don't worry, india can never engage in a military style intervention given today's world order. don't listen to the Chicken Littles. however, i agree with prem_dai that the incompetent politicians in nepal have been more than willing to act as india's puppets. i always hated it when deuba and girije and others made hasty trips to india (with their tails between their legs) under one pretext or another, simply to get india's buy-in. nepal needs india and china for it's economic growth. however, when these dumbass politicians portray themselves as subservient dependents, nepal will always have the lower hand in any trade negotiation, water treaty or political arrangement.