of course, secularism is the way to go. Thanks for affirming this, knt! these Hindu Indian fundamentalists are threatening to kick out Nepalis (even Hindu Nepalis) from their home states. this only goes to expose them for who they are: hindu Indian nationalists, who are trying to take advantage of an event happening in Nepal to stage a comeback to power in India. you think they have the Nepalse Hindus' interests at their hearts? think again! the sooner the hindus and hindu orgs of Nepal disassociate themselves from these FUNDAMENTALIST India-based hindu organisations - peopled by suspremacists, bigots, promoters of patriarchy, and practitioners of apartheid based on caste - the better it is for Nepal. these fundamentalists have been playing up the Hindu card to control/influence Nepal for ages (ever since a certain Sankracharya came to Nepal) - but in Secular Nepal that may no longer work. of course, the Indian government is not going to listen to these rabble rousers. India is a secular state, and thank God for that- so I don't think the indian government will pay heed to their rabblerousing. which is how it should be.