Nepal is not a sovereign nation.

In America there are many people walking around. They look like they are free citizens in a country. Infact they are not. Many of these people are in heavy debt. Their credit cards are maxed out. They know where there money is going before it even goes. Such people may not be in prison. But they are not free.

Our nation Nepal is like that. Nepal is not a sovereign nation. When so many entities and nations hold the string to Nepal, how can it be seen as a sovereign nation? To say that Nepal is a sovereign nation is like saying that the puppet in the puppet master’s hands can make it’s own independent decisions. Nepal has many puppet masters in the form of international NGO’s, United Nations organizations and powerful countries. How can a nation with so many strings attached to it that are being held by so many external entities be considered to be free and independent?

Nepalese get angry with many nations, beginning with India, for having a grip on our nation’s throat. Nepalese get angry at the suggestion that we are dependant on other nations. And as much as their self-righteousness is admirable, without coming up with viable alternate solutions, in many ways, this is like biting the hands that feeds our nation.

As long as Nepalese keep directing their anger towards others that it is dependant on rather than understanding the cause of our dependency in a solution oriented way, there is no chance of progress.

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