Highfly, What you are saying I am saying is not what I am saying. Read the posting carefully again. As for whether the Maoists saw the "light" after 13000 Nepalis lost their lives, the fact is that they were showing this "light" when zero life was lost (40 points demands, Feb 4, 1996). At that time, since the Maoists were nobody, it is conceivable that the "light" was ignored. However, when HMG sat with them for a talk (November 2001), obviously acknowledging the Maoists as a force to recon with by then, the "light" was ignored again. Remember, at that time, only 1800 Nepalis had lost their lives. Now, you are not an elementary school kid not to know that HMG had to ignore the "light", because they believed that they had a constitutional obligation to protect the unquestionability of monarchy. In another words, our political leaders were damn sure that Nepali people DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT to decide whether they want monarchy or not. The rest is history. The original 40-point demands of the Maoists: - http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/nepal/document/papers/40points.htm *** *** *** *** Testdirecotor, I would give Rabindra a benefit of doubt. In any case, this interview was a great improvement in his style from the one he conducted with another Maoist stalwart, Baburam Bhattarai. However, I think that the BBC Nepali team, particularly Kathmandu based Shushil Sharma, failed to get the message of the 12 points agreement in it's entirety. More on this: - http://www.sajha.com/sajha/html/OpenThread.cfm?forum=2&ThreadID=25500#185064