Dharma Adhikari

Dharma Adhikari teaches journalism and international media systems at Georgia Southern University in the United States.

Nepal's unsettling peace

A new revolt has started in Nepal, less than two months after the landmark peace deal between an alliance of seven political parties and Maoist rebels was signed. The agreement

By Dharma Adhikari

/ 6 Feb 2007

Nepal: Maocracy vs Democracy

Something interesting is happening these days in otherwise turbulent Nepal. Instead of incessant headlines about senseless killings and human-right abuses on a daily basis, there is news of peace

By Dharma Adhikari

/ 16 Nov 2006

Bhutans democratic puzzle

These are truly extraordinary times for democracy in the Himalayas. A mass movement in Nepal effectively stripped King Gyanendra of his absolute powers in April 2006. In Bhutan, the eastern

By Dharma Adhikari

/ 29 Jun 2006

Nepal's folly: talking absolutes at high altitude

The breakdown of the Maoist ceasefire has made for a grim start to 2006 in Nepal. But this is only a symptom of a flawed political culture, says Dharma Adhikari,

By Dharma Adhikari

/ 9 Jan 2006

Dharma Adhikari

Nepal's unsettling peace

Nepal: Maocracy vs Democracy

Bhutan&#146;s democratic puzzle

Nepal's folly: talking absolutes at high altitude

Bhutans democratic puzzle