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Mr. Pushkar was a DAAD fellow and studied research master in peace and conflict studies in Germany. Also, he holds an internationally honored first class master degree in public administration. He has participated in dozens of national and international trainings, seminars,and workshops programs related to governance, migration, ethnicity, social inclusion, human rights, diplomacy, peace, security and conflict management in US, Europe and Asian countries. Mr. Pushkar often writes opinion articles, reports, conduct researches and publish commentary notes on the various contemporary issues related to the areas of his expertise, specially with reference to Nepal. He is an Under Secretary of Nepal Government and well honored as a Peace, Security and Conflict Management Professional. Mr. Pushkar actively involves and contributes regularly to the dozens of national and international nongovernmental organizations as a capacity of peace and conflict management expert.
SHARE Monday, November 2, 2009 Nepal's Dual Citizenship: A Suicidal Decision?
Dual Napalese Citizenship will be a big threat to democracy, sovereignty, integration and harmony as well as to society too. Such a policy could push our nation towards serious problem, if the government introduces the policy without analyzing the potential impact. Therefore, the government should have an open referendum before approving the policy.
SHARE Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Empower Home Administration in Nepal
Nepal is suffering with lawlessness, and even our Government presence is in crisis in entire rural areas. Therefore, immediate empowerment of Home Affairs through restructure, reengineering, and betterment in legal, structural, financial, physical, personnel, academic, and development areas are most essential.
SHARE Sunday, November 1, 2009 Asking for a Rethink on US Immigration Diplomacy
The US must introduce and practice universally approved norms of immigration diplomacy that will help to know and identify the right of people in right manner. In the name of security the US should not boost the number of enemies.
SHARE Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Nepal's Tumbling Peace
It is unfortunate that some vested politicians' declares that re-insurgency or re-warfare is held in search of peace, however it has proved blunder to impel for “Breach Peace for Peaceâ€.
SHARE Sunday, July 13, 2008 Communalism Is Superior to Nationalism
Nepal Minister of Home Affairs: Communalism is superior to, and influences insurgency more than, nationalism. The higher degree or intensive influences of communalism are dangerous to sustainable peace and security. It can adversely affect social harmony in pluralistic society. But communalism can be managed by adequately addressing economic discrimination and political exclusion, and by preserving ethnic heritages.
SHARE Friday, December 25, 2009 Security Sector Reform in Nepal:With reference to UNSCR 1325
The United Nation Security Council Resolution 1325 and Security Sector Reform is significantly relevance to each other. So, the meaningful incorporation of 1325 into national security and defense mechanism of Nepal may only bring expected impact in favor of women during conflict or post conflict situation as expected by UNSCR 1325.
SHARE Friday, September 12, 2008 Conflict Sensitive Strategy in Nepal
Nepal Government should immediately impose a rule or directive to adopt the conflict sensitive strategy into practice in entire development or possible administrative sectors of Nepal.
SHARE Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Nepal:National Security System is under Threat
It is urgent need for Government of Nepal to find out immediately that how did NIDN's secret reports become public besides its sophisticated secret proceedings system. Please find out who is guilty and where is the fractures in our system?
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, August 30, 2008 The Prejudiced Nepalese Media and Anti-Khas Madhesis
The nationalization and mainstreaming of Hindi in Nepal is not well received among Nepalese citizens due to neocolonial grand design of India. Madhesis will not agree to lose their mother tongue and promote or accept Hindi as a means of common language of communication in Madhes region at any cost.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, December 8, 2008 Security
The developed nations must help developing countries to improve and enforce a better meaning and practice of efficient and effective security systems to cope with their emerging challenges.
SHARE Monday, January 11, 2010 Nepal: Disappearing Security in Occlusion
Nepal: Fully responsible and accountable governance and government, both are the essential conditions to a successful security system. The national security leaders as well as high ranking officials must work hard to resolve the security lapses problem properly, otherwise they should quite immediately from their public posts in ethical and moral ground.
SHARE Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Nepal's Special Security Plan: Political Stunt?
Nepal is a one of the most leading domicile of many ethno-political insurgents. Since longtime, the country has lost its normalcy of law and order, good governance, civil supremacy, and democratic practices due to fast growing ratio of institutional and private criminal and their rebellion activities. Sadly, the country is terrorized and under control of ochlocracy.
SHARE Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Is Nepal Practicing Faulty Inclusion Laws?
This article has tried to highlight the some of the issues that shows that how ongoing Nepalese faulty inclusion law is pushing excluded people more excluded in the name of so called inclusion. The article talks and discuss on the ongoing process of "Exclusion through Inclusion in Nepal".
SHARE Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Diplomacy in Nepal
Public Diplomacy in Nepal, new trend, new challenges, new dimensions and new context to meet the contemporary need of Nepal's diplomacy.
SHARE Monday, January 3, 2011 Nepal's Post-Conflict Reconstruction is Underway But in a Critical Phase
All political parties and its leaders should be united urgently in one platform with positive attitude to encounter existing challenges and difficulties tactfully, collectively and systematically in scientific manner to achive the goal of post conflict reconstruction and development in Nepal.
SHARE Monday, August 10, 2009 Diplomacy for Visa Lust?
The radical visa strategy which is imposed by the developed world over the developing countries helps spread conflict, discrimination, exploitation, segregation, terrorism, and also swells the gaps between the poor and rich world. It denies human rights and lessens the dignity, development and sovereignty of people.
SHARE Sunday, November 14, 2010 Parliamentarians Raped the Interim Constitution of Nepal
The Bar association has concluded the complaint of CNRM as constitutional violation; impunity and ill-intentioned complain that is totally baseless, illegal, sponsored and fabricated. Judicial experts consider the unfortunate action of CNRC as a constitutional rape.
SHARE Saturday, December 12, 2009 Nepal: Polity for Peace
The article deals with the political dilemmas of ongoing peace and constitution building process of Nepal and it provides possible ways out of the topsy-turvydom. It highlights the contemporary affairs of Nepalese political culture. Specially, it prescribes the proficient ways to end all types of political impunity, undemocratic practices, and finally discuss the ways to bring out the off-track politics into peoples' platform.
SHARE Saturday, July 10, 2010 Government in Nepal: Consensual Vs Majority Party?
Eventually, the issue of consensual government has become a principal need for Nepal, but it seems almost impossible due to the hoggishness and infighting of political leaders and parties.
SHARE Friday, June 25, 2010 Reintegration of Former Combatants
The reintegration issue of ex-Maoist combatants has become one of the most confrontational issues of the ongoing Nepal peace process.
SHARE Sunday, July 11, 2010 UNMIN's Reintegration Plan is Under Fire in Nepal
UNMIN's has imported and now introduced a sixty weeks reintegration plan for ex-Maoist Combatants in Nepal. The Plan has come as a nasty surprise for domestic peace stakeholders, because the plan was supposed to come after political consensus and proper homework - respecting the aspirations and needs of the nation. It did not, however, come in the right time, right manner, right way or by the right authority.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, May 6, 2010 Neither Peace nor Constitution in Nepal
The ongoing Nepalese Peace Process (PP) has been virtually postponed and deadline of constitution writing is somehow ended without submitting even the coarse draft of new constitution of New Nepal. Therefore, it is essential to restructure the entire comprehensive peace accord in new dimension with new approach to achieve sustainable peace and security.
SHARE Sunday, August 1, 2010 Weak State: Foreigners Disobeying the Laws of Nepal
In Nepal, there is pitiable coordinating among the respective authorities on the issue. The Labour Department, Immigration Department and other sectorial department and ministries rarely share and coordinate the information, or even use joint efforts to address the issues of disobeying and impunity of foreigners that would compel them to respect and follow the laws of Nepal.
SHARE Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Politics on Peace and Constitution in Nepal
Nepal's much awaited highlevel political mechanism (HPM) finally has constituted, but there is much confusion. It is viewed differently in the national and international arena. Some political pundits look at the mechanism as an important milestone while others see a strategic conspiracy.
SHARE Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Guerrilla's Merger into Army? : Unfortunate!
It is about Nepal concerning the Guerrilla's Merger into Army issue. It is very research based strategic article with suitable solution, so it is very significant and worthy.
SHARE Thursday, December 20, 2007 Seeds of Ethno-Civil War in Terai
There are many issues of concern in contemporary Nepali politics, including the stalled peace process. A new twist is visible now with the resignation of some Madhesi lawmakers. Some say that the senior leaders of seven-party alliance must be blamed for pushing Madheshi ethno political movement one-step forward to the separation of Nepal or the formation of a new nation in the South Asian periphery.