2026-02-21
41 分钟The Economist.
In recent years, there's been a series of protests around the world
in which the young have driven the toppling of a leader.
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Madagascar.
Among these, Nepal stands out.
In many countries, the army took over or established members of the elite.
In Nepal, they let Gen Z try to form a government.
The rebellion that emanated from Kathmandu wasn't about a single policy.
It was a rupture between generations.
A movement born of viral videos, hashtags, and decentralized digital organizing
which challenged the very legitimacy of older political orders.
But the leaderless nature of the movement has been both its strength and its challenge,
as the furious youths of yesterday become the political masters of tomorrow.
I'm Rosie Blau, and today on The Weekend Intelligence,
my colleague Jia Hui Tan reports from the cafes and open mic contests of Nepal,
where plans for a new order are now brewing.
I'm in Nepal, just a few months after the Gen Z protests.
Aside from scattered revolutionary graffiti and scaffolding in government districts,
there's little to hint at the summer's upheaval.
I've come to meet the revolutionaries who overthrew their government.