>> But then, who knows what nepal needs? No one knows << i don't either but let me hazard a couple of guesses (for the short term): 1. we need a charismatic leader - definitely a new face, hopefully someone young 2. we need the army and police under civilian control - and whatever that implies, like maybe purging the top army brass and bringing in new faces there as well. then we can bargain from a position of strength - against both the king and the maobaadi