Nepe - Deduction of your arguments are as following: 1) Monarchy and political parties have to surrender to Maoists and agree on all demand that they have made. 2) Maoists terrorism from 1996 to 2002 was mainly directed towards monarchy only, nothing to do with any thing else. 3) Maoist problem from 19996 is solely military problem hence it is failure of RNA not being able to control this problem (though mobilized only after 2002). It is not a political problem, therefore, there is no question of political failure. 4) There is no positive role of Shaha dynasty in Nepalese history. 5) Once the referendum or election for constitution assembly is held, all the problem of Nepal will be automatically die-down. Maoists will lay down their weapons and join mainstream politics. 6) Nagrik Samaj is having soft approach towards Maoists (support terrorism). 7) Democratic republic will be only solution to bring stability in Nepal and it is not an experiment (despite of grave differences within the major political parties). Maoist will also easily accept it. Nepe - let me tell you frankly, either you are out from Nepal for long time and you are too much influenced by media propaganda, or you have been so much indoctrinated to western world that you have forget our ground reality. It is not that easy as you have perceived. Your one sided assessment and suurendering attitude (towards Maoists) will lead to more problem than any solution. You can not discard monarchy at this stage which enjoys support of many royalists and also support from majority of neutral people (who are not directly aligned with any political parties). As I wrote in my previous thread, monarchy is not King Gyanendra or in future Paras, it is an institution which has become part of Nepalese history, culture, social and religious integrity and symbol of national unity. I know you will not agree, but this is the fact and reality. "Highfly" is talking very sensibly, he seems to be familiar of Nepalese reality. Monarchy in Nepal can not be a foe where as Maoists will never become firendly to democracy. Maoists might use your way of republicanism as a foothold to gain their way of republicansim. Bottomline - your way of republicansim will pave the way for Maoist to achieve victory for their cause. As long as RNA and monarchy together with democratic forces are united, Nepal will never have to experience the communism. Otherwise we will have new kind of experiment - communist totalitarian regime. I would be comfortable to live under constitutional monarchy than to live under communist regime. You are lucky, you don't have to live in Nepal hence do not have to experience any kind of regime. There is a very popular way of saying in (Russian way) Nepal sproski bigroski bhatoksoki timilai ke matlab?