Nepal's adoption of a new Constitution on September 20, 2015 marked a turning point in its recent history. The document not only changed the form of government, declaring the country a Federal Democratic Republic, but also marked the end of a decade of painful political transformation that followed a bloody civil war (1996-2006). Federalism for Nepal is not just an administrative reform or a fashionable trend in public administration, which some experts say has become the “dominant political currency” in Asia. It is the cornerstone of the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the fundamental basis of a new social contract to address the country's age-old problems: deep-rooted regional inequalities, social exclusion and discrimination based on caste, class, gender, ethnicity and region.
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By Alpha Business MediaNepal's adoption of a new Constitution on September 20, 2015 marked a turning point in its recent history. The document not only changed the form of government, declaring the country a Federal Democratic Republic, but also marked the end of a decade of painful political transformation that followed a bloody civil war (1996-2006). Federalism for Nepal is not just an administrative reform or a fashionable trend in public administration, which some experts say has become the “dominant political currency” in Asia. It is the cornerstone of the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the fundamental basis of a new social contract to address the country's age-old problems: deep-rooted regional inequalities, social exclusion and discrimination based on caste, class, gender, ethnicity and region.