Articles by Anirudha Gupta

Minister of Nepal Anirudha Gupta Whatever the future may hold, the historic significance of the recent elections in Nepal cannot be minimised. Not only is it the first time that a communist combination has come to form an elected government in the country but also, a healthy precedence has been set for the practice of parliamentary democracy by the king inviting the leader of the party with the largest number of seats, in a hung parliament, to form the government.

Way to World Disorder?
Anirudha Gupta One finds a striking convergence of the goals the US and the UN are pursuing across Africa, Asia and elsewhere. Does this suggest the emergence of an alliance between the world organisation and the superpower?

South Asian Democracies: Old and New Anirudha Gupta Can the political order in South Asia's new democracies remain immune from the decay and disorder that have overtaken the region's older democracies, India and Sri Lanka?

Democracy in the Himalayas Anirudha Gupta The state of the ruling Nepali Congress, the absence of a democratic alternative to it, the course of relations between parliament and the palace, the position of the army and, above all, the extreme disparities in Nepalese society are ail cause for unease about the progress of democracy in Nepal THE advent of democracy has let in a ray of hope and gaiety in Nepal's political life. One senses this while mixing with the crowds which gather round TV or radio to hear the.budget; or in street-corner cafes Tilled with smoke and heated debate.

Gossip as Instant History Anirudha Gupta India Trapped in Uncertainty by Inder Malhotra; UBS Publishers, New
SOCIAL scientists offer jargon as serious analysis; journalists their gossip as instant history. Both, presumably, must make a living; but should they also write books?