by John Mage
A revolutionary civil war in Nepal ceased de facto with the popular triumph over King Gyanendra in April 2006, and de jure with the peace agreement reached in November 2006. The Royal Nepal Army (”RNA”) now calls itself the Nepal Army, and the peace agreement requires its democratization under the authority of the new government that includes the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). As of the date of writing this has not yet occurred and the Nepal Army is still commanded by those, primarily of the quite literally feudal elite, who — with U. S. “advisers” — had pursued the civil war with lawless brutality and impunity. Yet it is important not to underestimate the extent of the revolutionary changes in Nepal. Today both Nepal Army and the revolutionary armed forces (the People’s Liberation Army or “PLA”) are given in substance equal status under a peace agreement negotiated by the Nepalis themselves, and administered with the assistance of the United Nations. (more…)

२०६२ साल मंसीर ७ गते दिल्लीमा भएको आठ दलबीचको १२ बु“दे समभ\mदारीको औचित्य विधिवत र व्यवहारिक रुपमा समाप्त भएको छ । एक त उक्त समभ\mदारी २०६३ वैशाख ११ गतेको घटनाक्रमबाटै समाप्त भएको हो । किनभने १२ बु“दे समभ\mदारीको उद्देश्य राजतन्त्रको अन्त्य गरी गणतन्त्र स्थापना गर्नु थियो । तर राजा ज्ञानेन्द्रले ११ गते पुरानो संसद पर्ुनर्वहाली गरेपछि सात दल माओवादीसंगको सहकार्य तोडेर संसदमा गएका थिए । माओवादीले उक्त सम्झौतालाई धोका बताएता पनि नया“ सरकारसंग शान्तिवार्तामा जाने सहमति जनाउ“दै सरकारले भन्दा ३ दिन अगाडि युद्धविरामको घोषणा गरेको थियो । यो उसको जनता र राष्ट्रप्रतिको गम्भीर जिम्मेवारीबोध थियो । (more…)