Security Sector Reform: Taking a regional approach and promoting cooperative security arrangement
SSR project in Nepal could appropriately serve to bridge that gap. The regional approach would be a win-win situation for all. The SSR project would effectively utilise the regional potential and contribute towards enhancing the regional security and stability. Of course, Nepal will gain considerably from this endeavour as it would provide a more sustainable guarantee and ensure compliance from national actors. As for the assisting member states, it would be a great learning experience.
Analysing the CA Poll Results
The post-election political map of Nepal looks all red with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) sweeping the Constitution Assembly (CA) polls from East to the West. While the pre-poll favorites, the CPN (UML), held on to its bastion of support at scattered constituencies throughout Nepal, the mainstream Nepali Congress mostly won by default due to vote sharing between the two leftist parties in the hills and among the Madhesi parties in the Terai.
Military shadow over Nepal
KATHMANDU - The electoral mandate obtained through the April 10 poll has made the party of Nepal's former Maoist rebels the largest single group in the Constituent Assembly, but the chances of their leader, Prachanda (the fierce one), forming Nepal's first Maoist-led government are directly linked to his ability to persuade established rivals to join the coalition-in-the...
Foreign Affairs after CA Polls
The vague concept of ‘equidistance’ between China and India must be clarified to ensure continued harmony and benefit from our differing comparative advantages with them.
Maoists in Nepal: Gloomy Past, Glorious Present and Exigent Future
The people of Nepal have expressed their deep desires for lasting peace and strong commitments towards the republican form of government that are manifested in the number of CA berths the Maoists have secured. It is now worthless to indulge in a debate whether the success of the Maoists in the election is ...
Challenges for the upcoming Maoist-led govt
While some political parties are advocating a prime-ministerial system, the Maoists and the MJF have advocated for the presidential system. The overwhelming support for the Maoist agenda in the CA elections clearly indicates that the people’s choice is for the presidential system. The challenge, however...
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