soft power

American hand in Nepal’s Gen-Z revolt? Following the money and reading the signs

Revolution in Nepal erupted in September 2025 after a social media ban, but beneath the protests lay years of foreign...

Akhilesh Tripathi

Erasing Tibet, fracturing trust: What the Xizang Panorama revealed

A major controversy erupted at KIMFF 2025 after it screened Chinese state-backed films under the “Xizang Panorama,” sparking backlash for...

Manju von Rospatt