Posted by: KaleKrishna February 6, 2005
Thinking Impartially and sensibly
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Nice and democratically expressed views; But newuser don't you think we have this hypertendency to blame India for any problems that befall on us. Here I do not give India a clean chit, because no matter who is in the helms of power in Delhi, their attitude is same no compromise with national interest. What about us, what is our national interest, what is our nationalistic pride? Regarding India, obviously, it is not happy with King G's move, but again it is in a difficult situation where it cannot voice strong opposition to the same for reasons of their national interest. Now, thinking imparticlity and sensibly; did India laid the trap for King G to take over and Nepalese leaders to surrender the power of the people to the palace. I don't really think so, it was a lack of unity among our political leaders to sacrifice temptation if it came at the cost of national interest. Of course, when you have bunch of individuals who toe with your orders in return for some shorterm benefits, why won't the Indian beurocrats use it to the maximum again not for themselves or for any specific political party but for their national interests. Here, an act of perfect balance where national interest are not surrendered and again Indian aspiration of helping (exploiting Nepal's resources) not totally snubbed out will be the best way for King G to proceed for the time. If national interest is surrendered, the people and ancesteral spirits of Nepalese will never forgive the KIng, and the generation to come will curse him for that. If the Indian interest is threatened they will hatch conspiricy to destablize the nation and add enough fuel in the current conflict of Nepal to have a devastating impact that is beyond my imagination. The time is for shrewed moves, of diplomacy and findings ways to come out of the web of Indian moves which we have further moved during the last decade, thanks to our unpatriotic leaders and citizens with no concern for national interest. Untangle the web, rethink the right course and sketch the policies that best suits Nepal's cause and implement to the approach of sustainable progress are the options unless some other options are better. In this case again India bashing is a common trend among us to prove our nationalism, but someone rightly remarked "you can never change your neighbors, you learn to live with them". Why can the two nations with such strong ties help each other and prosper in a sustainable way. Of course India will always look to exploit us, so will we if we can, why not we be competent to exploit them or at the least understand their move and safeguard our interests.
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