Posted by: isolated freak May 3, 2005
DEALING WITH AN UNTRUSTWORTHY KING
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"His son, Mahendra, did so to get legitimacy for himself after arresting Nepal?s first democratically elected prime minister, B.P. Koirala, in 1960. Mahendra?s son, Birendra, went to the extent of importing arms from China, leading to the Indian trade embargo against Nepal in 1989. His brother, King Gyanendra, has tried to use the threat of forging closer ties with both China and Pakistan to somehow get New Delhi to toe his line. " This is VERY offending . I doubt whether you wrote it yourself or copied it from an Indian newspaper. Nepal, as a sovereign Kingdom, can import arms from any country it deems fit. Nepal need not [consult] with India to upgrade its military equipments. " Monarchists in Nepal have time and again equated Nepali nationalism with anti-Indianism. It was this class which let loose urban terror in Kathmandu reacting to the infamous Hrithik Roshan episode. A patently false rumour was given currency to target Indian establishments and whip up anti-India hysteria" Again, its very hard to believe you wrote this. If you wrote this yourself, where did you get all the inside scoop? " There is not a single instance, except when King Prithvinarayan Shah brought some rag-tag kingdoms together in 1776, of monarchy being a source of stability in Nepal. Contrary to India?s foreign policy mantra, the monarchy is a major source of instability in Nepal" So what should India do? Support anti-monarchy focres in Nepal and live next to an unstable Nepal? Or should it anex Nepal? What do you think is the solution? " It took place on October 4, 2002, when he dissolved parliament. That decision was fundamentally flawed, as has been amply demonstrated by the failure of the king?s nominated governments. Therefore, restoring status quo ante as of January 31, 2005 with another nominated prime minister, will not amount to undoing the wrongs of an unwise monarch." You didn't write this. When you copy/paste, you should acknowldege your souce(s). If you wrote this 100% anti Nepal peace calling for India's active involvement in Nepali politics, please take note of this: There is a factual error in this paragraph. On October 4, 2002, the King relieved Sher Bahadur Deuba as Nepal's PM. The Parliament was dissolved by Sher Bahadur Deuba, the PEOPLE"S REPRESENTTAIVE somewhere in April/May.
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