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Presently working as Guest Professor at the Leshan Normal University –China, Visiting Professor at the Kathmandu University- Nepal, guest lecturer at Tribhuban University, Visiting Fellow -Tromso University Norway, Visiting professor - Kathmandu School of Law, Purbanchal University, Nepal and several Nepalese army’s and Police’s academic institutions as well. Brigadier General (Retd) of Nepalese Army, a Para Commando (Special Forces), fought several counterinsurgency battles, also led battalion as battalion commander during insurgency at home, with expertise on Disaster Management, museum curator, scholarly writing on history-culture , Global Security, Peace building, Civil Military Relation, Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), Security Sector Reform (SSR), Army Officer Cadet selection as T.O. . Authored several books and articles on peace building, trust building, international security, national security, diplomatic history, conflict management, military history, political history, heritage, culture.

Education

MA -Human Rights Law – Purbanchal University, Nepal
MSc -Global Security – Cranfield University, UK
MA- History – Tribhuvan University, Nepal
MA- Military Strategy ( Army Command and Staff College Course)
PhD Military History – Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Membership and Affiliations

Life Member	Nepal PhD Association
Chairperson	Nepal Museum Association
Member	ICOM Nepal Committee
Member	International Council of Museum (ICOM)
Execuutive Member	ICOM Asia Pacific
Founder Curator and Director	Only Military Museum, Chhauni, Kathmandu
Advisor	Nepal Aircraft Museum, Dhangadhi, Nepal
Life Member	Military Museum , Kathmandu, Nepal.
Life Member	National History Association Nepal
Member	Geneva Center for Security Policy Alumni Association
Visiting Lecturer	Kathmandu School of Law, Purbanchal University,Nepal
Visiting Fellow	Tromso University Norway
Scholar	British Chevening Scholar
Member	World History Association
Member	British Library, London, UK
Member	British Military Historical Society
Member	World Security Network
Member	National Ethnographic Museum, Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu
Member	The Society for Army Historical Research-United kingdom

Books Authored

१. शाही नेपाली सेना र प्रधानसेनापतिहरु

२. शाही नेपाली सेनाको भवानीदल गुल्म

३. नेपालको सैनिक इतिहास – भाग २ (सहलेखन)

४. नेपालमा तिब्बती शरणार्थीको आगमन र खम्पा बिद्रोह

५. नेपाली सेना : लिगलिग कोटदेखि वर्तमानसम्म

६. नेपाल अङग्रेज युद्धको २०० बर्ष

७. किन खतरामा छ नेपालको राष्ट्रिय सुरक्षा ?

८. नेपाल–चीन : वादविवाद र संवाद

९. नेपालका परमाधिपति, अतिरथी तथा प्रधानसेनापतिहरु

१०. नेपालका वीर सिपाहीहरु

English Language

1.New Paradigm in Global Security, Civil Military Relation in Nepal

2. Nepalese Forts and the Royal Nepalese Army in Fort Battles

3. Nepalese army in the Tibetan Khampa Disarming Mission

4. Anglo-Nepal War: A Military Review

5. A Soldier's Cry : Chronicles of Vices against National Security of Nepal

Article

Authored more than 70 articles on history, culture, heritage, international security, conflict management, national security, human rights, developments, etc.

Participation in UN Peacekeeping Missions

UNIFIL – Lebanon	Dy Operation Officer
UNTAES – Croatia	United Nation Military Observer
MINUSTAH – Haiti	Military Operation Center Chief/Dy

International Paper Presentation

NEPAL CHINA RELATION : TEA HORSE ROAD TO OBOR – 19 -22 April, 2018, China SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL MUSEUMS- SOUTH KOREA, 2017 SECURITY CHALLENGES OF OBOR IN SOUTH ASIA- 2017, CHINA TERRORISM : SECURITY CHALLENGE IN SOUTH ASIA- 2017, CHINA "THE ROLE OF MUSEUM IN IN CONFLICT PREVENTION" at the ICOM -China Expo Conference : 14-19 Sept 2016. “BICENTENARY OF ANGLO- NEPAL WAR: AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW” - The Nepal-Britain Friendship Society, Nepal – 08 June 2016. "THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN COUNTERTERRORISM" - The World Justice Forum, Hague, Netherland - 10 July 2013.   "DECADE'S NON INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT IN NEPAL: REASON TO REHABILITATION" - Institute of International Humanitarian Law, Sanermo, Italy- 29 May 2013. "TERRORISM ‘LEGITIMATE’ OR ‘ILLEGITIMATE’? AND ITS PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN SOUTH ASIA" - Securing Asia 2012 Seminar - London, UK – 2012. "FUTURE OF NEPALESE PEACE PROCESS" at the UNDP workshop, Kathmandu - 2011.   "VIABLE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE REINTEGRATION OF THE MAOIST'S COMBATANTS IN THE NEPALESE ARMY", Centre for Peace Studies, Tromso University, Norway - 2010.   THE HAITIAN DDR MODULE AND ITS OUTCOME ON THE GROUND", CPS, Tromso University, Norway - 2009.

Worked as (Military Career)

Director: Doctrine and Research Directorate, Nepalese Army Headquarters

Director: Research and Development Directorate, Nepalese Army Headquarters

Act. Chief of Staff: Mid Far Western Division Headquarters, Nepalese Army

Dy. Brigade Commander: Nepalese Army, 9 Brigade

Officer Recruiting (Psychological Officer-TO) Officer: Nepalese Army

Battalion Commander: Nepalese Army

Army Instructor: Nepalese Army’ Training Academies

Defense Ministry’s Representative: National Archives Preservation Board

Director and Curator: Military Museum, Nepal

National Contingent Commander: MINUSTAH, Haiti

Intelligence Officer: Army Headquarter, Nepalese Army

Operation Officer: Army Headquarter, Nepalese Army

Independent Company Commander: Nepalese Army

Adjutant Officer: Nepalese Army

Museum Training

Curator’s Basic Course          : British Gorkha Museum, Winchester, UK

Curator’s Advance Course    : Military Museum, London, UK

Archive Preservation Course :  Military Museum, Nepal

Other Trainings

Abroad

Institution	Course	From	To	Certificate
Geneva Center for Security Policy	Comprehensive International Security	01-May16	06-May16	Certificate Obtained
Geneva Center for Security Policy	Weapon Law and the Legal Review	09-Dec13	13-Dec13	Certificate Obtained
World Justice Project, USA (Hague, Netherlands)	Rule of Law	08-Jul-13	11-Jul-13	Certificate Obtained
International Institute of Humanitarian Law,	Non International Armed Conflict	28-May13	31-May13	Certificate Obtained
italyUNITAR     –Geneva, Switzerland	Senior Level Leadership Management Course	29-Oct12	02-Nov12	Certificate Obtained
Security Watch – London, UK	Counterterrorism and Securing Asia	25-Jun12	27-Jun12	Certificate Obtained
CCMR, CA, USA (conducted in Nepal)	National Strategy Enhancement	15-Apr12	16-Apr12	Certificate Obtained
UN Interagency working group on DDR (conducted in Nepal)	International Rehabilitation Workshop, Nepal	2 days	Aug-11	Certificate Obtained
Naval Post Graduate College, CA, USA	Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration (DDR) and SSR	4 days	Dec-10	Certificate Obtained
CPS, Tromso University, Norway	Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration (DDR) - 2 x times	total 45 days	2009 & 2010	Certificate Obtained
MINUSTAH, Haiti	UN pre-deployment Course HQ. Staff Officer	2 days	2009	Certificate Obtained
Sri Lanka (Conducted by UK Army)	International Humanitarian law	0ne week	2008	Certificate Obtained
CCMR, CA, USA, (Conducted in Nepal)	National Strategy Development	one week	2007	Certificate Obtained
RMCS, UK	Managing Defense in a Democratic Society and Civil Military Relation	6 weeks	2002	Certificate Obtained
RMCS, UK	Conflict Resolution field Research course in Northern Ireland	one week	2002	n/a
RMCS, UK	Disaster Management	six weeks	2001	Certificate Obtained
Cranfield University, UK	Workshop on Military Strategy of World War II –in Normandy, France	4 days	2001	n/a
UNTAES, Croatia	UN pre-deployment course for Military Observer	2 days	1997	Certificate Obtained
DIPR- Delhi, India	Technical Officer (Military Psychologist to select the Army Officers)	1997	60 days	Certificate Obtained
UNIFIL, Lebanon	UN pre-deployment course	2 days	1990	Certificate Obtained
ASPT, India	Physical Training – India	1989	8 weeks	Certificate Obtained

Trainings- Nepal

Institution	Type	From	To	Certificate
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	Army Officer Basic Course	1983	18 months	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	Platoon Commander and Platoon Weapon	1985	3 months	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	Officer Commando	1985	40 days	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	Officer’s Field Engineering	1985	45 days	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	Accounting and Recording	1985	30 days	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	Para Jump	1987	40 days	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	General Purpose Machine Gun	1988	45 days	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	Intelligence and Security	1989	90 days	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	Company Commander	1990	90 days	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army UN Peacekeeping Training School	UN Pre-Deployment Course- Battalion Level	Oct-90	60 days	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Training School, Nepal	Officer Staff Duties	1991	90 days	Certificate Obtained
Institute of Nepalese Army Command and Staff College, Nepal	Army Command and Staff College Course	1996	1997	Certificate Obtained
Civil Administrative Staff College, Nepal	Enhancement of Leadership	1997	one week	Certificate Obtained
ICRC, Nepal	ICRC	1997	2 days	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Peacekeeping Training School	MO UN pre-deployment course	1997	one week	Certificate Obtained
Nepalese Army Peacekeeping Training School	SO UN pre-deployment course	2009	one week	Certificate Obtained

More

Institution	Course	Certificate	Period
Ministry of Education, Nepal	Higher School Teacher's Training	6 months	Certificate Obtained
Nepal Scout Headquarter, Kathmandu	Nepal Scout Wood Badge Training	2 weeks	Certificate Obtained
Nepal Police Academy, Kathmandu	Police Officer Basic Course	6 months	Certificate Obtained
Nepal Police Academy, Kathmandu	Police Command course	39 days	Certificate Obtained

Hobby: Jugging, Scholarly Research, Reading.
Motto: “Nation First”

Dr. Basnyat visits India,  China including Hong Kong and  Tibet, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, United Sates of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, Netherland, Norway, Sweden, Croatia, Hungry, Bosnia, Serbia, Qatar, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Dubai, Lebanon, Egypt, Cyprus, France , Italy, South Korea, Bangladesh  , Israel, etc.