In this episode of Fireside with Rupesh Shrestha, recorded on June 29, 2026, we are joined by renowned author and journalist Sudheer Sharma. Using the World Cup as a metaphor, Sharma analyzes the current power dynamic between Prime Minister Balen Shah and RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane. He explores whether the RSP is simply "passing the ball" for Balen to score goals, or if the Prime Minister’s focus on "operational management" while ignoring the tactical base of Parliament is opening a dangerous political "Pandora’s Box".

The conversation provides a candid "post-mortem" of the RSP's first national convention in Chitwan by praising its political institutionalization while critiquing its managerial failures and the seeds  ...