Nepal’s new political moment

In September 2025, a government ban on social media in Nepal did not silence dissent; it sparked a political earthquake. This was the Gen Z uprising, a youth-led digital revolt that swept aside the “old political guard” that has dominated the country for decades.

Nepal’s new political moment chronicles this historic upheaval, analysing how a digitally-native generation, organising through “decentralised, horizontal networks online,” profoundly altered the country’s political landscape and ushered in a new era.

This e-book from The Hindu views the event within the context of Nepal’s turbulent history, exploring the crucial question of whether this moment can finally break a cycle of failed reforms. It is examined through every lens: from the seismic shift in political communication within an “attention economy” to the fragile and contested future of federalism.