Opinion | Giri and the changing Nepal-India borderlands
Summary
Pradeep Giri's legacy in the Nepal-India borderlands highlights a need to rethink nationalism and cosmopolitanism from postcolonial perspectives amid rising political crises and ideological shifts.
Key Points
- Pradeep Giri represented the anti-colonial and democratic ideals of earlier Nepalese political generations, leaving a void after his passing.
- Modern political culture is criticized for careerism and repackaging democracy as corporate and state power tools.
- The Nepal-India borderlands' historical role in anti-colonial struggles and cross-border solidarity is significant but forgotten today.
- There is a call to decolonize theory and provincialize Euro-American perspectives, drawing on experiences from Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.
