correct me if i am wrong...did not we establish a democracy in nepal in 2047....and hey, look where we are now? we had a democarcy for a while, but peace failed to prevail. why did that democracy fail? becasue we never had peace in the first place. ======================= We NEVER had true democracy first of all. Democracy NOT only means political right to vote and elect the leader of your choice but, more importantly, it should be able to give EQUAL and UNCONDITIONAL social right to all people including the MINORITIES. We did not and still don't have that form of democracy which can guard the socio-economic right of each and every citizen of the country. Maoists insurgency is the outcome of it, as you might be knowing. You CANNOT expect peace to prevail for long term in an undemocratic environment, NEVER. Peace, is therefore, the outcome of democracy which can protect civil rights in all aspects. In our case, until we can resolve the issues of maoist insurgency and monarchy, that can go well beyond constitution, we cannot establish democracy, so there is no question for peace. If you see, during panchayat era, kathmandu used to be quite peaceful for number of years, at least people could feel that their lives are safe enough inside the valley BUT does that mean anything when we don't have right to voice our opinion, let alone the right to participate and vote in elections. Of course we want to take fresh breath of peaceful air every morning after we wake up, but an undemocratic environement can NEVER guarantee that fresh air for every morning.