Monarchy is dead, long live monarchy

The pro-monarchy protests that rocked Nepal last week left two people dead and over a hundred others injured, with reports of widespread violence and arson in the capital Kathmandu that targeted media houses and the headquarters of a political party.

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Supporters of deposed king Gyanendra Shah have demanded restoration of constitutional monarchy—abolished in 2008—and Nepal's status as a Hindu State. The protestors' anger could point at a deeper malaise—the growing disillusionment with political instability in Nepal over the past two decades.