| ID | 088320 |
| Title Proper | State of the Maoist state |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dixit, Kanak Mani |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Nine months after the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) took charge of the government following success in the elections to the Constituent Assembly, the national condition in Nepal today is characterised by a series of absences: of rule of law, of government, of development, of reconstruction and rehabilitation, of investment and economic revival. The elections of April 2008 threw up a Maoist party that had yet to be socialised into open society, while the leadership began projecting the election win as an endorsement of the decade-long 'people's war'.
The public pins its hope on the constitution-writing, but the work has barely begun halfway to the stipulated deadline, because the newly renamed United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) is unable or unwilling to lead the process. Meanwhile, the peace process itself is threatened by the Maoists' sudden reluctance to abide by previous understandings on integration and rehabilitation of their combatants, themselves verified at more than double their conflict-period estimated numbers |
| `In' analytical Note | Himal Vol. 22, No. 5; May 2009: p43-49 |
| Journal Source | Himal Vol. 22, No. 5; May 2009: p43-49 |
| Key Words | Maoist state |