''The Nepal Nexus: An Inside Account of the Maoists, the Durbar and New Delhi'' is a

non-fiction Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or content (media), media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real life, real world, rather than being grounded in imagination. Non-fiction typically aims to pre ...

, historical and political book by journalist

Sudheer Sharma Sudheer Sharma () is a Nepalese writer and journalist. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Nepal's largest-selling daily Kantipur Kantipur (; ) was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy of Nepal, centered in the Kathmandu Valley. The name o ...

. It was published on October 3, 2019 by Penguin Viking. This book is a translated and updated version of the author's best-selling Nepali book ''Prayogshala'' which was published in 2013. The book deals with different political events that occurred in Nepal in last two decades. While ''Prayogshala'' only chronicled the events till 2013, this book contains events that have happened after 2013. The book was translated from Nepali by Sanjay Dhakal.

Background

Sharma worked as a war reporter during

Nepalese Civil War The Nepalese Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the then Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw countrywide fighting between the Kingdom rulers and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), with the latter making ...

. He presents various changes that has occurred in Nepal such as the Maoist revolt in Nepal, the royal massacre, the state of emergency, the royal coup by Gyanendra Shah, the people's movement, the establishment of Nepal as a republic, the Madhesh uprising, the Constituent Assembly, federalism, the promulgation of the new Constitution in 2015 and

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. The book also highlights the key people and organizations associated with the major events in the Nepal. The political dynamics between (Royal) Nepal Army, Maoists, Nepal Police, the monarchy (Durbar) and India is also analyzed.

Reception

Kallol Bhattacherjee of ''

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'' reviewed the book as a "must-read to understand India-Nepal ties".

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