Vanaik, Achin, The New Himalayan Republic , New Left Review, no. 49 (Jan/Feb), 2008, pp. 47-72 Analyses the ‘Second Democratic Revolution’ of April 2006, which led to the end of the Nepali Monarchy in December 2007, and the historical background to the revolution, with a particular focus on the role of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).