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Friday, 6 November, 1998, 23:43 GMT
Nepal: special report
As Nepal waits for Prime Minister GP Koirala to call a general election, South Asia Correspondent Daniel Lak reports on the state of democracy this remote Himalayan kingdom.
GP Koirala: "April - May is a good time for elections. Nepal has mountains - and when the snow melts will be the best time."
South Asia specialist Alastair Lawson examines why Nepalese democracy appears to be so fragile.
Medical experts are warning of the threat of a tuberculosis epidemic in Nepal as the sex trade in South Asia helps fuel the spread of diseases.
Nepal's capital Kathmandu is a city with some of the richest culture in South Asia - but it is a city undergoing radical social and architectural change.
Daniel Lak's journey to Delhi to become the BBC South Asia Correspondent began with a memorable meal in the Canadian city of Toronto, 20 years ago. |
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18 Oct 98 | South Asia
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