Category: political situation
Key Observations from the Local Level By-Elections 2024
This Political Situation Update (PSU) provides an analysis of local level by-elections held on December…
Financial Transparency in Political Parties
The update addresses financial transparency issues in Nepali political parties, analyzing income, expenditures, and legal compliance.
Contemporary Debates on Teachers and Party Politics in Nepal
This Political Situation Update is focused on the ongoing debate about the involvement of teachers in party politics in Nepal’s federal system. It analyzes the issue in the context of legal arrangements, government guidelines, teacher unions and political parties.
Monsoon-related Disasters Expose Gaps in DRRM Governance in Nepal
This update highlights key issues in Nepal’s disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) governance, focusing on legal, policy, and coordination challenges across the three tiers of government. It also reviews necessary policy and institutional reforms for strengthening DRRM governance in the future.
Debates on the Relevance of the District Coordination Committees
This analysis focuses on the challenges faced by the District Coordination Committees (DCCs) in executing their roles and responsibilities.
Nepal’s Federal Budget: Political and Economic Analysis
This political situation update analyzes Nepal’s federal budget for 2024/2025, highlighting key economic trends and priorities. It examines the budget allocation across various sectors, primary sources of revenue and expenditure trends and political dynamics surrounding the budget.
Nepal’s Federal Civil Service Bill: An Opportunity to Advance Administrative Federalism
It provides an update on the Federal Civil Service Bill, covering its drafting, initial registration, withdrawal from the House of Representatives, and subsequent re-registration of a new draft. It discusses delays caused by conflicting interests among various groups and highlights some new provisions included in the latest version of the bill.
Ilam By-election: A Test Case for Identity Politics
The analysis focuses on the issues surrounding the political environment, the preparation of the Election Commission Nepal, campaigning, and other aspects of the Ilam by-election held on April 27, 2024.