- Nepal’s unemployment rate drives youth to Russia
- With Wagner’s agreement with Russia, the Gorkhas could become part of the Russian army
- One end of this insurgency was found to be linked to Nepal
In Russia, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the private army Wagner Group, rebelled against the government. One end of this insurgency is known to be linked to Nepal. News has been received that several Gorkha soldiers are also involved in the Wagner group. Many of them are retired soldiers from the Nepal Army, while some are unemployed youth. Now the Gorkha soldiers can get Russian membership after an agreement has been reached between the Wagner group and the government.
According to media reports, under the agreement between the Wagner Group and the Russian government, fighters of the Wagner Group can be recruited into the Russian army. Given that, the Gorkha soldiers fighting from the Wagner group can also join the Russian army. Due to this, Nepali officials are also disturbed. The reason is that no agreement has been reached between Nepal and Russia regarding putting Nepali citizens in charge of the army, but now under the agreement, Nepalese youth can join the Russian army through Wagner Group. It is worth mentioning that since May 16, Russia has simplified the rules of Russian citizenship for foreign citizens.
Unemployment in Nepal and the concern of military strategists
With the unemployment rate in Nepal above 11 percent, Nepalese youth are turning to Russia in search of employment. There is news that a number of Nepali youths have undergone war training in Russia. Meanwhile, Rita from Nepal. Major General Vinod Basnayat said that this is a worrying situation. Nepal government can’t do anything about this and people are going to Russia according to their own power. There should be an agreement between the two countries that if a citizen wants to join a foreign army, it should be under the foreign policy of the government, but nothing has happened.
