POLITICAL TRANSITION AND CONSTITUTION MAKING IN NEPAL: THE MILITARY DIMENSION

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1. INTRODUCTION
2. CAPRICIOUS TRANSITION
3. THE ARMED FORCES AND THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION
4. MANAGING SECURITY SECTOR
5. DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF THE ARMED FORCES
6. DRAFTING A NEW CONSTITUTION

POLITICAL TRANSITION AND CONSTITUTION MAKING IN NEPAL: THE MILITARY DIMENSION

Author: Dhruba Kumar

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2009v30n2a3

ABSTRACT

Formally, Nepal is declared a republic. Nonetheless, sharp differences over the organizing ideology of state continue to persist. This is reflected in the continuing discourses between the radical Maoist and the moderate/conservative reformist political parties over the two crucial agenda of proposed merger of the guerrillas into Nepali Army and drafting a new constitution by the elected Constituent Assembly. Consequently, this has also led to almost irreconcilable differences on civilian supremacy and the democratic control of the armed forces that the framing of the new constitution should clearly determine in order to avoid the past blunders in civil-military relations.

BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

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