Nepal Civil war

Civil War in Nepal

Introduction

The small South Asian nation , Nepal is located in the Great Himalayan mountains range . Traditionally , Nepal has been a peace-loving country and maintained a cordial relation with its neighbours . Another major South Asian country India has been supportive to Nepal both financially and politically . India and Nepal share a strong cultural bonding for centuries . Nepal had a tough time in maintaining a perfect balance between India and China who are rivals and do not see eye to eye . Nepal always contributed positively towards world peace . However

, it failed to restore peace and harmony in its own country . Political turmoil in Nepal eventually led to a civil-war like situation with the emergence of Maoist rebels who resorted to violence and subversive activities

Conflict in Nepal

The conflict in Nepal began when King Mahendra assumed power after dismissing the first popular elected government of the Nepali Congress in 1960 . He moved to centralise power and tightened his control over the military . The King mainly focused on bringing the civil and military administration into the control of monarchy . That laid the foundation of an uncontrolled conflict , which evolved in the past decades

Violent conflicts have now integrated with the development of the Nepalese social and political system . The inability of political parties to reconcile to the changes , have resulted in a civil war in which thousands of people have died so far . A tense atmosphere has been created among the masses with some sections of the society struggling for power and resources . Political establishments competed with each other to claim that they represent democracy , nationalism and the state The Maoist rebels have taken the advantage of the situation to continue their subversive activities

Internal Factors Responsible for the Civil War in Nepal

1 ) Political Struggle

The major players in the political conflict in Nepal are the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist ) and the government appointed by King Gyanendra The Communist Party of Nepal is a grand alliance of seven political parties . In February 2005 , King Gyanendra dismissed his own government and promulgated personal rule . His action was based on the argument that politicians in the country failed to end the Maoist insGyanendra argued he would take effective steps to restore peace in the country . He also promised that he would start fresh negotiations with the Maoist guerrillas . However , his promise proved to be false when he ed his troops to drag out the rebels from their jungle hideouts

The major political parties never appreciated King 's policies . They were disappointed with the turn around of events and called for holding a Constituent Assembly , which was a direct challenge to the King 's authority . What followed after that was a blot on the democracy of Nepal . King Gyanendra also ed arrest of prominent politicians in the country

There are fear and unrest all over Nepal . People believe that the King 's regime intended to crush all civil and political liberties that were gained by Nepalese people in 1991 . Students...