Monday, March 28, 2011

Youth & Politics in Nepal

One might have heard of Gagan Thapa as a "rising star" of Nepali Congress. However, I have never heard of his name in an influential position in Nepal other than as a young aspiring leader (for the last 10 years!). This, in my view, is mainly due to the type of political system that we have which strongly favors the party elites--but that's a discussion for another day.
I was curious about Mr. Thapa and wanted to learn more about his views, so I did what anyone would do, I googled him. I came across the interview (posted below) which he gave to Fireside. The interview does not shed much light on his political philosophies or on any ideas that he might have about Nepal's development. It does, however, focus on the state of the political affairs in Nepal. At the end of the interview I found myself in agreement with Mr. Thapa.
Now, it would be interesting to learn about his ideas on how to solve the issues he points to and move the country forward.



Part II   &  Part III

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