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Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising and the Unraveling of South Asia’s Old Order
What began as a youth-led outcry against corruption and a ban on social media morphed into Nepal’s most violent political upheaval in decades, leaving the pillars of its republic in ruins. The uprising, part of a wider South Asian wave, has unsettled not just Kathmandu’s old guard but also India, China and the US, each wary of losing influence in a region on the boil.Sep 15 2025