The Rights of Passage

DY Chandrachud

The battle to uphold privacy and free speech must move online in the digital age

Dissent is Digital

Lhendup G Bhutia

From the #NepoBabies campaign to Discord discussions on finding the next prime minister, social media played a seminal role in Nepal’s protests

Protesters outside Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, September 9, 2025

The Burden of Revolution

Rahul Pandita

A tired Nepal overthrows its political class. But it is uncertain what comes next

Burnt remains of Nepal’s parliament building following anti-corruption protests, Kathmandu, September 11, 2025

Columns | Locomotif

Living and Dying In the New Culture War

S Prasannarajan

The meaning of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and Courtney Wright’s humiliation

A soldier outside the main administrative building of the Nepal government, Kathmandu, September 11, 2025

Cover Story | Dispatch

Youth Power Won’t Wither Away

Ajaya Bhadra Khanal

The challenges of setting the foundation of a new beginning

News Briefs | Web Exclusive: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH WWW.SHORTPOST.IN

Mithun Manhas Emerges As Surprise Choice For BCCI President

Short Post

Those who call the shots at the BCCI, a financial behemoth, surprised one and all by choosing to back Manhas for the post of President and five more to its three-year Apex Council

Protesting farmers at the Red Fort after a rally in New Delhi, January 26, 2021

Cover Story | The View from New Delhi

The Indian Exception

Siddharth Singh

The making of the most stable democracy in the region

Features | Technology

The Rage of the Nation-State Hacker

Ullekh NP

There are hard lessons for India as the West grapples with aggressive cyber espionage

Columns | Comment

Future-Ready Forces

Harsh V Pant | Kartik Bommakanti

Defence reforms have become a national urgency

Columns | Insider

Peace Talks Progress In Manipur

Rajeev Deshpande

The view of those aware of the negotiations is that the Kuki groups have realised that the demand for a Union territory or separate administration for their areas is not on the table