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A 2012/10046

Nepal in Transition A Way Forward

Edited by D. P. Tripathi

Chairman Vichar Nyas Foundation New Delhi

V Vij Books India Pvt Ltd New Delhi (India) CONTENTS

Introduction ix Excerpts from the unpublished Jail Diary of 1 BPKOIRALA* InterviewwithBPKoirala 44 HARIDEVSHARMA 's Democratic Evolution: Roles of Inclusive Consensus and India 63 SDMUNI Challenges of Nepal's Democratic Transformation and 72 NARAHARIACHARYA Interview with 'Prachanda' 91 ANAND SWAROOP VERMA Society in Nepal: From Tradition to Transition 9 6 B.CUPRETI Nepalese Peace Process at the Brink of Crisis 109 PRADEEPGYANWALI Interview with Baburam Bhattarai 124 ANAND SWAROOP VERMA Jayaprakash Narayan and Nepal 133 BIMALPRASAD Many Nepal, Many India 137 PUSHPESHPANT vi Nepal in Transition - A Way Forward

The Political Impasse in Nepal: Implications for India and South Asia 147 HARIKISHORE SINGH Nepal-India Relations: Formal Treaty and Beyond 152 LOKRAJBARAL Monarchy in Nepal: Where does it go from here? 166 RISHIKESHSHAHA Interview with DP Tripathi 183 ADITYAADHIKARI Nepal-India-China: Learning and Unlearning of Diplomatic Conduct 187 KATAKMALLA Dateline Nepal: Managing the Peace 195 DHRUBAKUMAR Nepal: Departure ofUNMIN and the Peace Process 209 PRASHANTJHA Nepal's Constituent Assembly. A Conflict between Opposing World Views 213 ADITYAADHIKARI Ganesh Man Singh's Ideology and Future of Democracy 222 NABINDRARAJJOSHI Ongoing Transition in Nepal: The Challenges ahead and the Human Rights concern 225 SUBODH RAJ PYAKUREL & DIPENDRA PRASAD PANT China in Nepal: What is at stake for India? 245 BR DEEPAK Napalese Diaspora: How they matter in Education and Knowledge Translation 254 PRAMODDHAKAL Contents vii

Some Reflections on Nepal-India Relations in the context of Nepali Nationalism 266 UDDHAB PD. PYAKUREL Nepal: Democratization of Military and Institutionalization of Democracy 280 INDRAADHIKARI A Political leader with the Saintly Qualities 296 MANOJDAHAL Madhesh and Madheshias of Nepal 303 HARIBANSHJHA MILESTONES^ 319 1. Time Line : Nepal 320 2. Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed between the Government 325 of India and the Government of Nepal (, July 31, 1950) 3. Twelve-point Understanding between 332 and (Maoists) Nov 22, 2005 (unofficial Translation) 4. Peace Agreement concluded between the Government of 335 Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), (November 21, 2006) (unofficial Translation) 5. The Seven Point-pacts signed between CPN-UML President 355 Khanal & Unified CPN-Maoist President Pushpa Kamal Dahal It was first revealed on February 5,2011 6. The Five-Point deal signed by the heads of three major political 354 parties (The Maoist, Nepali Congress and the UML) on May 28, 2011 About the Contributors 355 Acknowledgements 359 Index 361