wow anjanp: first off. thank you very much for this point of view. in the midst of all this mad-scrambling, this dimension of the picture has been totally absent (someone correct me if i am wrong). your analysis certainly adds food for thought. but i have to admit, this is an angle i had failed to look at in the past. i will write more once i think a little more on this. thank you again. with people like you, nepal's future as a democratic country is never bleak. bravo!