• Nepal


• Ghurkas
  Gorkhas Back to Main FAQ Page. Kami Sherpa's points about proper spelling of Gorkha. The first Gorkhaharu were men who fought for the king of Gorkha.
• Himalayan Imports (Nepal khukuri)
  Khukuri Background Info & History, Etymology, etc of the Nepalese Khukuri at Himalayan-Imports.com.
• The History Guy: Nepal Civil War
  A brief description of the Nepal Civil War which began in 1996.
• History of Countries
  Information - CountryReports.org
• FactMonster.com
  Nepal: History · Atlas · Almanacs · Dictionary · Encyclopedia · Help · Home · World & News
• PilgrimsBooks.com
  History of Central Asia, India, Nepal & Tibet. Books on the history of Nepal, Tibet and the Himalayas from Pilgrims Book House, Kathmandu, Nepal, and PilgrimsPublishing, Varanasi, India.
• NewsBlaze
  Daily News including Environment,World News, Politics, Women, High Tech, and Entertainment.
• Questia.com
  Nepalese History | History of People From Nepal | Nepalese Culture. Research Nepalese history at the Questia.com online library.
• Nepal - ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY, NEPAL
  Soldiers at Sagarmatha National Park Headquarters Courtesy Janet MacDonald
• Toward Freedom - Nepal
  Toward Freedom, a progressive perspective on world events.
• Nepal Rebellion 1950-1951
  State, Entry, Exit, Combat Forces, Population, Losses. India and Nepal, 1953.

Nepal’s Military

• Nepal 's military consists of the Nepalese Army which includes the Nepalese Army Air Service. Nepalese Police Force is the civilian police and the Armed Police Force Nepal is the paramilitary force. Nepal spends $99.2 million (2004) on its military—1.5% of its GDP. Most of the equipment and arms are supplied by India. Nepal has close ties with both of its neighbors, India and China. In accordance with a long standing treaty, Indian and Nepalese citizens may travel to each others' countries without a passport or visa. Nepalese citizens may work in India without legal restriction. Although Nepal and India typically have close ties, from time to time Nepal becomes caught up in the problematic Sino-Indian relationship.