Rastriya Swatantra Party victory reflects youth anger at corruption instability and economic distress while opening space for India and Nepal to rebuild trust and deepen regional cooperation ...

Once dismissed as a political novice, the former Kathmandu mayor is now on track to become Nepal’s next prime minister.

Balendra Shah’s party won a landslide in the election that followed Nepal’s Gen Z revolution. His style is pugnacious.

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become the South Asian nation’s next Prime Minister, after Gen Z protests rocked the political establishment last year ...

Nepal’s economic dependence on India remains substantial, with more than two-thirds of its trade conducted with its southern neighbour. The two countries share an approximately 1,800-km-long porous ...

The landslide victory of a young ex-mayor and rapper brings actual hope of change to a country that’s been mired in stasis ...

From rapper and engineer to Kathmandu mayor and Nepal's prime minister-in-waiting, Balendra 'Balen' Shah has emerged as the face of the country's youth-driven political shift.

Before he dismantled Nepal’s political elite, Balendra Shah was destroying his opponents in underground rap battles. More than a decade ago, armed with a microphone and his signature sunglasses, he ...

Votes counted so far show Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are on track to win the general election.

Gen Z anger at corruption and instability propels Balen Shah and the RSP to a landslide victory in Nepal’s parliamentary election.

Balendra Shah emerged as a leading figure in the youth-driven protests that shook Nepal last year. The hip-hop star could ...

Ex-rapper and Kathmandu's former mayor, Balen Shah, is all set to become Nepal's next prime minister. A Maithili-speaking ...