>Better to celeberate Nepal's ethnic diversity for what it is, and to >make sure that all ethnic groups (Nepali Marwaris included) do >have valid political mechanisms to air their grievances in a >non-military manner in the New Nepal than to continue to >divide Nepalis into various camps by raising doubts about >other groups' Nepali credentials and their loyalties to Nepal. Well said, Ashu. And new Nepal shall have that mechanism, simply because it must, for it's survival if not for anything. And all the fuss we are hearing/witnessing is a stage/part of the process. A change of this scale and nature can not happen "quietly". That said, we do have a potentially disastrous inefficiency and limbo at the center. We still have, after 9 long months since April Revolution, two states, two armies, two resolves (or lack thereof) and a lot of uncertainties in the middle. All of these should have been resolved a long time ago. I mean, what is left ? The King has surrendered. Monarchy is dead. Maoists were/are ready to dissolve their army any day if the country is declared republic. However, our Nobel Peace prize worthy leader, who does not recognize anything but guns, wants us to believe that the King still has access to the gun and that somehow means republic is out of question for now and so Maoists' refusal to disarmament in that case is also something we have no choice but to accept. Whatever, Koiralajee. However, the reality is that until the time we manage to have a single national army in the country (by dissolving one of the armies or integrating them together), political process will be pre-dominantly "len-den" between the Maoists and others in power; people's grievances and particularly the "valid political process" to address them that we are talking about is not going to get the focus it deserves. And it does not seem to be happening before the first session of the Constituent Assembly will take place. So taken all together, the sooner we conduct (even if it is in the atmosphere of fear and intimidation !) the election of CA, the sooner we will reach to an era of peaceful political process for all our problems and grievances. Nepe wishful for what SHOULD be, mindful for what MIGHT/WILL be.