you're right mdog, as long as this giant is there, forget about anything positive happening in nepal. I would say closed the border, open it from lasha, train has already arrived there. But these netas to king all do politics from india. Some of are even related by marriage.These are all inspired by neharu, jayaprakash narayan etc. etc., had been involved in india's freedom fight and imports political ideology from them. I would rather salute Mariche atleast for standing on issue long time ago even though it didn't produce anything.Most of here don't understand the indian game and tells we have closer ties with them culturally. Hell! does it matter when nepalese have no hope for future, suffer day by day, when there is no peace ? and when there is peace there is no food on table? We have very unique situation here in nepal and these foriegn import ideas won't work.I like maoist baburam's (only one)idea about military training for all nepali. No matter what politics he has in mind, atleast it will stop somehow another sikkim in making. Lets save the nation first, then we can fight for our internal griviances later, no time will run out. First india supported china's tibet in exchange for same for sikkim,(2003) they will do the same for nepal in exchange for maacau or twaiwan or honkong. Their main intention is to feel nepalease less secure. NO my friend. a rich prosperous nepal will never benifit india's internal intention of its desire to make pan state india. Lets learn how to make good chowmein...shall we?