Monday, October 8, 2012

NEPAL: ARMY

Government needs to build consensus for the merger of the armies

However, there is a third point of view. Nepali journalist Khimi Thapa, for instance, feels there is nothing really wrong with a merger if it is done in a broad based manner. As Thapa pointed out to B&E, the Maoist government almost never bothered to take the Army Chief into confidence before coming up with the proposal. “This is the root of the tension that persists between the government and the NA,” said Thapa; adding that it was no mean task to integrate the PLA’s 19,000 combatants with the NA.

The NA is not at all certain that the merger will take place in accordance with internationally recognised norms. The army is especially against the PLA commanders’ move to retain their ranks and want their own guerrilla chief, Nanda Kishore Pun 'Pasang'. With so much going against it, the government would do better to backtrack on its proposal till a consensus is reached.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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