No offense taken, Echoes. I am not a scholar. I am just a student. And just like everyone has the rights to choose his political viewpoint, I think I have mine too, as long as I do not promote it in a manner that might be considered offensive. There's no personal interests involved. I am in school, I have no intentions whatsoever to get involved in politics.. I am happy analyzing it, not engaging in it. Also I am not defending absolute monarchy. All I say is, give King a chance. Maybe he will be able to clean up the mess that our nation currently is in. If there was a better, qualified leader in Nepal at this time, I would have supported him. However, in the absence of a credible, capable and a nationalist leader, you have to support the King, or just let the things as they are. Also, I always say, which to some sounds like defending absolute monrachy, to some it makes no sense, and maybe to some, makes some sense: Let's work towards building and strengthening the institutions necessary to safeguard democracy first by solving the problems on hand, then go for an all out democracy. Sometimes a phase wise/gradual approach seems to work better in countries which do not have a tradition of democracy. No offense taken. Its yoiur rights to ask questions and raise objections when you deem fit, and its my rights to defend my views and clear your objections/concerns/doubts, if I think its necessary to do so.