Flood devastation -- image via news video screenshot By Madhab Pant At roughly 8:30 AM on 26 August 2026, a wall of water, mud, ice, and massive boulders roared down the Lhende Khola into the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems. The surge struck without local rainfall or warning sirens, catching border communities like Timure, mid-morning. Initial reports mistook the ground tremors for an earthquake, but satellite and seismic data later confirmed the real trigger: a high-al

A protest rally in Kathmandu in early September -- image via X By Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra Se sua casa não estiver limpa, as...

Scene from the protests in Kathmandu, Nepal in September 2025. Photo via People's Dispatch By Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra If your...

Image from a Kathmandu protest - cropped via X By Atul Chandra and Pramesh Pokharel Kathmandu is on edge not because of “apps,” but...

A screenshot from one of the panel discussions. By Shiran Illanperuma Panelists and attendees championed the cause of sovereignty,...

A conversation with Pastor Alape, former guerrilla mayoral candidate for the Comunes Party. Pastor Alape Taroa Zúñiga Silva and Laura...