Identity politics and internal security: A study in eastern nepal
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2025
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APF Command and Staff College
Abstract
World has been facing the threats, challenges and problem of exploring the identity of individual or group, and community. Many developed countries have been also managing such challenges and hurdles. Even from the perspective of individual, group and community, this is the right and inherent necessity to survive and sustain in this world. Identity is based on a particular identity such as ethnicity , race , nationality, religion, denomination, gender, sexual orientation, social background, caste and social class. Identity politics is closely connected to the ascription that some social groups are oppressed such as women, ethnic minorities, and sexual minorities that the idea that individuals belonging to those groups are, by virtue of their identity, more vulnerable to forms of oppression such as cultural imperialism, violence, exploitation of labor. This study has employed explanatory sequential qualitative approach. For qualitative data, Key informant information method has adopted. especially, senior leaders of Limbuwan khumbuwan ,Security chiefs of Koshi Province of all security agencies ,Chief Minister of Koshi province, Internal affairs and law minister of Koshi province ,local leader of political parties are the key informant information .The way of interview was open ended questions ,views, ideas and thought of higher respected personalities. Open-ended questions and interviews were employed to further understand the historical background; social, cultural, geographical linguistic perspectives of indigenous society of Koshi province. Security chiefs have expressed the recent security condition and preparedness for future probable circumstance of security concern. Qualitative data have been triangulated by qualitative figure in the study. The issues that this study discussed as historical mirrors ,chronological struggles, recent program and future’s policy, strategy and path to reach in destination. Through this activities, probable threats, challenges and security hurdles. This study has been expected to be useful for understanding the movements and struggle of identity based political groups in eastern Nepal. Indigenous groups have been demanding the autonomous right as the constitution of 2072. The official of koshi province has focused on conversation and peaceful means of getting final decision as well as they have suggested to indigenous group to come through the political means.
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