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	Nepal - Mahalo
		Nepal, surrounded by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India to the south, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
		The Himalayan mountains run through the north and western parts of Nepal and the country is home to 10 of the world's highest mountains, including Mount Everest.
		From its unification in 1768 the Kingdom of Nepal was the only country in the world with Hinduism as its official state religion.
	www.mahalo.com /Nepal (328 words)

	Nepal
		Nepal is of roughly rectangular shape, 850 km wide and 200 km broad, with an area of 147,181 km².
		Nepal's legislature is bicameral constituting of a House of Representatives and a National Council.
		Nepal has a rich tradition of ceremonies, such as nwaran (the christening of a child), and the Pasni, the day a child is first fed rice, and bratabandha (the penance ceremony) and gupha for prepubescent boys and girls, respectively.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/nepal.html (3813 words)

	Nepal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nepal is a Hindu kingdom of Southern Asia with borders with Tibet and India.
		Nepal is the only official Hindu state in world although many people either Hindu or Buddhist beliefs often practice a syncretistic blend Hinduism and Buddhism.
		Nepal uses three calendars: the Western (Gregorian) official solar Bikram Sambhat and the lunar Dates for many religious Nepalese holidays are according to the lunar calendar (somewhat like is for Christians) so there are no dates for Nepalese holidays in either the or the official calendar.
	www.freeglossary.com /Nepal (1180 words)

	Military of Nepal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Military of Nepal basically consists of the Nepalese Army
		In accordance with the Constitution, the King (as Supreme Commander) is to "operate and use" the "Royal Nepal Army on the recommendtion" of this council.
		The U.S. military sends many Nepalese Army officers to America to attend military schooling such as the Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Nepal (745 words)

	EnciclopedyNepal - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to official Nepal government accounts, on June 1, 2001, the Heir Apparent Crown Prince Dipendra went on a killing spree in the royal palace in a violent response to his parents' refusal to accept his choice for a wife.
		The major languages of Nepal (percent spoken as mother tongue) are Nepali (49%), Maithili (12%), Bhojpuri (8%), Tharu (6%), Tamang (5%), Newari/Nepal Bhasa (4%), Magar (3%), Awadhi (2%), Bantawa (2%), Limbu (1%), and Bajjika (1%).
		Nepal, constitutionally a Hindu kingdom with long-standing legal provisions prohibiting discrimination against other religions and proselytization, is the only official Hindu country in the world.
	www.adago.com /Nepal.html (1563 words)

	Nepal - MILITARY JUSTICE, NEPAL (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The military court system consisted basically of courtsmartial, similar in composition and jurisdiction to those of the Indian Army.
		The death sentence, banned in civilian cases under the 1990 constitution, was imposed for treason, mutiny, desertion, inciting panic, and surrender of troops, arms, or garrisons to the enemy with a finding of cowardice.
		Authorized punishment for dereliction of military duties or regulations in time of war generally was twice as severe as that prescribed for the same offense committed in peacetime.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-9182.html (362 words)

	Nepal - THE MILITARY IN THE EARLY 1990S, NEPAL (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In sum, the military's position in society and its subservience to civilian authority was a continuing process, not a settled fact.
		By 1991 the Royal Nepal Army, long a bulwark of the monarchy, appeared to be adjusting to the new requirements laid down by the constitution and the new democratically elected government.
		Nepal's English-language press is generally unenlightening on issues relating to defense; the government-controlled Rising Nepal is probably the best source for photos, commentaries, and a flavor of local opinion.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-9190.html (567 words)

	Nepal: Killing with impunity - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The military leadership, which undoubtedly has the greatest power to end human rights violations by the security forces, has almost entirely failed to condemn, investigate or punish such abuses - a failure so great that it could be seen as a tacit encouragement of abuses.
		The government and military’s lack of commitment to ending impunity can be most starkly seen in the fact that, more than a year since the extrajudicial killings in Doramba, those responsible have still not been brought to justice.
		In a demonstration of the deepening international concern at the situation in Nepal, on 23 December 2004, the UN issued a statement expressing the Secretary General’s concern at "reports of an escalation of fighting in Nepal and of continued grave human rights violations".
	web.amnesty.org /library/index/engasa310012005 (10513 words)

	India Agrees To Resume Unconditional Military Aid to Nepal - Military Photos
		Nepal was quick to welcome the move after nearly three months of acrimony between the traditionally close neighbors.
		On the one hand, India had allowed the Nepalese rebels to use the Indian soil to be engaged in anti Panchayat activities without interruption whatsoever, and on the other hand, she remained well aware of maintaining understanding and friendship with the Panchayat government.
		Nepal had wished to amend the arms - related agreement of 1965 a few years after it was signed, which contained the condition that Nepal had to get permission from India before purchasing any kind of military weapons from any third country.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=42273 (1085 words)

	::PeaceJournalism.com - The Peace Media Research Center's e-magazine::
		In Nepal, both have been realized after the revolution II (I believe this was revolution III because of 1950, 1990 revolution), because civilian control has been in the interest of both military and civilian leaders.
		In fact, there must be a minimization of military intervention in politics and of political intervention in the military to come to better understanding between the two.
		The principal causes of military intervention in politics lie in politics, not in the military.
	peacejournalism.com /ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=10912 (1110 words)

	military news about Nepal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While situations like this have led to rural rebellions in most of the rest of the world, Nepal was at peace until early 1996, when a Maoist faction of the local communist party began an armed rebellion to overthrow the parliamentary monarchy and establish a "People's Republic".
		The successor, King Gyanendra did not expect to be king, and had a very different attitude towards the future of Nepal and the monarchy.
		Nepal represents fresh farmland, clean water, women and resources for Bad China the Pirate to plunder.
	www.strategypage.com /fyeo/qndguide/nepal/articles/200435.asp (430 words)

	Wikinfo \| Nepal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nepal is a kingdom of Southern Asia, with borders with China and India.
		Nepal --editor-maintained directory focused on travel planning and research.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Nepal (144 words)

	Nepal Under Military Rule: Urgent Public Appeal from the Nepalese Human Rights Community
		The King's invocation of Article 27 ó C to usurp all state power is a fraud on the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1990.
		The King's direct rule is the establishment of a military regime in Nepal.
		We request all foreign governments to stop all forms of military support, including supplying arms and ammunition to the Nepalese government, which are being used to brutally suppress the rights of the common people.
	www.sacw.net /hrights/NepalHrightsAppealFeb05.html (697 words)

	Nepal information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This arrangement was marked by increasing instability, both in the parliament and, since 1996, in large swathes of the country that have been fought over by Maoist insurgents.
		Nepal's legislature is bicameral consisting of a House of Representatives and a National Council.
		Nepal is divided into 14 zones and 75 districts grouped into five development zones or divisions.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Nepal (2163 words)

	Nepal - China
		The keystone of Nepal's China policy was maintaining equal friendships with China and India while simultaneously seeking to decrease India's influence in Nepal and Nepal's dependence on India.
		In the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16, China refused Nepal's requests for military assistance and, by default, surrendered its dominant position in Nepal to the growing British influence.
		Although annual Tibetan tribute missions appeared regularly in Nepal as late as 1953, Beijing had started to ignore the provisions of the 1856 treaty by curtailing the privileges and rights it accorded to Nepalese traders, by imposing restrictions on Nepalese pilgrims, and by stopping the Tibetan tributary missions.
	countrystudies.us /nepal/69.htm (973 words)

	ISN Security Watch - UK, India cut military aid to Nepal
		Nepalâs defense secretary, Bishnu Dutta Uprety, told the BBC that if the threats were carried out Nepal would explore alternate sources of military supplies.
		Nepalese army spokesperson Brigadier-General Dipak Kumar Gurung told Nepal News on Wednesday that the military was âobviously saddened by the decision of the British governmentâ and that âdemocracy was never put in danger due to the RNA in Nepalâ.
		India is Nepal's biggest arms suppliers, providing much needed military hardware to fight the Maoist insurgency that has gripped the landlocked country for nine years, killing some 11â000 people.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?id=10826 (584 words)

	RFA: India, Britain Halt Military Aid to Nepal
		A high-level Amnesty International delegation recently visited Nepal, he said, and the rights group is calling for a halt to all military aid to Nepal.
		John Norris—a South Asia expert and special adviser to the president of the nonpartisan International Crisis Group—said in a separate interview that military aid to Nepal should be halted.
		Fighting Nepal’s insurgency will be more difficult now as a result of the king’s detention of activists and reporters, he said.
	www.rfa.org /english/news/politics/2005/02/21/nepal_us (915 words)

	IPCS - Military & Defence
		Nepal, a country that has eight of the ten highest peaks in the world (including Mount Everest), is landlocked by China and India.
		Nepal's military establishment in 2001 consisted of an army of 46,000 personnel.
		Nepal?s maiden participation in UN peacekeeping operations was in 1958.
	www.ipcs.org /Military_militaryBalance2.jsp?database=1002&country2=Nepal (2208 words)

	US provides military assistance to Nepal to crush Maoist guerrillas
		Inside Nepal, the inability of the army to crush the Maoist guerrillas has exacerbated the country’s acute economic problems and heightened tensions within ruling circles.
		Prime Minister Deuba recently told the press that, if Nepal did not receive foreign aid, “five to 10 years would be needed to end the rebellion that has drained government coffers, crippled the vital tourism industry and scared off foreign investors”.
		Nepal is among 10 poorest counties in the world with an average annual per capita income of $US230 or just 63 cents a day.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/may2002/nepa-m02.shtml (1423 words)

	Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd.
		Prachanda's proposition to extend the right of self-determination to new provincial units is considered dangerous for the unity and integrity of Nepal, which is sandwiched between India and China.
		Another view is that the Maoists are a threat to both Nepal and India, as put forward by B Raman, also a respected Indian analyst.
		The only person who can preempt a military takeover is Prachanda, and he can only do this by removing all doubts about the Maoists' sincerity and honesty in abiding by the rules and norms of democracy.
	www.nepalnews.com /archive/2008/others/guestcolumn/may/guest_columns_06.php (2114 words)

	Samudaya.org: Opinion: Civil-Military Relations in Nepal
		Old Nepal is in birth pangs, while New Nepal is being threatened with strangulation at the very moment of its realization.
		The relationship is between military and society as a whole, military leaders and political leaders, military and civilian elite, and Nepal Army and Maoists Army, and monarchy in all.
		Three military coups by Jung Bahadur Rana in 1846, late King Mahendra in 1960, and King Gyanendra in 2005.
	samudaya.org /articles/archives/2006/09/opinion_civilmi.php (420 words)

	Nepali Netbook: Enduring Value of Nepal’s Military
		He was Nepal’s ambassador to India, appointed by the short-lived Unified Marxist-Leninist minority government in 1994-95.
		Although “enormously helpful” offers had emerged from Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Nepal, Malloch Brown said, it was vital for UNIFIL to have a strong European as well as Muslim content for legitimacy.
		Nepal belongs to neither group, but has a generally good record in the existing UNIFIL, barring of course those instances where get-rich-quick men have sold rations and ammunition to Hezbollah and Amal militants.
	nepalinetbook.blogspot.com /2006/08/enduring-value-of-nepals-military.html (610 words)

	Asian Centre for Human Rights
		Nepal: The case for sanctions and extension of restrictive measures, 5 October 2005
		NHRC of Nepal: The state of denial and threat to the victims, 24 August 2005
		Nepal has been facing a grave umanitarian crisis and the Royal take-over of February 1st has further accentuated it.
	www.achrweb.org /countries/nepal.htm (645 words)

	Nepal MILITARY JUSTICE, NEPAL - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		The military court system consisted basically of courtsmartial, similar in composition and jurisdiction to those of the Indian Army.
		The death sentence, banned in civilian cases under the 1990 constitution, was imposed for treason, mutiny, desertion, inciting panic, and surrender of troops, arms, or garrisons to the enemy with a finding of cowardice.
		Authorized punishment for dereliction of military duties or regulations in time of war generally was twice as severe as that prescribed for the same offense committed in peacetime.
	www.photius.com /countries/nepal/national_security/nepal_national_security_military_justice_ne~10155.html (413 words)

	Nepal: U.S. Conditions on Military Assistance Welcome (Human Rights Watch, 10-12-2004)
		Now they know that they have to clean up their act if military assistance--and the political support that goes along with it--is going to continue.
		The United States is a major provider of military assistance to Nepal as part of Nepal’s civil war against the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
		Nepal can show that fighting an insurgency need not amount to an assault on the basic human rights of the very people they claim to protect.”
	hrw.org /english/docs/2004/12/10/nepal9834.htm (955 words)

	US establishes closer military ties with Nepal
		US Ambassador to Nepal, Michael E. Malinowski, underscored Rocca’s message by declaring in early January: “The Maoists have to be bent towards negotiations, and that is where security assistance comes in.
		A US military team from the Pacific Command is currently in Nepal for a month-long joint training exercise with the country’s military.
		The Nepal Congress and the Nepal Student’s Union have held a number of protests calling on the king to reinstate parliament.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/jan2003/nepa-j27.shtml (1184 words)

	The Army Military in Nepal
		The Air Defence arm of the army in Nepal is involved in providing a comprehensive range of air based support – including the flight of army related air vehicles and the use of fire power during combat.
		The primary purpose of the army in Nepal is to defend the sovereignty and territory of Nepal.
		The Army Council of Nepal was represented by the Prime Minister, Army Chief and the Defence Minister.
	www.kwintessential.co.uk /articles/article/Nepal/The-Army-Military-in-Nepal/452 (373 words)

	Nepal: Case of Torture by the military
		AHRC is informed of a severe case of torture by the military in Nepal.
		Your urgent action is required and we firmly believe that all efforts should be made urgently for impartial investigation of the allegations, medical treatment, and safety to the victims, the family members, witness and the lawyers.
		This is the first case in Nepal charging army personnel for a case of torture compensation.
	www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2003/459 (1500 words)

	Communist party of Nepal (Maoist) military handling (
		Regional Bureau in charge and coordinator of the Military Commanding Co-ordination Committee of the Seti-Mahakali, (S-M) region of the People’s Liberation Army, PLA comrade Prabhakar of the Communist party of Nepal (Maoist) has issued an statement on 18 October, clarifying the ground reality of the war between the PLA and the reactionary Royal American army.
		Since the resumption of the military conflict after the end of seven-month ceasefire, most of the reactionaries have been flushed down from the Terai region just had happened in the hilly regions in the past years.
		Those students were injured at the military assault in premises of the higher secondary school in Siliguri, of Doti district, far western Nepal, while Royal terrorists opened fire over ongoing cultural show.
	www.cpnm.org /new/English/articles_news/news_20oct.htm (1285 words)

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