bornfree: I never implied Nepal will immediately become a state of India ... it will be a slow, gradual and subtle process .. whereby india with have total control over the state of affairs of Nepal and will rule Nepal by proxy of our "GREAT POLITICIANS' with the merging taking place over decades. DemRepNepal: see above post. See Tibet, see Sikkim and Bhutan for the most part. See Afghanistan under Taliban. naya lahure: as long as you see the king as a "malik", I have nothing to say. If you can see the Monarchy as a prominent identity of Nepal just like Mt. Everest .. that you will get somewhere. Bathroomcoffee: if you are telling me that the current crop of politicians are better at ruling the country and for the progress of our country, I really want you to share with me whatever you are smoking.