The Green Roots of Red Rebellion:

Nepal has been suffering from the worst crisis of its history since 12 February 1996. Since the onset of Maoist insurgency -(the Maoists call it ‘People’s War’)more than 7000 people -including state forces, insurgents and innocent civilians -have lost their lives and many thousands are internally displaced in violent conflicts in the country. The conflict was initiated from socially and economically deprived western hills of the Kingdom, but the web of violence swept through the entire country rapidly. On 26 November 2001 the state of emergency was imposed in the country. The government has deployed the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) to remote areas considered to be strongholds of the insurgents. However, several ‘successful’ attacks by the insurgents on many district headquarters and government infrastructure suggest that almost a year of SOE was anything but successful in curbing the violence in Nepal.