The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal

B.C. Upreti
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B.C. Upreti: B.C. Upreti is Associate Professor, South Asia Studies Centre, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.

South Asian Survey, 2006, vol. 13, issue 1, 35-50

Abstract: The Maoist insurgency in Nepal is a new development in the politics of South Asian insurgencies. It has emerged and grown in the socio-economic and political conditions of Nepal, and in a decade has become a major political force with the capacity to challenge the state and the country's socio-economic fabric. With its wide ranging domestic, regional and international support base and ideological and material linkages, the Maoist movement is not an isolated phenomenon. The Nepali state has tried to find a military solution to the problem of insurgency. It is, however, a moot question whether the movement can be dealt with by force, which has failed to prevent the insurgency from becoming increasingly violent. Resolution of the conflict will depend upon the perspective of the Nepali ruling elite. The attitude of the present government does not appear to be sufficiently broad based.

Date: 2006
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