A majority of foreign journalists and international crisis think tanks have portrayed a very bleak future for Nepal under the current administration. These very institutions predicted there was no hope for Peru in the early 1990s. When President Alberto Fujimori took office in Peru, the country was fighting against the Shining Path (aka Maoist) guerrillas. Internal bickering within Peru?s parliament had allowed the Shining Path to grow into a powerful militant group and control most of Peru?s hinterland. On 5 April 1992, Fujimori mounted a self-coup against his own government. One of his key goals was the total annihilation of rebels which he accomplished within three years. Although some have recently criticised Fujimori?s methods, a majority of Peruvians are grateful to him for his leadership. Similar to Nepal, the international reaction to the coup in Peru was initially very negative. International financial organisations delayed planned or projected loans, the US suspended all aid except humanitarian, current EU members Spain and Germany cut off all ties with Peru. Unlike Peru, Nepal does not have a very well equipped military and needs more than just humanitarian aid to help the brave men and women in the army fight the rebels. It is time the US and the EU learnt from their mistakes and used Peru as a model and helped Nepal. ---- no Fujimori lives in Japan, he was buttkicked from Peru. I see a similar fate for our Mailaa too. Maoist problem solved and Mailaa out of the country would be such a wonderful thing. Then people will really look upto themself to build our country.......