Nepal’s gen Z-led protest movement has erupted into one of the country’s most intense uprisings in recent years. What started as a peaceful protest o

Nepalis who once came to India in search of work are now hurrying back across the border, as the nation reels with its worst unrest in decades. "We are returning home to our motherland," says one man.

Nepal’s currency is weaker than India’s and yet middle-class families across the border seemed resigned to the idea that their children must leave if they wanted a future.

Sushila Karki's appointment ended days of political uncertainty after the KP Sharma Oli dispensation was forced to quit in the face of a nationwide agitation triggered by a social media ban.

Protesters in Nepal ousted the prime minister and set parliament ablaze over the government's ban on social media and corruption allegations -- but in neighbouring India, the violence is being misrepresented online as something else entirely: a religious uprising.

Though Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also India's close neighbours in South Asia, Delhi's relationship with Kathmandu is special because of historic people-to-people, economic and strategic ties. Nepal shares a largely open border of more than 1,750km (466 miles) with five Indian states; Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar and West Bengal.

In recent years, South Asia has been rocked by youth-led protests that have upended long-standing political orders and forced major regime changes. F

India has welcomed the formation of Nepal’s new interim government under Prime Minister Sushila Karki, expressing confidence that the move will foster peace and stability in the country.

The ministry of external affairs expressed hope in the statement that the new interim government will help restore peace and stability in the Himalayan nation.

The situation on the India-Nepal border appears to be returning to normal with the formation of a new government in Nepal. On Saturday, traffic for passenger vehicles, cars, motorcycles, pedestrians,

India has no reason to feel disturbed over KP Sharma Oli’s ouster. But speedy restoration of normalcy in Nepal is in India’s interest and India must facilitate that process