1st Edition

Military and Democracy in Nepal

By Indra Adhikari Copyright 2015
    384 Pages
    by Routledge India

    382 Pages
    by Routledge India

    This book focuses on the response of the military in Nepali polity which tried to practice a multi-party system along with the concept of the 'king in Parliament' after the restoration of democracy. It discusses the democratic struggle in Nepal, and the response of the military to such struggle.

    1. Introduction 2. Civil–Military Relations and Democratization 3. Military Recruitment, Development and Trends 4. Military–democracy Interface (1990–2002) 5. The King vs Democracy (2002–2006) 6. The Power Shift 2006: Restoration of Democracy and the Democratization of the Military 7. Conclusion

    Biography

    Indra Adhikari is Research Associate, Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies, Kathmandu.