Across South Asia, a dangerous pattern is emerging: so-called “popular uprisings” fueled by external forces and hijacked by Islamists, opportunists, and globalist conspirators. What recently unfolded in Nepal eerily mirrors the jihadist-engineered coup in Bangladesh in 2024. Behind the façade of youthful discontent, corruption protests, and calls for reform lies a sinister hand - the US Deep State - deploying its local mercenaries, NGOs, and media propaganda to destabilize sovereign nations and weaken India’s natural sphere of influence. Nepal’s revolt was not organic; it bore the unmistakable fingerprints of a carefully choreographed plot.

What the world has witnessed in Nepal - the ouster of a corruption- and nepotism-plagued government led by Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli, a notoriously anti-India figure - was a chilling replay of the events in Bangladesh a year earlier. In both cases, violent uprisings were meticulously designed and executed by the US Deep State, using a toxic cocktail of disinformation, foreign funding, and extremist infiltration.

In Bangladesh, the anti-Sheikh Hasina revolt turned into a blood-soaked nightmare. Hundreds of civilians, including law enforcement officers, were brutally murdered. Following Hasina’s ouster, mob violence engulfed the nation: extortion, land grabbing, attacks on Hindus and other religious minorities, lynchings, and the open march of jihadists and terrorists. The so-called “interim regime” of Muhammad Yunus - handpicked by Washington and its Islamist partners - miserably failed to contain the chaos. In stark contrast, Nepal’s army acted decisively to prevent the Himalayan nation from sliding into the abyss.

Nepal’s Army Steps In

As unrest swept across Kathmandu, with mobs torching parliament, the Supreme Court, and even the homes of five former prime ministers on September 10, 2025, Nepal seemed leaderless and rudderless. That night, General Ashok Raj Sigdel, Chief of the Nepali Army, appeared in a televised address urging calm and stability. The military - the last institution standing - emerged as the decisive force capable of negotiating with the protestors and preventing Nepal from descending into total anarchy.

While Nepal’s streets burned, the so-called “Gen Z” protest groups attempted to distance themselves from the violence, claiming their movement had been hijacked by “opportunists”. The BBC reported that the army even invited these youth groups to peace talks, demonstrating its role not just as an enforcer but also as a stabilizer. Unlike in Bangladesh, where the army failed to prevent Islamist mobs from dictating the future, the Nepali Army stepped in to save its nation from destruction.

A Transitional Leadership

In the days that followed, a consensus began to emerge around former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the likely interim prime minister. Karki, respected for her integrity, accepted the role at the urging of the Gen Z protesters. In her first statements, she praised India’s support and expressed warm admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“I greet Prime Minister Modi. I have a very good impression of him”, Karki told CNN-News18, adding that she had studied in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in the 1970s and maintained deep friendships in India. Describing herself as a “friend of India”, she recalled the long history of India-Nepal ties, emphasizing that “Indians always wish well for Nepal”.

Her leadership was also endorsed by Kathmandu’s Mayor Balendra Shah, who has strong links with the West. In a Facebook post, he urged Nepal’s youth to act with “maturity and responsibility”, signaling that the establishment was rallying around a transitional arrangement to prevent further bloodshed.

Alongside Karki, Kul Man Ghising - the engineer credited with solving Nepal’s chronic power crisis - is expected to play a vital role in the interim setup. Together, they represent a pragmatic leadership team capable of steering Nepal toward elections and away from chaos.

The role of India

Nepal’s geopolitical and economic lifeline is tied to India. Kathmandu depends heavily on Indian exports, especially oil and food, with bilateral trade reaching US$8.5 billion annually. India is also the natural bulwark against jihadist influence and the US Deep State’s machinations in the region.

Nepal is not just a neighbor - it is a Hindu-majority country home to sacred sites like Muktinath, visited by thousands of Indian pilgrims every year. Any destabilization of Nepal not only threatens its sovereignty but also directly undermines India’s cultural, strategic, and economic interests.

Lessons from Bangladesh

The Nepali crisis was contained within days, largely thanks to the army’s intervention. But in Bangladesh, the situation has continued to deteriorate more than a year after Sheikh Hasina’s overthrow. The illegitimate interim regime of Muhammad Yunus - who has no constitutional mandate to rule - remains in power with the backing of Washington, George Soros, and the Clinton Foundation. Yunus’s regime has enabled Islamist forces to thrive, empowered the violent Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and allegedly engaged in massive corruption.

Most alarmingly, Yunus and his Islamist-jihadist allies show no intention of holding elections in the foreseeable future. Instead, they are turning Bangladesh into another Afghanistan - a breeding ground for radical Islamists and a safe haven for global jihad. The fate of 170 million people now hangs in limbo, and the danger extends far beyond Bangladesh’s borders, threatening India’s northeast and undermining regional stability.

The events in Nepal and Bangladesh serve as stark warnings: the US Deep State and its Islamist partners are actively destabilizing South Asia, targeting democracies and turning vulnerable nations into vassal states. Nepal narrowly avoided disaster thanks to the courage and foresight of its army, while Bangladesh remains trapped in a jihadist nightmare.

If the international community truly cares about stability, democracy, and peace, it must recognize and expose this dangerous conspiracy. South Asia cannot afford to be turned into another Middle East - fractured, radicalized, and bleeding from endless engineered “revolts”.

Nepal has shown that timely action and national unity can thwart foreign plots. Bangladesh, tragically, illustrates what happens when a nation is betrayed from within. The choice before South Asia is clear: resist the Deep State’s designs or sink into chaos.

(The author is a journalist, writer, and editor of the Blitz. He specializes in counterterrorism and regional geopolitics. Views expressed are personal and not necessarily shared by editors of South Asia Monitor. He can be contacted at salahuddinshoaibchoudhury@yahoo.com, follow him on X: @Salah_Shoaib )