Neil's Nepal

The current situation has me thinking. The Army has been blatantly violating the principle of civilian control. It has been refusing to implement policy decisions, it has been given consequences for this refusal, and it has ignored the consequences of that refusal. Not only this, the major opposition party is supporting the [...]

Bishnu Pathak and Devendra Uprety
1. The Setting
South Asia is facing complexities due to a growing trend of militarization, exceeding that of political or ideological indoctrination. Military culture not only prevails in security forces and mainstream political parties, but is spread in the form of identity politics throughout class, group, [...]