And did you forget that King Mahendra tried to become a South Asian Lee Kuan Yew almost 50 years ago and desperately failed? What more has Gyanendra done than duplicating his father's deeds and in more unplanned and undecisive manner than Mahendra? Experiment with Panchayat has a proven record of falure and you want to repeat the same experiment again with a less visionary man than the originator. And with the same people whom Mahendra bestowed his faith? I respect Mahendra, label me undemocratic or whatever you want to. Without Mahendra, we would have ended being another Bhutan, if not Sikkim. At least give that man some credit for what he did to PRESERVE NEPAL"S INDEPENDENCE. And if you ask me, I'd rather have Nepal's independence under a dictator than become an Indian protectorate under democratic leaders.