[Nepal] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Students in Pokhara city staged a peaceful protest on March 30, 2025, at the Provincial Assembly gate in response to alleged royalist vandalism in Kathmandu and in support of Nepal's federal democratic republic. The event is classified as low severity with no accompanying news coverage.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. Given the peaceful nature and localized scope of this student demonstration, immediate supply chain disruption appears minimal.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation or spread of political protests to other Nepalese cities, particularly if they target government facilities or transportation infrastructure
• Track any follow-up demonstrations related to the alleged royalist incidents in Kathmandu that sparked this counter-protest