Noxious politics hits the nadir

We need a wholly new approach to regain the sanctity, independence and efficacy of our institutions.

The current government, led by KP Sharma Oli, has during the last 39 months failed the country on every possible front—constitutionalism, governance and economy. It has destroyed the climate of political trust, undermined and degenerated democratic institutions, derailed the constitutional process, and de-institutionalised the federal polity. As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic rampages the country, the government continues to fail to protect its citizens. This is due not only to the state's chronic incapacity but also, and more pronouncedly, to the deliberate attempts at