The GenZ Uprising in Nepal: Causes, Consequences, and the Road Ahead

Описание: Professor S.D. Muni
S.D. Muni is Professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University. For nearly forty years, he taught, conducted and supervised research in International Relations and South Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (1974-2006), National University of Singapore (2008-2013), Banaras Hindu University (1985-86), and University of Rajasthan (1972-73). He served as India's Special Envoy to SE Asian countries on UNSC Reforms (2005) and represented India’s Minister of External Affairs at the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the Paris Peace Conference, held in Phnom Penh, Kampuchea. He was also India’s Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (1997-99). Prof. Muni was nominated to the first-ever constituted National Security Advisory Board of India during 1990-91. He was the founding executive member of the Regional Centre of Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, and also served on the Executive Council of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, India. In 2005, he was bestowed with 'Sri Lanka Ratna', Sri Lanka's highest national honour for a foreign national. The Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka, Colombo, offered him affiliation as Honorary Distinguished Fellow in 2016.

Usha Kiran Timsina
Usha Kiran Timsina is a central committee member of the CPN-UML and a graduate of sociology from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. She works on issues related to digital threats, misinformation, and hate speech in politics. A young leader who came to prominence during the UML’s 10th General Convention, Timsina has been an outspoken advocate for accountability, transparency, and reform within her party. She continues to highlight the importance of democratic values and timely elections in Nepal’s political landscape.

Bibek Dhoj Thapa
Bibek Dhoj Thapa is a Program Coordinator and Research Associate at NIICE. His research focuses on new technologies in international relations, Nepal’s neighbourhood studies, and security. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, Sichuan University, China. He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Tribhuvan University.