News, Views From Nepal

Yuba Nath Lamsal All political parties in Nepal are currently in serious internal turmoil. The internal feud in the parties has taken an ugly turn recently with factions and their leaders trading charges against their rival. The charges and accusation range from political and ideological deviation and compromise in national interest to financial corruption. The political parties are being torn apart due to internal feud over the last four years since the new political process (peace process) began. As political game has taken a sharp twist and turn, the role of political actors, too, has changed. The political scenario in Nepal is fast changing, so are the political actors. Until two decades ago, the monarchy was the dominant force, whereas political parties had been banned and they were operating underground. The political change of 1990 brought about change in Nepal’s political equation and scenario. The change marked a sharp reduction in the power of monarchy and made the part

Yuba Nath Lamsal The fourth summit of the five newly emerged powers of the world concluded in New Delhi of India recently with strong warning note against the US-led Western hegemony in the global affairs and also calling for a greater international cooperation to build a new world order—a just, safe and peaceful order. Known as BRICS countries that include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, they represent more than half of world’s population. Unlike earlier three summits, the fourth one carried greater significance as it was held against the backdrop of an increasingly complex global situation ranging from tense political and strategic environment to the worst economic downturn. On these issues, the BRICS countries have come up more vocally and also with a vision and plan for rescuing the world from the crises. There are looming dangers and disasters in the world from which, if they at all occur, a large swath of humanity is going to suffer. The political upheavals and