mandate, by Madhab P. Khanal (Kathmandu Post, 05/06/2002)

Nepal needs federalism, by Bolak K. Bohara (Kathmandu Post, 04/06/2002)

Taming leaders, by Yubraj Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 03/06/2002)

Economic and social justice needed for country's development, by Vijaya Gajananda Vaidya (People's Review, 30/05/2002)

Punish conspirators (People's Review, 30/05/2002)

Quo Vadis, Nepal?, by M.R. Josse (People's Review, 30/05/2002)

The ultimate solution to the Maoists insurgency is peaceful dialogue (Telegraph, 29/05/2002)
Interview with Prem Sharma, CEDA, T.U.

Why is fear more lethal than bandhs, by Reena Bhatta (Sunday Post, 26/05/2002)

Who's at fault (People's Review, 23/05/2002)

Mercenary politics (People's Review, 16/05/2002)

Government, political parties tussle likely (People's Review, 16/05/2002)

No single political party alone can address nation's present crisis (Telegraph, 15/05/2002)

The rally in the valley, by Basanta Lohani (Kathmandu Post, 14/05/2002)

Confusion pushes Nepal to the brink, by Kirti Nidhi Bista (Kathmandu, 13/05/2002)

Koirala, Nepal Company: Games They Play (Spotlight, 10/05/2002)

I do not think King Gyanendra would make any move which can be interpreted as Royal Coup or takeover in the conventional sense (Telegraph, 08/05/2002)
Interview with Upendra Gautam

Collision course inevitable in Nepal! (Telegraph, 08/05/2002)
See also Politics slips out from the grip of politicians! (Telegraph, 08/05/2002)

National priorities in post insurgency, by Aditya Baral (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2002)

Nepal Bandh: Losses And Lessons, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 03/05/2002)

Correcting South Asia’s political anomalies, by Khilendra Basnyat (Kathmandu Post, 02/05/2002)

Democracy and development need rescue (People's Review, 25/04/2002)

For Stability And Good Governance, by Nishchal Nath Pandey (Rising Nepal, 20/04/2002)

Army chief's statement underscores extra-ordinary circumstances (People's Review, 18/04/2002)
Interview with Shrish S. Rana

Why politics has failed to reach to people, by Naresh Sampati Shakya (People's Review, 18/04/2002)

Professionals ready for yet another movement (People's Review, 18/04/2002)

The dynamics of banality, by Basanta Lohani (Kathmandu Post, 16/04/2002)

Good Governance: Indispensable For Development, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 14/04/2002)

The Growth Of A Political System Is Not The Growth Of A Nation (Spotlight, 12/04/2002)
Interview with Ludwig F. Stiller

2058 B.S.: A Year Of Tragedy And Turbulence, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 12/04/2002)

The country needs good governance, by Naresh Sampati SHakya (People's Review, 11/04/2002)

The King is hardly a casual bystander in any monarchy (Telegraph, 10/04/2002)
Interview with Shrish Rana

Why the political sector repeatedly attacks the army? (Telegraph, 10/04/2002)
See also Stop confusing the people! (Telegraph, 10/04/2002)

Joint Commitment Of All Leaders: Nation Needs It, by Prem N. Kakkar (Rising Nepal, 05/04/2002)

Extraordinary times (People's Review, 04/04/2002)

Political parties must mobilize themselves too (People's Review, 04/04/2002)

Four Personalities In The Limelight, by Kishore Nepal (Rising Nepal, 01/04/2002)

Attempt at entrenching kleptocracy, by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 21/03/2002)

Nepali Monarch can play a role of facilitator in the developmental process of the nation (Telegraph, 20/03/2002)
Interview with Hari Bansha Dulal

Politics, democracy and constitution, by Nagendra Prasad Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 18/03/2002)

In a soft state, by C.K. Lal (Nepali Times, 15/03/2002)

Degeneration Of Politics, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 15/03/2002)

Does Nepal deserve a better deal? by Raman Raj Mishra (Kathmandu Post, 14/03/2002)

Governing counsel, by Puskar Bhusal (Nepali Times, 08/03/2002)

Broader democratic alliance: Pros and cons, by Jal Singh (People's Review, 07/03/2002)

Unpredictable political scenario (People's Review, 07/03/2002)

State responsibility and crisis of conscience, by Shreedhar Gautam (Kathmandu Post, 07/03/2002)

Nepal as a nation-state all set to go the UML way! (Telegraph, 06/03/2002)

No time for games, by C.K. Lal (Nepali Times, 01/03/2002)

If parliament becomes puppet, democracy becomes doomsday, by Madan Regmi (Kathmandu Post, 28/02/2002)

Urging the King to make a move, by P.R. Pradhan (People's Review, 28/02/2002)

Rescuing Nepal from economic mess, by Krishna R. Regmi (Kathmandu Post, 28/02/2002)
See also part 2 (01/03/2002)

Our weak leaders are liability to democracy (People's Review, 21/02/2002)
Interview with Prof. Dhruba Kumar (CNAS)

Political deadlock: Deuba to dissolve Parliament (People's Review, 21/02/2002)

Constitution, Emergency & Parliament, by Dhruba H. Adhikary (Spotlight, 08/02/2002)

Constitutional Amendment Call: Subverting Stability, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 08/02/2002)

National Consensus: Power Politics, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 08/02/2002

PM says it again: No need for Constituent Assembly: King to be consulted on constitutional amendments (Kathmandu Post, 08/02/2002)

Yes to a referendum! by Barbara Adams (People's Review, 07/02/2002)
See also in response No to a referendum, by Raman Raj Misra (People's Review, 07/03/2002, originally 14/02/2002))

Mocking reality (People's Review, 07/02/2002)

Yet another conspiracy? (People's Review, 07/02/2002)

What consensus ? (Kathmandu Post, 04/02/2002)

Party leaders meet again: Hint tough days ahead for PM Deuba (Kathmandu Post, 03/02/2002)

Are Nepali politicians above the laws? (Telegraph, 30/01/2002)

How much sincere is Koirala for his much publicized BDA plan? (Telegraph, 30/01/2002)
See also A guardian-less nation indeed! (Telegraph, 30/01/2002), The secret meeting that was! (Telegraph, 30/01/2002)

Poverty, illiteracy and democracy, by Shikhar Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 26/01/2002)

Dismantling the State (People's Review, 24/01/2002)

Country should be run by political leaders through minimum common consensus and with the advise and suggestion of the King, by Mohan Gopal Khetan (People's Review, 24/01/2002)

The Statue asks, 'What is this'?, by Jasuda Pradhan (People's Review, 24/01/2002)

Politicos only enjoy freedom to do everything? (People's Review, 24/01/2002)

Power Play (Spotlight, 18/01/2002)

Mapping an agenda for national renewal, by Madan P. Khanal (People's Review, 17/01/2002)

Is the Nation in a dangerous state ? (Telegraph, 16/01/2002)

Governance by the poor and for the poor..., by Krishna Gyawali (Kathmandu Post, 13/01/2002)

Democratic dalliance, by Puskarlal Bhusal (Nepali Times, 11/01/2002)

Reform vs revolution, by Pashupati Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana (Nepali Times, 11/01/2002)

National Reconciliation: Myth Or Reality? by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 11/01/2002)

President Koirala revives his BDA proposal! (Telegraph, 09/01/2002)

Intellectual Debate: Cynical Or Critical? by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 04/01/2002)

And now Girija seeking the King, by P.R. Pradhan (People's Review, 03/01/2002)

What is the root cause of governance problem and where does the media fit in?, by Ajay Ghimire (Telegraph, 02/01/2002)