Inching closer to sustainable peace in Nepal
Amy Dowler On the evening of Tuesday 1 November 2011, leaders from each of Nepal’s major political parties reached agreement on the integration of former Maoist combatants into the country’s military....
View ArticleSouth Asia in 2011: a year of strained relations
Sandy Gordon First published as part of a special feature: 2011 in review and the year ahead, in East Asia Forum, 3 January 2012. South Asia is a vast region encompassing eight nations (if we include...
View ArticleNepal: politicking without governing
Amy Dowler It was high farce on the streets of Kathmandu recently when Raj Lal Yadav attempted – unsuccessfully – to resign from his ministerial post in Nepal’s coalition government. Yadav is a member...
View ArticleFuture unclear for Nepal
Amy Dowler At about quarter to midnight last Sunday night, fifteen minutes before the mandate of the constituent assembly (CA) he led was due, Cinderella-like, to expire, Nepal’s Prime Minister...
View ArticlePoor by definition
Monika Barthwal-Datta Security continues to be viewed in limited terms in the Indian subcontinent. For hundreds of millions in the Indian subcontinent, daily life is a ruthless battle. It involves...
View ArticleInternational labour migration and the landless in Nepal
Ramesh Sunam Nepali youth are migrating for work to the Gulf countries and Malaysia at an unprecedented level. Over 1200 Nepali workers leave the country for foreign employment every day. For many,...
View ArticleThe rise of Maoists in Nepali politics: from ‘people’s war’ to democratic...
Ramesh Sunam and Keshab Goutam Since its formation in 1994, the United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) has gone through a number of radical transformations, shifting from a guerrilla warfare unit to...
View ArticleConstituent Assembly Election II in Nepal: Will it end the prolonged...
After 10 years of Maoist insurgency, Nepal faced two elections for the Constituent Assembly (CA) – one in 2008 (CA I) and the other in 2013 (CA II) to craft a new constitution by peoples’...
View ArticleFreedom from hunger: privilege granted or acknowledged right?
Aly Ercelan and Muhammad Ali Shah “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food.” A recent publication of...
View ArticleCan Nepal unlock its potential?
Sujeev Shakya In April 2006, when the second people’s movement, popularly known as ‘Jana Andolan II’, brought an end to 240 years of the Shah monarchy, there was little planning to ensure the country’s...
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