MN Nepali, as you have read my article, I think you notice this: 'Nepal has to construct an identity, which will negotiate between tradition and modernity - this the people will do themselves and no amount of restraint or pedagogy is going to alter it. Societies have interesting ways to negotiate with circumstances; simply trying to cling to the past or obliterate it completely can only lead to oppression of the people. It is perhaps too overbearing of intellectuals to imagine that they can think for the larger society, people make decisions based not on ideology but their particular contexts.'

I think you should not jump into the conclusion that Nepal would be captured by India, or China, if monarchy is abolished. Here you are disregarding the role of the people of Nepal in your narratives, giving space only to politicians and King as if it is only in their hands to decide the future of Nepal. The people will act according to their contexts; if they feel monarchy is required for saving Nepal's independence, the political leaders will not be able to abolish monarchy. But if the people feel that they do not need the king, no body can save monarchy in Nepal. One or two persons like you and me, cannot pass judgements on matters concerning the country, and its problems. We can only explore the possibilities, and frame our narratives based on them.