Nepal: A Nation Trapped Between False Ideologies

From the 1950s onward, almost all political parties in Nepal have marched under the banner of socialism—some treating it as a stepping stone to communism, others as the ultimate goal of liberal democracy. From the Nepali Congress’s early call for democratic socialism to the communist parties’ countless versions of people’s socialism, all promised justice through state control. Both groups opposed the monarchy, yet remained deeply hostile toward each other.