🎙 Exclusive Podcast with Retd. Brigadier General Prem Singh Basnyat (PhD)
This episode stands as one of the most comprehensive, fearless, and historically significant military interviews ever recorded in Nepal. This is a short clip from the podcast. In this rare, in depth conversation of over two hours, Retd. Brigadier General Prem Singh Basnyat, Nepal Army’s first PhD holding officer, breaks decades of silence on war, geopolitics, foreign interference, leadership failures, and the hidden truths of Nepal’s national security landscape.
From a young man fascinated by both the “banduk and the kalam” to becoming a battle hardened soldier, global scholar, security analyst, historian, and author, Brig. Gen. Basnyat’s life reflects an extraordinary blend of intellectual rigor and battlefield experience. This podcast traces his journey through the Nepal Army, academia, and international institutions, revealing how knowledge, power, and pressure collide inside the system.
In this episode, he speaks candidly about his PhD journey, the institutional pressure not to pursue higher education, and moments when loyalty to knowledge came at a personal cost. He also discusses his Chevening Scholarship, MSc in Global Security, role as a Visiting Professor in China, and his offer of a Post Doctoral Fellowship at Stanford University, offering rare insights into how global powers study, analyze, and sometimes manipulate smaller nations like Nepal.
One of the most explosive segments of this podcast covers foreign interference in Nepal, including a direct CIA conversion proposal, geopolitical bargaining, and the subtle methods used by external actors to influence Nepal’s military, political leadership, and intellectual class. Brig. Gen. Basnyat provides first hand accounts that challenge mainstream narratives and expose uncomfortable realities rarely discussed in public forums.
The conversation dives deep into the Maoist insurgency, counterinsurgency strategies, morale within the Nepal Army, command limitations, and missed strategic opportunities. He addresses whether the conflict could have ended earlier, the consequences of the political military divide, and the long term impact of the war on Nepal’s sovereignty and institutional strength.
A major focus of this episode is the China, India, Nepal strategic triangle. Brig. Gen. Basnyat explains Nepal’s fragile geopolitical position, the dangers of being pulled into great power rivalry, and the strategic importance of regions such as Tibet, Manang Mustang, and the Siliguri Corridor, also known as the Chicken’s Neck. Discussions on the Khampa rebellion, the Dalai Lama issue, Tibetan refugees, border politics, and intelligence games provide rare historical depth backed by military experience.
This podcast also confronts sensitive political questions: Royal Nepal versus Republican Nepal, civil military relations after 2006, the changing role of the Army, pressures after retirement, and whether the institution has been unfairly politicized. Brig. Gen. Basnyat shares sharp observations on leadership, corruption, moral decline, and the loss of strategic clarity in modern Nepal.
Gen Z movements, public emotion, foreign funded narratives, and information warfare are also critically examined. The episode raises tough questions about patriotism, historical amnesia, and whether Nepal truly understands its own past. His analysis of Madhesh, Terai identity, citizenship debates, and internal cohesion challenges oversimplified political slogans.
As an author and historian, Brig. Basnyat discusses his influential book
Kina Khatara Ma Cha Nepal ko Rastriya Surakshya?
and reveals that three new books are currently in progress, promising further revelations on Nepal’s security, history, and strategic future.
If you care about the Nepal Army, national security, geopolitics, insurgency, China India relations, military history, leadership, or Nepal’s political future, this episode is essential viewing for students, researchers, policymakers, security professionals, and conscious citizens.
Topics Covered in This Episode
Nepal Army transformation
Maoist insurgency & counterinsurgency
China–India–Nepal geopolitics
Tibet, Dalai Lama & Khampa rebellion
Border politics & Siliguri Corridor
Foreign interference & CIA episode
Civil–military relations
Royal vs Republican Nepal
National security threats
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