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Why Nepal's potential new leader is spitting straight fire at the ballot box

Why Nepal's potential new leader is spitting straight fire at the ballot box

Last year's Gen Z protests in Nepal saw the Parliament building set ablaze, and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli step down. In the first election since, it looks like the 35-year-old rapping former Mayor of Kathmandu could be next leader of the Himalayan nation. But with impacts of the war reverberating through Nepal's massive migrant diaspora, can Balendra Shah fulfil his promise of economic stability? Latika Bourke and Kylie Morris are joined by South Asia bureau chief Meghna Bali to look at "Balen" Shah's promise to the people, and how Nepal's closest neighbours, India and Pakistan, are having their allegiances tested by the fallout of war in Iran. Guest: Meghna Bali, South Asia bureau chief for the ABC based in New Delhi Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.

Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

March 12, 202628m 56s

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Last year's Gen Z protests in Nepal saw the Parliament building set ablaze, and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli step down. In the first election since, it looks like the 35-year-old rapping former Mayor of Kathmandu could be next leader of the Himalayan nation. But with impacts of the war reverberating through Nepal's massive migrant diaspora, can Balendra Shah fulfil his promise of economic stability? 

Latika Bourke and Kylie Morris are joined by South Asia bureau chief Meghna Bali to look at "Balen" Shah's promise to the people, and how Nepal's closest neighbours, India and Pakistan, are having their allegiances tested by the fallout of war in Iran. 

Guest: Meghna Bali, South Asia bureau chief for the ABC based in New Delhi

Get in touch:

We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Topics

NepalBalendra ShahBalen ShahMayor of KathmanduKathmanduelectionGen ZGen Z protestKP Sharma OliSushila KharkiIndiawarshipIran warshiptorpedoedSri LankaNon-alignmentPakistanAfghanistanAIKylie MorrisLatika BourkeMeghna Bali