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Mutual Recrimination Should Be Avoided Printable Version PRINTABLE VERSION
by k, Nepal Apr 24, 2003
Peace & Conflict   Opinions
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How can relations among the Nepalese political parties be improved and how can mutual recrimination be avoided? How can the government and the Maoists increase their mutual understanding and respect for each other? How can we strengthen our commitments to reconciliation and peaceful coexistence? As our political systems are incapable and far too short-sighted to address the basic moral questions, which have significant impact on Nepal's political stability and prosperity.

If our leaders fail to lead the moral crusade for justice and human dignity, if they fail to enunciate the essentially humane part of politics, the oppressed, the deprived, the humiliated, and the dispossessed will have chosen to forget the humaneness of politics, but will use it for violence. If politics does not become part of the solution, it will motivate hate- so trust and peaceful dialogue is essential at various levels. First, there must be dialogue among political leaders. Equally important is dialogue among people, among leaders, among scholars, and among lay people.

Civic society should support democratic pluralistic society and peaceful political transition to democracy should increase opportunities for individuals and groups to interact politically with the government to achieve major political changes. Civil society includes those individuals and organizations in a society which are independent of the government and which are able to exercise rights of free speech and association.

We Nepalese may talk about physical peace, but peace as a lifestyle is difficult to achieve for many reasons, both explicit and implicit, and that substantial homework has to be done before embarking on such a venture that might prove difficult to tread as we go down the line. We do not know the position of the political parties which have different attitudes and different ways of thinking according to their preferences and often whims. In our society people only talk about their rights and find themselves conscious about their position. They do not think in the larger interest of nation-building which is not an easy task. We do not think we have an important responsibility to our nation. If nation survives we are there if it is not there where we are going to find ourselves? One thing our leaders should remember: democratic ideals may not yield any results if we lack sustained efforts to empower people both politically and economically. Economic injustice provides a fertile ground for conflict.

The most fundamental thing is nation-building with all components of national society contributing to it in a selfless manner and, of course, with a view to promoting national harmony. We are a small nation with two giants as neighbours. National unity must remain the priority goal of political process, both right and left. Nepal has been suffering not because we lack manpower, resources and national unity, but because we lack visionary leaders who can guide the nation to a path of development. We have leaders who do not read and therefore do not understand what is happening beyond Thankot. They amass property without feeling a sense of cheating, they care for their coterie and psychophants who always guide them to do michievious things. Compare our leaders with others. We do not need to go beyond SAARC so let's have visionary and dedicated leaders. The quality of present day leaders in Nepal is questionable. Their loyalty is doubtful. Their interest is vested. Their way of thinking is limited. It is because of this reason we are suffering today.

We have to make efforts to change the society consistent in the changes in our thinking. We Nepalese should understand that charity begins at home.



The role of the civic society in every sector of society is more important, but the scale of this effort should be larger. Civic society can assist civilian movements in framing and carrying out well-conceived strategies for nonviolent conflict, setting the agenda for negotiations. Numerous structural factors help to mold a nation's negotiating style, including geography and geopolitics, governmental structures, economic indicators, demographic makeup, and legal and educational systems. From the Nepali standpoint, a negotiation is something entered into by competing parties in an effort to find a mutually beneficial compromise.

The government-Maoists talks should be in the interest of the nation or else the country would have to be bear huge damages. Dialogue and peace are the need of the day. The movement begun against injustice and corruption by political parties should lead to peaceful talks at the round table conference, success for the cease-fire and peace talks and every citizen should play a facilitating role in ensuring success of the dialogue.

Already, the humanitarian situation in Nepal is of great concern. The Nepalese population is highly vulnerable, with thousands of children under five chronically malnourished, and thousands of Nepalese lacking access to safe water and sanitation.





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Journalist and Story Writer Kamala Sarup is specializing in in-depth reporting and writing on Peace, Anti War, Women, Terrorism, Democracy, and Development. Some of her publications are: Women's Empowerment in(South Asia, Nepal)Booklet). Prevention of trafficking in women through media,(Book) Efforts to Prevent Trafficking in for Media Activism (Media research). Two Stories collections. Her interests include international conflict resolution, cross-cultural communication, philosophy, feminism, political, socio-economic and literature. Her current plans are to move on to humanitarian work in conflict areas in the near future. She also is experienced in organizational and community development. A meeting of jury members held on 21 March in Geneva has decided to attribute Kamala Sarup, The Conservative Voice, writer, with a Honorable Mention of International Award for Women Issue.

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