goodluck, just because these NGOs and projects are funded by international organizations doesn't bring your accusation even close to truth. So what?? Most NGOs in Nepal are funded by other organizations abroad for one cause or the other. How can you say that this money goes into private pockets? Have you spoken with these people or researched into what contributions are they making in the society? There could be corruption here and there (nani dekhi lageko bani- this leeching into public resources for private benefit will never go away until you bring a change in the mindset), but to accuse them completely of being worthless doesnt make any sense either. Devendra Raj Pandey's institution that conducts research is doing what it was established to do. And no, I don't have any affiliation with the institution, nor with him. The point here is, every action has a reason and a consequence. Their stance at the EU must have a reason- could be political, economic, institutional, national. They must have reasonably calculated causes and benefits. So its our turn to analyze why exactly they did that- why, after looking at the history of what these human rights and civil society organizations have been doing in Nepal, raising concerns for human rights and devastations brought by autocratic regimes, why did they ask EU to impose sanctions? Conspiracy theories aside, could it be to pressure the monarch? What else could there be? NGOs and INGOs funded by international agencies including IMF, World Bank have their own political agenda they wish to fulfil- the main reason they were created in the first place. But that aside, if these ngos and civil society institutions were not at the grassroots, majority of Nepalese today wouldnt even be aware of any political, economic, national implications today's autocratic regime has brought out, let alone bringing out mass rallies against it.