Shiva,

>You can keep you optimism about the maobadis

>but for now I will be highly skeptical and be

>watching their every move.

Fair enough for both of us.

>Nothing new is coming out of this discussion.

>Lets end this tug-o-war and watch how the

>days ahead unfolds before us.

Sure. However, I think at least the issue of the ideological ambiguity of Nepali communists is pretty new topic in Sajha kurakani. In fact, this is very rarely talked about topic at all level --popular, political and academic -- in Nepal. The reason for this is that the competing political streams in Nepal have managed well with propaganda to highly politicized active mass (Communists managed to hide their ambiguity and to pretend clarity and NC camp was busy spinning communist jargons and fear-mongering ) and the scholarly study on the political history of Nepali communist has been rare or superficial.

Anyway, as we are about to find out -- within months or a year or two-- what Maoists are up to, that should put a conclusive end to all suspicion, fears and hope regarding Nepal’s political fate.

Thanks for the exchange.

Nepe