Description
This paper aims to analyze the various components of the security sector apparatus in Nepal indicating some of the dilemmas and sticking points which have prevented and will continue to create obstacles for security sector reform. An overview of the cantonment process will also be presented along with the characteristics of the arms management negotiations, which provide some insight and framework for eventual security sector reform debates. Finally, policy options will be presented in favor of an integral strategy for the democratic transformation of all mechanisms related to security in Nepal with a focus on the strengthening of the protection of human rights and conflict mediation on national and local levels.
Prospects and challenges in the transformation of Nepal's security sector
This paper aims to analyze the various components of the security sector apparatus in Nepal indicating some of the dilemmas and sticking points which have prevented and will continue to create obstacles for security sector reform. An overview of the cantonment process will also be presented along with the characteristics of the arms management negotiations, which provide some insight and framework for eventual security sector reform debates. Finally, policy options will be presented in favor of an integral strategy for the democratic transformation of all mechanisms related to security in Nepal with a focus on the strengthening of the protection of human rights and conflict mediation on national and local levels.