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Description:
The article gives an account of Nepal's India policy under the communist-led government in Nepal. The Nepal Communist Party Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) came a long way when it declared its foreign policy objective as the ruling party after the general elections for parliament in November 1994 under the broader framework of Nepali "nationalism," directed against the structure of Nepal-India relations shaped by the peace and friendship treaty of 1950 . The formation of the UML government stimulated Nepal's foreign policy, particularly in relations with India. Earlier at the foundation of the ML in 1978, its ideology was virtually a carbon copy of the Maoist's line of Naulo Janbadi Kranti (New People's revolution). Later it modified and modernized its policy. Though it raised a voice against the treaty of Tanakpur at the time of Girijaprasad koirala primeministership, the changed strategic dimension of South Asia and new emerging global and regional developments led UML to change its foreign policy and to review the policy in regard to India as well. The article describes the grounds covered by Nepal Communist Party UML from its establishment to oppostion party and to minority government. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-24)
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