Nepal in Transition : A Way Forward

About the Book :

Nepal's democracy struggle has been continuing for more than six decades. Since it could not sustain a stable democratic framework even after several attempts in the past, many scholars are stating that Nepal is in permanent transition. Once again, however, it has bagged enormous success in the field of political transformation in 2006 through a highly successful but peacefully organised movement with participation of people from all fields in large numbers. But it could not deconstruct the position of the transition as it has failed to institutionalise the recently gained achievements by making a new constitution even after five years. The only positive thing is that Nepali people, along with various political parties, are still trying hard to resolve vital conflicting issues through dialogue, and come up with a new democratic constitution, though they have already missed three deadlines.

About Author :

D P Tripathi was born in Uttar Pradesh. As a student, Tripathi was president of Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union and later taught at Allahabad University as a professor of politics. During 1980 he became one of the aides of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Presently Tripathi is the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and General Secretary and chief spokesman of the Nationalist Congress Party. He is the editor-in-chief of the quarterly journal Think India. Some of his works includes Praroop (Collection of Hindi Poems), Allahabad, 1973; Congress and Independent India (1985); and Jawahar Shatakam (Sanskrit Poems), National Publishing House, New Delhi, 1989. He has edited works such as Celebrating Faiz (2011), Nepal (2011), and Indian Economy (2011). Beside his research contribution to Think India quarterly, Tripathi has also toured various universities abroad and spoken on varied topics.