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Military Reform – 2008

On 25 June 2008 the major political parties agreed to amend the constitution in order to further the peace process. Accordingly the constitution was amended on 13 July 2008¹. Parties agreed to form a multiparty Special Committee within 15 days. But the formation of the committee was delayed and formed on 28 October 2008.² In the agreement, parties came to the concord that the “verified combatants would have a choice between possible integration into security bodies ‘after fulfilling the standard requirements,Õ and an economic package and other alternatives for rehabilitation.”³ However, immediately after the formation of the Special Committee, progress was stalemated because of the controversy surrounding the parameter of the committee’s functions and composition.⁴ The democratization of the NA also remained a contentious issue.

1. “Secretary General’s Report to the Security Council,” United Nations (S/2008/670), October 24, 2008.
2. “Maoist combatants handed over to SC at a function in Shaktikhor,” Himalayan Times, January 23, 2011.
3. “Secretary General’s Report to the Security Council,” United Nations (S/2008/454), July 10, 2008.
4. “Secretary General’s Report to the Security Council,” United Nations (S/2009/1), January 2, 2009.