I always get this huge temptation to write when
there is some politican “uthalputhal’ in Nepal. Call me critical or politically
inclined I have my own say for the much talked Modi visit to Nepal.
Couple of months back when Narendra Modi became the
Prime Minister of India, I had written a thread about how he has his agenda’s
set and what all he did for the state of Gujarat when he was the Chief
Minister. Even then also I said this is a man of agendas and ambition. Having
such a visionary leader, India still has a lot of problems to be solved. It is
not a days or a week’s work that it will drastically change and all the
problems are solved.
Similarly when he was in Nepal, he made sure that
his presence is felt in a positive way. Trust me, this guy is very smart. He
did his home work thoroughly and indeed I am impressed. He is the first
dignitary to address the House of Parliament of Nepal, after the restoration of
Democracy in Nepal. It is definitely very flattering to see him address the
house in Nepal, and all the MPs and the crowd watching the live telecast were
wowed when he started his speech in Nepali. But how many of us have questioned
the agenda behind it?
Is he trying to impress and woe the people of Nepal?
Is he really a friend to Nepal? What will India benefit from this visit? He said
he is not only going to generate electricity but also buy it from Nepal and not
take it for free, is there any hidden clauses that we don’t see? There are a
lot of unanswered questions buzzing around.
I see a sudden change in attitude of most of the
Nepali people. Suddenly they have this soft corner for the Indians. Dhoti term
has changed into Friend. Honestly it will only take another statement by one of
the Indian people and then we will have all bandhs and hadtals in the protest
of it. Going a little deeper, it looks like a big brother giving lollipop to
his younger sibling and taking away his toys and stuff. And this younger
brother is happy with the lollipop.
No I am not being cynical but just analysis which
our politicians lack at times. Even their own advisors (baristha Sallakars) can
see it but I guess in a long term there is not much Nepal can do on its own. If
he is man of his words and gives the support of 10000 crores and buys the
electricity from Nepal, hopefully we will be progressing on the footsteps of
Bhutan.
By the way the funny part is , Mr. Prime Minister of
India had promised so much, and had given so much of sugar talks and there is
this bunch of people who could only hear Buddha was born in Nepal CONFIRMED and
argue on the fact that Nepal is not a state of India….How insecure can we get
than this??