In Nepal, with an army of over 85,000, there seems to be a misuse of their capabilities. The military’s primary role is to defend the national border, but regrettably, they are occupied with profit-making activities like construction, tendering, running businesses, and more. This commercialization has deviated them from their core responsibilities.
While some of their tasks, such as managing national parks and conducting rescue operations during calamities, are commendable, there are troubling incidents like wildlife casualties during army deployments and instances of corruption.
Instead of confining the battalion within barracks, why doesn’t the government deploy them to secure the border? If their purpose aligns with border security, it might be advisable to either reduce their numbers or focus their efforts on fulfilling their intended role.
What are your opinions on this topic?
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Military is rarely deployed to patrol a country’s borders. Nepal has already decided to deploy APF.
Yes , we all know that but the politician in Nepal do not want to make army powerful otherwise high chance of military coup plus India do not want nepali army near close the boarder so that they can encroach the boarder slowly . So India + our beloved politician = army doing construction
Deploying an Army at the border doesn’t give a good message on the diplomatic stage.