Nishan Khatiwada

Nishan Khatiwada is a correspondent for Nepal Live Today covering political issues. He has previously worked with The Annapurna Express.

Deliberations on much-debated MCC Compact in parliament: Who said what?

Kathmandu: Following the agreement among top leaders of the ruling alliance parties, Nepal’s parliament is

Duplicity again: Prachanda takes to social media to lambast the government for tabling MCC Compact. Can he come clean?

Kathmandu: Few hours after his apparent consent to the government to table the much-debated Millennium

China speaks about the US-funded MCC’s Nepal compact. Can Nepal’s leadership avert falling into a ‘geopolitical trap’?

Kathmandu: At a time when communist forces of Nepal are alleged to be standing against

Why do Nepali political parties keep splitting?

Kathmandu: On February 8, Kamal Thapa resigned from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) following a

Politics of smokescreen: How the MCC debacle exposes a crisis of credibility in Nepali politics

Kathmandu: In the past two days, the duplicity and deception of political actors on the

An entrepreneur’s open letter exposes the rot in Nepal’s Office of the Company Registrar: Who will hold it accountable?

Kathmandu: On January 28, Rudra Raj Pandey, Founder and Chairman at Deerhold, Ltd, drew the

Is the dispute over the MCC compact going to break the ruling alliance? 

Kathmandu: Whether to get Millennium Challenge Corporation’s $500 million Nepal Compact in its current format

Local polls: Why is Nepali Congress submitting to coalition partners at the cost of democracy?

Kathmandu: Nepal’s constitution has a clear provision regarding local elections; election laws are as clear

What is behind the rift inside the Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal?

Kathmandu: The Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal (JSPN), already decimated to a smaller position after Mahatha

What if the local elections are not held on time?

Kathmandu: Nepal’s first local elections after the promulgation of the constitution in 2015 were historic

Nepal’s sitting minister threatens to repeat the ‘Gaur massacre’: Here’s the story of the 2007 carnage and impunity that followed

Kathmandu: On January 19, Renu Kumari Yadav, who is the Minister of Physical Infrastructure and

Six months in power: Deuba Government has been a monumental failure

Kathmandu: Utter disregard for democratic values,  no debate and deliberations on reform agendas, eerie silence

Will the current coalition continue until the next election?

Kathmandu: Three major political parties of Nepal–Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center)–concluded their general