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Another factor that is never mentioned is the fact that the negotiations that have taken place up to now have been dominated by the Brahmin and Chettry castes....on all sides- Maoist, government and royalty. Until this small group of privileged Nepalese see that they can't decide for the majority of Nepalese, the conflict will not be resolved. In other words the Gurungs, the Rais, the Sherpas, the Magars, and all the other Nepalese groups of people must be significantly brought into the dialogue. My sources tell me that he village people are no longer willing to rubber stamp or even accept the framework of a Brahmin conceived and negotiated peace.
We cannot afford to change the government every year, and the new political leadership must be allowed to flourish within the party hierarchy. Internal democracy and transparency must be the new call of the political parties.
International community can create an atmosphere of dialogue, organize news releases, and help diffuse tensions, and also provide some parameters. The international community can create a trust fund to address the needs of the people. The UN's role in the reconstruction is vital and it can also provide a neutral buffer. Even, UN has offered its good offices for possible mediation, but the present government has declined any international role to resolve Nepal’s conflict. No one becomes smaller by accepting respectable international involvement; sometimes it can actually help save face of warring factions.
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. Nepalese people want effective negotiations must work toward a mutually satisfactory solution and preserve the ability to peacefully coexist in both the short term and the long term.
Focusing too tightly on the immediate issues and ignoring the need to meet all parties' critical interests will doom the process to failure. But effectively working toward a win-win solution will build relationships and result in a positive and meaningful solution. There should be an independent Peace Secretariat, with full authorities, responsibilities and resources. It should have full authorities to work in peace process and negotiation. This organisation can have mandate to facilitate civic participation, collect public voices and concerns, propose facilitators and mediators to the government and the Maoists, conduct research, design code of conduct and monitor it, and monitor the implementation of negotiated agenda.
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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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