Dear Reader,
"There is a stench of a regime change operation here," says Jaideep Mazumdar, who has tracked Nepal and its politics for many years now.
Nepal is not an isolated case. Pakistan. Sri Lanka. Bangladesh. Maldives. The pattern is clear. Street protests. Social media mobilisation. Foreign handlers.
The familiar regime change playbook is now visible in Kathmandu.
But who will lead Nepal now? What happens to the Communists? What happens to pro-monarchy movement?
Mazumdar explains how three names, all seen as US-backed, are being pushed to replace Oli.
The bigger question: how far will this playbook spread in the region?
Catch the full interview and analysis below.