In this tome – 'From the Bagmati to the Potomac: In the Vortex of Change and Upheaval' presenting the latest compilation of write-ups by consultant editor emeritus, M.R. Josse, spanning the period from 30 June, 2020 to 19 January, 2021. Of the 26 thoughtful and incisive pieces contained herein, all of which have been published in the print editions of The People's Review weekly, 14 are essays drafted by the veteran columnist in Kathmandu and 12 are think-pieces penned from Gaithersburg, in the U.S. state of Maryland. The 'Bagmati and the Potomac' in the volume's title are metaphors for Nepal and the United States of America. The expositions were driven or inspired by the swirling political tides and dramatic geopolitical developments, including those that resulted in change and/or upheaval in Nepal and the wider U.S.-centric world, in the age of the disruptive Covid-19 pandemic. The opening write-up deals with the 'Sino-Indian face-off on the high Himalayas; the book concludes with 'Transition and violent threats and military lockdown' centred on the charged political scene in Washington, D.C., as the curtain came down on Donald J. Trump administration.