Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63192
Sandip Adhikari
This research paper investigates Nepal's geostrategic importance by analyzing its role as a significant nexus in South Asia. In ancient times, Nepal occupied a crucial geostrategic position as it served as a pivotal crossroads connecting South Asia, Tibet, and China, facilitating the exchange of commodities, ideas, and culture. The central argument posits that Nepal's geographic location endows it with substantial strategic significance, both politically and economically, enabling it to influence regional dynamics. Employing a mixed methodology, the research delves into various facets of Nepal's geostrategic relevance through historical assessments, geopolitical analyses, and case studies of hydro-politic potentiality. The approach commences by examining Nepal's historical role as a buffer state amid regional powers, leading to a longstanding history of diplomatic struggles to safeguard its sovereignty. Furthermore, the paper explores how Nepal's geographical position shapes its security dynamics, particularly in the context of the escalating China-India rivalry in contemporary times, employing geopolitical frameworks to illuminate this aspect. To shed light on Nepal's involvement in facilitating global trade and connectivity, the methodology also includes case studies of infrastructure initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative and regional connectivity projects. In conclusion, the paper asserts that Nepal's geostrategic significance is a product of its historical development and proactive international relations, closely intertwined with its geographic positioning. It underscores Nepal's potential to serve as a conduit for regional cooperation and economic integration while emphasizing the need for astute navigation to preserve its independence in a challenging geopolitical landscape.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63165
राजाराम सुवेदी
संसारका प्रत्येक देशको निर्माणार्थ आ–आफ्नो राष्ट्रिय सेनाको संरचना गरिएको हुनाले त्यस देशको समृध्दिमा सेनाको अहम् भूमिका रहेको हुन्छ । सेना विनाको स्वतन्त्र देश सोच्नु बहना विनाको डुँगाले सागर तर्ने प्रयास गर्न खोज्नु जस्तै मानिन्छ । प्रत्येक देश संरचनाको इतिहासमा बलिष्ठ र सङ्गठित सेनाको दिग्विजयका घटनाहरुको फिहरिस्त र भूमिका रहेको हुन्छ किनकि सेनाको संलग्नताबिना कुनै देशको संरचनादेखि ऐतिहासिक घटनाको प्रशङ्ग कमै पाउन सकिन्छ । सेनाको प्रबन्ध तथा परिचालन केवल मानव सभ्यताको आरम्भबाट मात्र नभई देवी–देवताकै पालादेखि हुादै आएको पाइन्छ । किनभने देवताको युध्द बारम्बार दैत्य या असुरसाग भई आएको वर्णन पुराणहरुमा यत्रतत्र उल्लेख गरिएको छ । त्यति बेलाबाटै मायाबी युध्दबाहेक सेना ४ प्रकारका भएको बताइन्छ ः स्थल सेना, जल सेना, अश्वारोही सेना/रथारोही सेना र गजारोही सेना । पुराणकालमा लेखिएका घटना र आख्यानहरुमा देवताका सेनाको नेतृत्व या त श्रीस्कन्दकुमारले या त श्रीगणेशले गरेको पाइन्छ । देवासुर सङ्ग्राममा देवताको नेतृत्व श्रीषडानन कुमारले र श्रीगणेशले पालै पालो गरेका आख्यानहरु श्रीस्कन्द पुराण केदार खण्डको श्री स्वस्थानी ब्रतकथामा साह्रै प्रचलित छन् । श्रीगणेशलाई गणपति भनी स्तुति गर्दा “सङ्ग्रामे शङ्केटश्चैव बिघ्नस्तस्य नजायते”(अथवाः युद्ध, शड्कट र बिघ्नबाधा परेका बेलामा श्री गणेश देवताले रक्षा गरुन्) भन्ने श्लोकको आशयबाट श्री गणेश देवता सेना प्रमुख भएको स्पष्ट बुझिन्छ । वर्तमानकालमा पनि ४ किसिमका सेना भन्नाले पैदल सेना, यान सेना (गाडा, बग्गी, हौदा, मोटर, लहरी, रेल ), वायुयान सेना र जल सेना (युध्दपोत) आदिलाई जनाउाछ । तापनि सेना प्रायः तीन प्रकारको हुन्छ ः जलसेना, स्थलसेना र नभसेना ।
संसारका प्रत्येक देशको निर्माणार्थ आ–आफ्नो राष्ट्रिय सेनाको संरचना गरिएको हुनाले त्यस देशको समृध्दिमा सेनाको अहम् भूमिका रहेको हुन्छ । सेना विनाको स्वतन्त्र देश सोच्नु बहनाविनाको डुँगाले सागर तर्ने प्रयास गर्न खोज्नु जस्तै मानिन्छ । प्रत्येक देश संरचनाको इतिहासमा बलिष्ठ र सङ्गठित सेनाको दिग्विजयका घटनाहरुको फिहरिस्त र भूमिका रहेको हुन्छ किनकि सेनाकोसंलग्नताबिना कुनै देशको संरचनादेखि ऐतिहासिक घटनाको प्रशङ्ग कमै पाउन सकिन्छ । सेनाको प्रबन्ध तथा परिचालन केवल मानव सभ्यताको आरम्भबाट मात्र नभई देवी–देवताकै पालादेखि हुादै आएकोपाइन्छ । किनभने देवताको युध्द बारम्बार दैत्य या असुरसाग भई आएको वर्णन पुराणहरुमा यत्रतत्र उल्लेख गरिएको छ । त्यति बेलाबाटै मायाबी युध्दबाहेक सेना ४ प्रकारका भएको बताइन्छ ः स्थल सेना,जल सेना、अश्वारोह सेना/रथारोह सेना र गजारोी सेना पुराणकालमा लखिएका घटनार आख्यानहरुमा देवताका सेनाको नेतृत्वया त श्रीस्कन्दकुमारले या त श्रीगणेशले गरेको पाइन्छ । देवासुर सङ्ग्राममा देवताको नेतृत्व श्रीषडानकुमारलेरश्रीगणेशले पालै पालो गरेका आख्यानरु श्रीस्कन्द पुराण केदार खण्डको श्रीस्वस्थानी ब्रतकथामासा्रैप्रचलित छन् । श्रीगणेशलाई गणपति भनी स्तुति गर्दा "सङ्ग्रामे शङ्केटश्चैव बिघ्नस्तस्य नजायते"(अथवाः युद्ध、शड्कट र बिघ्नबाधा परेका बेलामा श्री गणेश देवताले रक्षा गरुन्) भन्ने श्लोकको आशयबाट श्री गणेश देवता सेना प्रमुख भएको स्पष्ट बुझिन्छ । वर्तमानकालमा पनि ४ किसिमका सेना भन्नाले पैदल सेना,यान सेना (गाडा, बग्गी, हौदा, मोटर, हलरी,रले ), वायुयान सेना र जल सना (युधदपोत) आदिलाई जनाउाछ । तापनि सेना प्रायः तीन प्रकारको हुन्छ ः जलसेना, स्थलसेना र नभसेना ।
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Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63203
Tek Raj Koirala
The news about Nepali citizens joining the Russo-Ukraine war has once again sparked attention among stakeholders regarding Gorkhali’s engagement with global private security companies. The engagement of Gorkhali in the Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) is not a new phenomenon; it has been seen since the end of the Cold when it came into existence. As the market of PMSCs rises exponentially, security labourers from countries like Nepal are increasingly joining the same. Gorkhali’s long history of mercenaries and constructed narrative of bravery and loyalty has also attracted PMSCs. Existing literature overlooks the emerging consequence and contradiction of PMSCs-led global security governance to Gorkhali and the complex inter-relationship among PMSCs, client state, Gorkhali, and Nepal. This paper uses the ‘Global Assemblages’ approach to capture multiple actors’ fluid relationships, changes, emerging practices, authority, and institutions. The research looks at consequences and contradictions related to Gorkhali after the 2016 Taliban attack on Nepali security guards and the situation of the same after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021 while serving for PMSCs. It uses the ‘discourse analysis’ to incorporate books, journal articles, and media interviews of security guards and their families on the research topic. Lastly, research argues that the blurred relation between PMSCs and client states in global security assemblages is not only in the security and military realm but is also seen in the case of taking responsibility for any tragic event/accident of Gorkhali in PMSCs-led global security governance. It is also influencing the local institutions and practices of Nepal.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63197
अस्वस्थामा भक्त खरेल
हातहतियार, बन्दुक, वम–गोला, बारुद चलाउने नेपाली सेनाले शैक्षिक उन्नयनमा देखिने गरी योजना र कार्यक्रमहरु सञ्चालन गरेको देखिन्छ । सैनिक सकलदर्जाका सन्ततिलाई मात्र नभएर सर्वसाधारणहरुका लागि समेत सेनाले सर्वसुलभ र गुणस्तरीय शैक्षिक कार्यक्रमहरु अघि सारेको छ । शैक्षिक प्रतिष्ठानहरुमा प्रतिस्पर्धाका आधारमा ढोका खोल्नुले सेनाको भूमिकाबारे राष्ट्र र विश्व जगतमा यसको प्रशंसा हुने गरेको छ । यद्यपि सेनाले व्यापार गर्नुहुदैन र शैक्षिक क्षेत्रमा समेत हात हाल्नुहुदैन भन्ने मतलाई मध्यनजर गर्ने हो भने शैक्षिक उन्नयनका लागि सेनाको भूमिका कल्याणकारी कार्यक्रमकै रुपमा हेर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ । प्राथमिक तहदेखि उच्च शिक्षा तहसम्म र प्राविधिक तथा अप्राविधिक विषयहरुमा नेपाली सेनाले सैनिक कल्याण्कारी कोषमार्फत सहुलियत शुल्कमा गुणस्तरीय शिक्षा दिइरहेको र राज्यभर विस्तारित क्रममा रहनु गर्वको कुरा हो । राष्ट्रिय प्रतिरक्षा विश्वविद्यालय सञ्चालनको क्रममा रहनुले पनि शैक्षिक क्षेत्रमा सेनाको योगदान कम हाक्न मिल्दैन । सेनाको यो अतुलनीय विशुद्ध गैरराजनीतिक र गैरव्यापारिक सेवाभाव हो भन्ने देखिन्छ । सैनिक र नागरिक बीचको सम्बन्ध जोड्ने बलियो पुलको रुपमा शिक्षा क्षेत्र रहेको छ । नेपालको शैक्षिक उन्नयनमा नेपाली सेनाले निर्वाह गरेको भूमिका के के हुन सक्छन् ? र यस क्रममा देखा परेका समस्या एवं चुनौतीहरु के के हुन् ? भन्ने अनुसन्धान प्रश्नमा आधारित भएर लेख तयार गरिएको छ । यो लेख वर्णनात्मक, विश्लेषणात्मक र मूलतः द्वितीय स्रोतमा आधारित भएर सम्पन्न गरिएको छ । अनुसन्धानलाई पूर्णता दिन विद्वान लेखकहरुका पुस्तक, सरकारी एवं गैरसरकारी प्रतिवदेन, बुलेटिन, शब्दकोष, वेबलिङ्कहरु तथा विद्यमान कानुन, नीति, रणनीति, योजना र कार्यक्रमहरुको सहयोग लिइएको छ ।
हातहतियार, बन्द, वम-गोला、बारुद चलाउने नेपाली सेनाले शैक्षिक उन्नयनमा देखिने गरी योजना रकार्यक्रमहरु सञ्चालन गरेको देखिन्छ । सैनिकसकलदर्जाका सन्ततिलाई मात्र नभएरसर्वसाधारणहरुका लागि समेत सेनाले सर्वसुलभर गुणस्तरीय शैक्षिकार्यक्रमहरु7 _COPY0ि सारेको छ । शैक्षिक प्रतिष्ठानरहुमा प्रतिस्पर्धाका आधारमाढोका खोल्नुले सेनाको भूमिकाबारे राष्ट्र र विश्व जगतमा यसको प्रशंसा हुने गरेको छ । यद्यपि सेनाले व्यापार गर्नुहुदैन र शैक्षिक क्ेत्रमासमेत हात हाल्नुहुदैन भन्ने मतलाई मध्यनजर गर्ने हो भने शैक्षिक उन्नयनकालागि सेनाको भूमिकाकल्याणकारीकार्यक्रमकै रुपमा हेर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ ।प्राथमिक तहदेखि उच्च शिक्षा तहसम्म र प्राविधिक तथा अप्राविधिक विषयरहुमा नेपाली सेनाले सैनिक्लयाण्कारी कोषमार्फत सहुलियत शु्लकमा गुणस्तरीयशिक्षा दिइरेको र राज्यभर विस्तारित क्रममा रनु गर्वको कुरा हो । राष्ट्रिय प्रतिरक्षा विश्वविद्यालय सञ्चालनको क्रममा रनुले पन शैक्षिकक्षेत्रमासेनाको योगदान कम हाक्न मिल्दैन । सेनाको अतुलनीय विशुद्ध गैरराजनीतिकर गैरव्यापारिक सेवाभाव हो भन्ने देखिन्छ । सैनिकर नागरिकबीचको सम्बन्ध जोड्ने बलियो पुलको रुपमा शिक्षा क्षेत्र हरेको छ । नेपालको7क्षिक उन्नयनमा नेपाली सेनाले निर्वाह गरेको भूमिका केे हुन सक्छन् ?र यस क्रममा देखा परेका समस्या एवं चुनौतीहरु केके हुन् ?भन्ने अनुसन्धान प्रश्नमा आधारित भएर लेख तयार गरिएको छ । यो लेख वर्णनात्मक, विश्लेषणात्मक र मूलतः द्वितीय स्रोतमा आधारित भएर सम्पन्न गरिएको छ । अनुसन्धानलाई पूर्णता दिन विद्वान लेखकहरुका पुस्तक,सरकारी एवं गैरसरकारी प्रतिवदेन, बुलेटिन, शब्दकोष, वेबलिङ्कहरु तथा विद्यमान कानुन, नीति, रणनीति, योजनार कार्यक्रमहरुको सयोग लिइएको छ ।
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Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63177
Shreya Roka
The confluence of infrastructural development and heritage conservation manifests a complex challenge in a least-developed country like Nepal, which celebrates its rich cultural legacy. The sustainable development of Nepal is affected by a lack of a proper legal and policy framework for balancing infrastructure development and heritage conservation. This research delves into the analysis of the existing laws and policies of Nepal, which have been legislated to create anequilibrium amidst the two. The research further investigates the gap in the legislation and practice in Nepal. Nepal has several national laws and ratified conventions like the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act in 2013, and the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972, etc. which have not been well-implemented. Most of Nepal's legal and policy frameworks for heritage conservation are adaptations of international frameworks, which might not be appropriate in the context of the country. The thesis statement stresses that comprehensive, proportionate, and flexible legal and policy frameworks and their implementation can help achieve a delicate balance between infrastructure development and heritage preservation. Moreover, the research highlights the need for a multidimensional approach that considers the socio-cultural, economic, and environmental aspects of infrastructure projects while safeguarding Nepal's cultural heritage, emphasizing the need for ongoing refinement. The study uses doctrinal methods for data collection and analytical and descriptive approaches to data analysis. The findings of the study provide insights into the current situation and suggest recommendations for better balancing of infrastructure development and heritage conservation in Nepal.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63155
Yukesh Upreti
Military diplomacy has been a vibrant tool for enhancing national interest with the peaceful use of resources for acquiring the objective of the foreign policy of the nation. The Nepali Army has a long tradition of exercising military diplomacy in order to safeguard sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security. Different experts and scholars perceive that the military diplomacy of Nepal has been influenced by various domestic and international factors. The objective of this research is to assess various domestic and international factors that influence military diplomacy in Nepal. The research assumes an alternative hypothesis having a relationship with the influencing factors of military diplomacy. The research follows a sequential explanatory design using both primary and secondary data. Primary data are collected by using a stratified sample technique from 68 government officers engaged in administrative, security, and Foreign Service of Nepal with five-point Likert-scales questionnaire. Secondary data are extracted from research articles, books, newspapers, and online sources. The findings show that all the sub-variables of domestic and international factors are highly correlated. The regression analysis shows that domestic and international factors have a 91.5% effect on the military diplomacy of Nepal. The research suggests an improvement of domestic factors and competing with international factors for enhancing the military diplomacy of Nepal.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63201
Shova Shrestha
The highest re-occurring hazard incident in Nepal in 2022 is reported to be fi re and landslides. A comprehensive study on understanding and identifying landslide susceptible areas and planning accordingly is perhaps one approach to disaster preparedness. In this context, landslide susceptibility assessment (LSA), plays a key role as a preparedness and mitigation tool at the local level. Landslide susceptibility, theoretically, denotes a geographic location of potential reoccurrence of landslide in an area based on several causative factors. I have conducted this study to explore landslide occurrence in Nepal based on secondary data, and map landslide susceptibility in Nuwakot district by using spatial multi-criteria analysis, SMCA and frequency ratio (FR) method. Then, I have evaluated the results which will support preliminary landslide risk level identification at the local level. Existing secondary data and landslide inventory extracted using satellite imageries were major data sources. Landslides in Nuwakot are concentrated within the range of 1000-1500-meter elevation of 15-25-degree convex slope with gneisses/schists formation. A result using SCMA methodology shows 47% area of Nuwakot under landslide susceptibility, of which 13.6% is highly susceptible whereas FR method resulted 27% area under high susceptible zone. The variation in susceptibility level and area between SCMA and FR methods can be attributed to differential calculated weight factor to geological factors, such as fault, lineament, and lithology. This study concludes that irrespective of methods adopted, landslide susceptibility maps and output data provide useful tools for landslide hazard risk identification and management. The necessity of robust and commonly applicable guidelines at different geographic scales is also obvious.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63162
Kulmandan Subedi
This paper gives an insight into the efforts of King Mana Deva I as the first recorded Unifier of Nepal. The objective of this paper is to highlight various dimensions of the unification efforts of Mana Deva I. The writer has attempted to put forward the evidence and findings of historians and archeologists who have come to the common understanding that Mana Deva I was the first recorded unifier of ancient Nepal. Analytical approach has been used for the research of his life, leadership, and achievements. Studies of the inscriptions, important documents, books, journals, and articles have been made relating to Mana Deva. He provided the first authentic history of Nepal extending from Brahmaputra in the east to Kashmir in the west. When Mana Deva I was only 12 years old, his father Dharma Deva died. Instead of burning herself with her dead husband’s corpse as Sati, Mana Deva’s mother, Rajyawati, assisted her son in his reign. Mana Deva, with the assistance of his mother and maternal uncle, began a military unification effort both in the east and west. The success of the military unification effort provided an opportunity for the king to unify the nation in other aspects as well. Mananka- the coin introduced by the king led to economic unification; Managriha- his royal palace provided a center for administrative unification; and his religious synergetic activities led to cultural unification. The leadership of Mana Deva I greatly impacted and influenced the later Lichhavi kings and hence, Lichhavi's rule is considered the golden period of ancient Nepali history.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63158
Uddhav Gautam
Establishing a causal link between popular culture and global power dynamics is challenging as it does not produce tangible outcomes. There is a lack of academic consensus on whether cultural power equates to soft power despite the growing influence of the media and entertainment industry. Considering popular culture a soft power in cultural diplomacy, this article examines the changing paradigms of content moderation and regional lockout in the global power dynamics through case studies of the Korean wave, American Pop culture, and Japanese Manga and Anime. It uses the Saunders Research Onion method with an interpretive approach to subjectively explore the aspects of cultural influence. Similarly, it analyses the evolution of recurring themes in the case studies. Data collection employs a longitudinal approach to study the impact of technology and changing audience preferences. The primary data sources include expert interviews, supplemented by secondary sources such as relevant literature, reports, and media contents. The findings highlight that cultural diplomacy as a softpower approach effectively contributes to the nation-branding concept that now incorporates new demands, actions, and goals.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-25DOI: 10.3126/unityj.v5i1.63195
Manish Jung Pulami
This scholarly endeavour delves into the extensive metamorphosis undergone by the security industry, a consequence of profound technological advancements. In particular, the study discerns the strategic utilisation of the tech-powered revitalised security industry by certain small states as a means to transcend the confines of defensive nihilism. An identified gap in current scholarship lies in the limited exploration of the transformative dynamics associated with technological innovation-driven security industries within the context of small states. Consequently, this paper endeavours to furnish a comprehensive analysis of the revitalised security industry and its multifaceted implications on the domains of security, politics, and economics. The research employs a nuanced approach, with a primary emphasis on case studies pertaining to Israel and Singapore, both exemplifying small states that have strategically harnessed high-tech capabilities to defy conventional perceptions of their inherent limitations. The central objective is to scrutinise the methodologies adopted by these small states, offering insights into their concerted efforts to bolster technological prowess. This divergent trajectory challenges prevailing realist assumptions regarding the inherent constraints imposed upon small states. Methodologically, the study employs a diverse array of analytical tools, including case study techniques, policy discourse investigation, and cross-case comparative analysis. This eclectic methodological approach aims to discern and unravel the intricate interplay between technology’s transformative influence on the security industry and its subsequent ramifications for small states.
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