IMI - Marginalizing them is an interesting strategy, the success of which depends on how it is executed. The most effective way to marginalize the Maoists, in my opinion, is to hand them a defeat at the polls. The way I see it, polls can't happen till there is a CA and a new constitution and those in turn can't happen without the Maoists agreeing to meaningful arms management and perhaps even joining the government to stabalize it. The country is between a rock and a hard place. If there is one way to stop the Maoists, it is for them to be defeated in the general elections - the supreme court of public opinion. This may sound like a tall order at this time, but I am willing to bet you a buck, that this could very well be the way things turn out to be, if things continue on the current trajectory. Kali kali - You are out of sync with the majority of the people in Nepal. They don't seem to think the way you do. Read this again.