"Will the Nepali ethincs who would be resettled abroad be able contribute to the ethincs democratic movement? Now please don't say Bhutan is already in that process. How about the crime the state has committed against the Nepali ethinics ?" There are about two hundred thousand ethnic Nepalese in Bhutan now. That is 1/3 of the vote bank. Politics will play its role, and they will prevail. And there are deals already being made by Nepali-Bhutanese with prospective candidates in Thimphu. Is it imperative that Bhutanese abroad SHOULD contribute to the movement in Bhutan? I dont think so! And whether we like it or not, Bhutan is in the process of democratization. We can not expect it to be a perfectly democratic society over night though. US took 130 yrs (after its independence from the Empire) to grant women the right to vote; blacks waited about 80 years to get a symbolic right to vote. Even today, the most democratic country in the world is governed by rich white men! Bhutan is coming out of a cocoon. Who wouldnt be impressed by what is going on! One needs to give credit where it is due. Bhutanese-Nepalese inside Bhutan will fare better without the support from those in exile. Any party that gets support from those in exile will be an easy fodder for political cannons once the election campaigns set in. I agree that the State should be punished for crimes against its citizens. However, we need to look at the method they used during the eviction process. They have planned it so well that there is almost zero evidence to condemn in a court of law, or even in international human rights fora. For instance, a majority of evictees have been forced to sign on to a voluntary migration document. Yes, they were forced, but where is the "presentable" proof of that? Nowhere, because the government took care that that did not exist. All the Bhutanese have is circumstantial evidence. Now, did the Bhutanese govt commit crime? Yes it did. But they have video footage of "departing Bhutanese" smiling into the cameras, and thanking the government for the money, which they are holding in their arms. The Bhutanese do not have the video footage of the gun being pointed at their temple while all this is going on. So, what does one do? The next best thing. Of course the Bhutanese can pick up arms and fight. Ethical? No. Will they win? Well, sophisticated ULFA and BODO rebels could not even stay the heat for a month! if these refugees want to get vindictive at some point in the future, they may be able to support their parties better if they are able to support their own families. They, I am sure, are not dreaming of starting an army. Then, what use are those unemployed youths in the camps? Wouldnt they be better useful if they contributed to party coffers, got an education, and perhaps started a vibrant comunity in western countries, so they can raise a hue and cry ( and be useful) when and if things go awry for their bretherens in Bhutan later on? Jewish expats, NRIs etc are an example to look up to.