Now Its King JIgme Wangchuk of Bhutan to speak about the affairs of Nepal. Is this a shrewd diplomatic comment or a wicked attempt to bully us??? Bhutan king worries over Maoist threat in Nepal Posted online: Saturday, January 29, 2005 at 0000 hours IST NEW DELHI, JAN 28: Warning there was ?real threat? of the Maoist problem in Nepal becoming more serious, Bhutan king Jigme Singye Wangchuk on Friday said this could have ?negative implications? for both India and his country and hoped some initiatives would be taken soon to resolve it. ?We sincerely hope that something positive will come out soon and some initiatives will be taken by the political parties in Nepal to resolve the Maoist problem,? the king, who returns home on Saturday at the end of the six-day state visit, told a select group of reporters here. Wangchuk, who was the chief guest at the Republic day celebrations, was non-committal when asked whether he favoured Nepal taking a cue from the successful Bhutan-type military action to flush out Indian insurgents from his country. ?Each country has a different kind of problem, a different situation. The political parties and people of Nepal have to together solve their own problems in the best possible way,? he said. Observing that the situation in Nepal was deteriorating, he said ?today the Maoists have total control more or less of the whole country?. The visiting king frankly responded to a range of questions on Bhutan?s relations with India, China and the upcoming saarc summit in Dhaka. Asked about reports that China would like to be a special invitee to the Saarc summit,he said ?this is a new issue that has come up...No decision has been taken by any of the Saarc countries? and added ?I don?t think this will be discussed in this summit?. ?There is real threat of Maoist situation becoming much more serious than it is today. If this happens, it will have negative implications for both India and Bhutan becuse we share common borders,? Wanghcuk said. About the Army action to flush out Ulfa, National Democratic Front of Bodoland and KLO insurgents groups which were operating in Bhutan, he said ?there are no militant camps in any part of Bhutan now?. New user