Monik Bhatta
Cognoscenti contributor
Monik Bhatta has worked in international development for over a decade across multiple countries and is a recent graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Recently published
Growing up in Nepal, I thought the US had figured out democracy. I was wrong
"Nepal is a fragile democracy trying — sometimes clumsily, sometimes bravely — to strengthen norms," writes Monik Bhatta. "America is a powerful democracy acting as if norms are optional accessories."
What the Gen Z protests in Nepal can teach the US about democracy
The distance between Kathmandu and Washington is vast, but the warning is shared: without credible rules and accountability, even old democracies wobble, writes Monik Bhatta.