Nepal Study & Guide - AllRefer

* INTRODUCTION
* Table A. Nepal: Chronology of Important Events
* COUNTRY PROFILE: NEPAL
o COUNTRY
o GEOGRAPHY
o SOCIETY
o ECONOMY
o TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
o GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
o NATIONAL SECURITY
* NEPAL: HISTORICAL SETTING
o ANCIENT NEPAL, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 700
+ Early Influences on Nepal
+ The Early Kingdom of the Licchavis, 400-750
o MEDIEVAL NEPAL, 750-1750
+ Transition to the Medieval Kingdom, 750-1000
+ The Malla Kings
+ The Three Kingdoms
o THE MAKING OF MODERN NEPAL
+ The Expansion of Gorkha
+ The Struggle for Power at Court
+ The Enclosing of Nepal
+ Infighting among Aristocratic Factions
o RANA RULE, NEPAL
+ The Kot Massacre
+ The Dictatorship of Jang Bahadur
+ The Rana Oligarchy
+ The Growth of Political Parties
+ The Return of the King
+ The Democratic Experiment
+ The Panchayat System under King Mahendra
+ Modernization under King Birendra
* NEPAL: The Society and Its Environment
o GEOGRAPHY, NEPAL
+ The Land
# The Mountain Region
# The Hill Region
# The Tarai Region
+ Climate
+ The River System
o POPULATION, NEPAL
+ Population Structure and Settlement Patterns
# Dependency and Sex Ratios
# Fertility and Mortality
# Population Density
+ Urbanization
+ Migration
# Lifetime Regional Migration
# Circular Migration
+ Population Planning
+ Caste and Ethnicity
# Ethnic Groups
# The Caste System
# Language
o SOCIAL SYSTEM AND VALUES, NEPAL
+ Rural Society and Kinship
+ Women's Status and Role in Society
+ Social Classes and Stratification
o RELIGION, NEPAL
+ Religion and Society
+ Hinduism
+ Buddhism
o EDUCATION, NEPAL
+ Education under Rana Rule
+ Education since 1951
o HEALTH, NEPAL
+ Diseases and Disease Control
+ Health-Care Facilities
* NEPAL: The Economy
o ECONOMIC SETTING, NEPAL
o ROLE OF GOVERNMENT, NEPAL
+ The Five-Year Plans
+ Other Development Programs
o BUDGETING PROCESS, NEPAL
+ Regular and Development Budget
+ Taxation
o MONEY AND BANKING, NEPAL
o FOREIGN TRADE, NEPAL
o BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, NEPAL
o FOREIGN AID, NEPAL
o LABOR, NEPAL
o AGRICULTURE, NEPAL
o LAND REFORM, NEPAL
o FORESTS, NEPAL
o INDUSTRY, NEPAL
+ Manufacturing
+ Private Industry
+ Public Companies
+ Minerals
o ENERGY, NEPAL
o TRANSPORTATION, NEPAL
+ Roads
+ Railroads
+ Ropeways
+ Civil Aviation
+ Other Modes of Transportation
o COMMUNICATIONS, NEPAL
o TOURISM, NEPAL
o PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS, NEPAL
* NEPAL: Government and Politic
o CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NEPAL
+ The Rana System
+ The Interim Constitution, 1951
+ The Royal Constitution of 1959
+ The Panchayat Constitution, 1962
+ Constitutional Amendments
+ The Referendum of 1980
+ The Constitution of 1990
+ Other Features of the Constitution
+ The Executive
+ The Legislature
+ The Judiciary
+ The Civil Service
+ The Administrative System
o POLITICAL DYNAMICS, NEPAL
+ The Panchayat System
+ Political Parties
# The Nepali Congress Party
# The Communist Parties
# Other Political Parties
+ Elections
# The 1981 Elections
# The 1986 Elections
# Local Elections in 1987
# The 1991 Elections
o THE MEDIA, NEPAL
o FOREIGN POLICY, NEPAL
+ Relations with India
+ Relations with Other South Asian Nations
# Pakistan and Bangladesh
# Bhutan
# Sri Lanka and the Maldives
+ Relations with China
+ Relations with the United States
+ Relations with Britain
+ Relations with the Soviet Union
+ Relations with Other Countries
+ International and Regional Organizations
* NEPAL: National Security
o ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY, NEPAL
+ Origins of the Legendary Gurkha
+ From the Anglo-Nepalese War to World War II
+ Arrangements after World War II
+ Legal Basis under the 1990 Constitution
o ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMED FORCES, NEPAL
+ Defense Spending
+ Missions
# National Defense
# Internal Security
+ Force Dispositions and Capabilities
+ Recruitment, Training, and Morale
+ Rank Structure and Insignia
+ Gurkhas Serving Abroad
o MILITARY JUSTICE, NEPAL
o THE POLICE SYSTEM, NEPAL
o THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, NEPAL
+ The Legal Code
+ The Court System
o THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT, NEPAL
+ India
+ China
+ Internal Security Considerations
o THE MILITARY IN THE EARLY 1990S, NEPAL
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary