National Center for Security Governance (NCSG), a Kathmandu-based top security think-tank, organized a roundtable discussion with lawmakers, senior politicians, security experts and representatives from civil society on “Parliamentary Oversight on National Security and Security Institutions.

At the outset of the program, Executive Director of NCSG Abhaya Raj Joshi highlighted the objective of the program stating that in a democratic set up there should be parliamentary oversight on security and defense related issues. He further added that there should be a regular interface between security institutions and lawmakers on security related issues.

Speaking at the program, former finance minister Surendra Pandey spoke on multiple aspects of security.

“We are facing multiple problems ranging from security to the international environment, the situation is even more serious than we understand.” 

Newly elected Chairman of State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of Parliament Ram Hari Khatiwada said he will work intensively to deal with the security related issues.

Chief Whip of Rastriya Swatantra Party Santosh Pariyar opined that there should be open debate and discussions on every issue except few that are related to the core security issues.

Senior retired officials of Nepal Army and Nepal Police spoke about the various dimensions of traditional and new security challenges.

They said that the country’s security institutions must be strengthened to deal with emerging security challenges. 

It is a part of NCSG’s regular engagement with stakeholders to discuss security issues.