Posted by: geda_gudi January 25, 2008
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के तपाईं लाई थाहा छ??
â€Whoever speaks of economic union speaks of political union. The nation that buys, commands; the nation that sells, serves. Commerce must be balanced to assure freedom. A nation that wants to die sells to one nation only, and a nation that would be saved sells to more than one. The excessive influence of one country over another's commerce becomes political influence. Politics is the work of men who surrender their feelings to an interest. When a strong nation supplies another with food, she requires that the recipient serve her. When a strong nation wants to engage another in battle, she forces those who have need of her to become her allies and to serve her. A nation that wants to be free must be free in matters of trade. It must distribute its trade among nations that are equally strong. If one is to be preferred, give preference to the one who
needs it the least
1.Indian domination has been a major and longstanding factor in Nepal’s political history. The monarchy, as well as the Nepali Congress (the main parliamentary party today), have had longstanding ties with and backing from the Indian power structure. In 1950−51, India directly intervened to put King Tribuvan on the throne. Throughout the 1960s, India provided support for the Nepali Congress forces waging armed struggle against the King Mahendra government. And during the 1990 Janodalon uprising, India worked behind the scenes to push its own agenda and exert political pressure on the various political forces that were in rebellion against the absolute monarchy.
2.India secured an arms treaty which stipulates that Nepal must purchase arms only from India, Britain,
and the US, or other countries recommended by India. Today, this treaty remains in force.
3.India dominates the economic life of the country – plundering Nepal’s natural resources, enforcing
unequal trade agreements, and exploiting the Nepalese peasants who cross the border looking for work.
4.India obtains raw materials such as timber from Nepal, along with massive amounts of cheap hydroelectric power. In 1996, the Mahakali Treaty basically established India’s right to steal Nepal’s water. While
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, its mountains and rivers make it one of the richest in water resources – third in the world after Brazil and China. Nepal has as much capacity to generate hydroelectricity as the US, Mexico, and Canada combined. But unequal treaties force Nepal to sell much of its water to India at give-away prices. Meanwhile, 40 percent of the rural population in Nepal lacks regular supplies of potable water and only about 10 percent of the country have access to electric power.
5.Nepal also provides India with a close market for goods. A 1950 ‘peace and friendship treaty’ between the two countries has prevented Nepal from establishing and developing a national industry. According
to this treaty, all industrial production needed by the Nepalese people is to be supplied from India.
Think about this now...
we are told that India had engaged in hectic bargaining with the palace during those tumultuous days. "Give us control of your foreign and defense policies and we'll put an end to the violent street protests," the trade-off purportedly went. Din Bandhu Aryal, a former Nepali Congress minister turned palace supporter, made the revelation at a public program the other day. Actually, it was hardly a revelation. Every Nepalese ruler since Padma Shamsher Rana has received such a proposal from independent India.
(Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/20080106063313baje.nb/topstory.html)
[King Birendra also faced the same fate]
Lastest: Nepal-India security meet inconclusive
Dispatches from the People's War in Nepal(by Li Onesto)
Economics Cannot be Separated from Politics
I want to start with a line from Jose Marti....â€Whoever speaks of economic union speaks of political union. The nation that buys, commands; the nation that sells, serves. Commerce must be balanced to assure freedom. A nation that wants to die sells to one nation only, and a nation that would be saved sells to more than one. The excessive influence of one country over another's commerce becomes political influence. Politics is the work of men who surrender their feelings to an interest. When a strong nation supplies another with food, she requires that the recipient serve her. When a strong nation wants to engage another in battle, she forces those who have need of her to become her allies and to serve her. A nation that wants to be free must be free in matters of trade. It must distribute its trade among nations that are equally strong. If one is to be preferred, give preference to the one who
needs it the least
1.Indian domination has been a major and longstanding factor in Nepal’s political history. The monarchy, as well as the Nepali Congress (the main parliamentary party today), have had longstanding ties with and backing from the Indian power structure. In 1950−51, India directly intervened to put King Tribuvan on the throne. Throughout the 1960s, India provided support for the Nepali Congress forces waging armed struggle against the King Mahendra government. And during the 1990 Janodalon uprising, India worked behind the scenes to push its own agenda and exert political pressure on the various political forces that were in rebellion against the absolute monarchy.
2.India secured an arms treaty which stipulates that Nepal must purchase arms only from India, Britain,
and the US, or other countries recommended by India. Today, this treaty remains in force.
3.India dominates the economic life of the country – plundering Nepal’s natural resources, enforcing
unequal trade agreements, and exploiting the Nepalese peasants who cross the border looking for work.
4.India obtains raw materials such as timber from Nepal, along with massive amounts of cheap hydroelectric power. In 1996, the Mahakali Treaty basically established India’s right to steal Nepal’s water. While
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, its mountains and rivers make it one of the richest in water resources – third in the world after Brazil and China. Nepal has as much capacity to generate hydroelectricity as the US, Mexico, and Canada combined. But unequal treaties force Nepal to sell much of its water to India at give-away prices. Meanwhile, 40 percent of the rural population in Nepal lacks regular supplies of potable water and only about 10 percent of the country have access to electric power.
5.Nepal also provides India with a close market for goods. A 1950 ‘peace and friendship treaty’ between the two countries has prevented Nepal from establishing and developing a national industry. According
to this treaty, all industrial production needed by the Nepalese people is to be supplied from India.
Think about this now...
we are told that India had engaged in hectic bargaining with the palace during those tumultuous days. "Give us control of your foreign and defense policies and we'll put an end to the violent street protests," the trade-off purportedly went. Din Bandhu Aryal, a former Nepali Congress minister turned palace supporter, made the revelation at a public program the other day. Actually, it was hardly a revelation. Every Nepalese ruler since Padma Shamsher Rana has received such a proposal from independent India.
(Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/20080106063313baje.nb/topstory.html)
[King Birendra also faced the same fate]
Lastest: Nepal-India security meet inconclusive
According to a source, the Nepali delegation expressed reservations
over signing the minutes as the issues raised by the Indian side were
against the long-term interests of Nepal.
The source, however,
did not want to divulge details of what transpired at the meeting of
the Nepal-India Bilateral Consultation Group on Security Issues."They [Indian side] tried to bring in issues other than those of the
meeting. We could not agree to them due to technical reasons," said
Joint Secretary at the Foreign Ministry Suresh Pradhan, who led the
14-member Nepali delegation. "The meeting could not reach ny
agreement. We did not sign the minutes." (Jan 28th 2008)
[Source: www.ekantipur.com Jan25th 2008]
Dispatches from the People's War in Nepal(by Li Onesto)
Last edited: 25-Jan-08 12:19 PM