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Achin Vanaik

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Year of Publication: 2008

Vanaik, Achin, The New Himalayan Republic, New Left Review, no. 49 (Jan/Feb), 2008, pp. 47-72

Analyses the ‘Second Democratic Revolution’ of April 2006, which led to the end of the Nepali Monarchy in December 2007, and the historical background to the revolution, with a particular focus on the role of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).

Year of Publication: 2006

Vanaik, Achin, Building a nuclear disarmament movement in India, Pakistan and South Asia: some policy perspectives, TNI, 2006

The author argues that there are two stages in the process of developing an effective progressive force like the nuclear disarmament movement, whether regionally in South Asia, or globally. In the first phase a movement needs to attack and undermine the popular legitimacy that all governments seek to obtain for their policies. In the second phase, it can practically develop on a very large scale and achieve a critical mass that impacts on actual policy.