Nepal at the Political Crossroads

Sangeeta Thapliyal
Additional contact information
Sangeeta Thapliyal: Sangeeta Thapliyal is Senior Fellow, Centre for Strategic and Regional Studies, University of Jammu, Jammu, India.

South Asian Survey, 2006, vol. 13, issue 1, 51-72

Abstract: This article critically examines the Government of India's policy of ‘twin pillars’ (constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy) in Nepal. It asserts that these two forces have not co-existed harmoniously: the inherent contradiction between them is one of the reasons for the political instability in Nepal. Other actors have emerged due to political instability and socio-economic alienation, including protest movements by the janjatis (ethnic nationalities), women, dalits and terains (people from the foothills and plains of Nepal). The Maoist armed movement, by challenging both the monarchy and political parties, has further worsened the situation. This article analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the three main political actors and advocates the adoption of an inclusive political formula for resolving the conflict. Political instability in Nepal has a direct impact upon India, which must therefore proactively use whatever leverage it has in Nepal to help resolve the conflict there.

Date: 2006
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/097152310501300104 (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:soasur:v:13:y:2006:i:1:p:51-72

DOI: 10.1177/097152310501300104

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in South Asian Survey
Bibliographic data for series maintained by SAGE Publications ().