Politics and institution building

Political tactics and short-term gains trump institution-building for frontline politicians.

Nepal is a laboratory for many things, from environment and culture to geopolitics and democracy. It’s also an experiment in how a country that remained independent and isolated from direct colonial rule can stumble through the fog in institution building. The absence of direct British colonialism gave Nepal no advantage whatsoever other than its United Nations sovereignty. In all matters, it remained a poor imitation of India.