So we all are agreeing to many things here. We very well know that Maoists are not going away so what make a deal with them? Wouldn't you rather have Maoists rule Nepal than being a part of India? You might think i am such an pessimist, but sorry thats the picture I have in my head down the road unless miracle happens. mind you though, i left Nepal in end of 1993. I thought Maoists were a joke when first heard it, but alas Girija was also thinking the same way being a PM of the country. I blame him also for not taking care of things in time. So DONT BLAME KING for maoists problem. Birendra gave Democracy in 1990 because he thought country was stable enough to be given a chance, but failure after that isn't his fault. If the king had taken the power right back and mobilize army soon enough this maoists wouldn't have arose. Also, I'd rather see one billionare Royal Ruler in the country than a million millionaires corrupt politicians. We don't have a choice "C" and you don't want "all of the above". I seriously think 1990 democracy came a decade too early, 1990-2000 decade would have put hundreds of thousands more educated people from TU, KU,US and other colleges and universities as potential politicians.