After temporarily taking executive powers to discipline the country, when the political parties failed to do so, King Gyanendra has indeed made ample demonstrations of his being a peace-loving, democratic and visionary King. His recent official visit abroad, in the SAARC Summit and in his African visit, the King has added more milestones in his short but impressive tenurek, which undoubtedly benifit Nepal and the Nepalese. An article by Dr. Susmita Gurung ; source: - http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2005/others/guestcolumn/dec/guest_columns_dec05_09.php