Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has warned that Nepal is moving toward a serious national crisis, citing a combination of rising geopolitical maneuvering, deepening political infighting, institutional disarray, economic decline, natural disasters, youth migration, and widespread public despair.
In a social media post on Sunday, Bhattarai wrote that these factors “indicate that the country is heading towards a major crisis.” He pointed specifically to intensifying internal conflicts within both ruling and opposition parties and disorder in key state institutions, including the judiciary, administration, and police.
He further highlighted the continuous downward trajectory of the economy, the growing burden of natural disasters, the ongoing exodus of young people abroad, and mounting frustration in the public media sector and civil society as additional warning signs.
The post was accompanied by a map highlighting Nepal’s strategic location between India and China, underscoring the geopolitical backdrop he referenced.
Bhattarai stressed that the country can no longer afford instability or upheaval under any pretext. “Let us all become serious from our respective fields! If we can, let us make a positive contribution! If we cannot, let us not do negative work!” he urged.
The statement comes amid ongoing political and institutional challenges in Nepal. Bhattarai, who served as prime minister from 2011 to 2013, has in recent days also called on parties to allow the elected government to complete its term rather than pursue premature attempts to topple it through protests or other means, warning that such cycles deepen uncertainty and economic strain.
The post has been widely reported by Nepali media outlets and has drawn significant public attention on social media. Bhattarai, a former senior Maoist leader who later founded alternative political platforms and holds advanced degrees in architecture and regional planning, has long positioned himself as a voice for systemic political and economic reform in Nepal.