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The unprecedented Gen Z protests led to the collapse of the K P Sharma Oli-led Nepal government earlier this month, leading to an interim government led by former chief justice Sushila Karki.
There was chaos and turmoil on the streets of Nepal, where the parliament building was burnt, along with homes and offices of top Nepalese leaders, senior leaders and ministers were chased and beaten up at their homes and on the streets. The Nepal Army had to be deployed to control the crowd in the country.
The situation is complex and there are many questions.
How did the Gen Z protests begin? Why did it happen? What forced the Nepal government to collapse? What next for the Nepal government? What does it mean for the democracy in Nepal? How does it impact Nepal’s economy? What impact does it have on India?
For answers to these questions and more, join us for the next edition of Explained.Live with Ranjit Rae, former Indian Ambassador to Nepal, on the topic “Turmoil in Nepal: What does it mean?” at 6 pm on September 25.
He will be in conversation with Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor, The Indian Express.
Rae was Indian ambassador to Nepal from 2014 to 2017. He was also joint secretary (north), dealing with India’s relations with Nepal, from 2002 to 2006.
He is also the author of Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties (Penguin, 2021).
During his long and distinguished career as a diplomat, he has served in important positions including as Staff Officer to the Foreign Secretary, Director of the Office of the Minister of External Affairs and Press Secretary to the President of India. Prior to retirement in 2017, Rae had served as India’s Ambassador to Hungary, with concurrent accreditation to Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Vietnam.
Explained.Live is a series of explanatory conversations that The Indian Express hosts from time to time.
Guests at Explained.Live sessions have included former foreign secretary Shyam Saran, former Deputy NSA Pankaj Saran, former Indian ambassador to US, UK and Israel Navtej Sarna, industrialist Naushad Forbes, capital markets expert Nilesh Shah, and medical scientist Dr Gagandeep Kang among others.
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