Nepali Gurkha military veterans in Britain have ended their 13-day hunger strike outside No. 10 Downing Street after the British government agreed to hold talks with them over their their ...

Even when Britain’s military is shrinking, a regiment of fierce and loyal soldiers from Nepal still makes up 3 percent of its fighting force. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Gurkhas’ ...

This article by Pinki Sris Rana was originally published in Nepali Times, and an edited version has been republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Brave khukuri-swinging ...

The kukri strapped to Mekhman Tamang’s hip belt is more than an ordinary family heirloom. When his father bequeathed the traditional knife to him 10 years ago, Tamang, a third-generation Gurkha ...