Exit Strategy, Nepali Quagmire by Kanak Mani Dixit. KOL has the full article. I have not read it yet. But, following line caught my eyes, The attempt at a solution by arms will also deliver to the royal palace and King Gyanendra power BEYOND THEIR PROVEN ABILITIES AND COMMITTMENT. The Maoist chieftains do not have the courage to restrain the DOGS OF WAR that they themselves have unleashead. -- My personal comment: In this scenario: King is trying to create an atmosphere that political parties are incapable to solve the problem. He has already achieved it. What this achievment means? Peoples will think that democracy is not for us, it was for Girija and his Parliamentary Associates? Who gained in these 14 years? Only political parties. Now, after political parties failed, what is left? Maoists are left. King will invite them to make a government and he will surely bring those 3-4thousand hard core Armed Maoist to Royal Nepal Army as deal to rebellion within Maoist Party. Once Maoist leadership gets singha Durbar, they will shut up their mouth and it will be indirect 2017 saal. Then, in a couple of years like girija and associates got millions of rupees, similarly the maoists will also accumulate property ... I have seen how the Kangressi or UML or RPP minister were crawling especially during that tri-party govt. to rushing to make money: I remember a close aide of a minister quoting " Aba yo sarkar kati din ho thaha chhaina, la chhito chhito garera kaam garnu paryo ..... mancheko list banauta koslai kaha bharna garne ..... " This scenario will repeat? How many of you are sure that Maoists leadership has really used the looted property to enhance the quality of lower level maoists in the last 8 years, other than allowing them to loot as much as they can, in the name of tax or chanda? Nothing. So, in this war, benefeciary are clearly royal palace and maoists, because of corrupt character of parliamentary parties. They could have made education free for all Nepali kids, spend whole money on education, then, that would have turned Nepal a highely literate country and the janata of under 18 could read the newspaper and real news via internet, so that journalism ranked around top of communist regime won't be affecting the information gathered by people. ............... This is how country failed. There is no exit. Only exit is to let Maoist form a government by having pact with King and let all parliamentarians remain shouting and shouting accusing each other, reluctant to take responsibility for the mess they have created. As early Maoists form the govt., the post Maoist era will be closer to us. I am talking here to let Maoist to form govt., not because they have high popularity among public, but, its the only exit way to lay Maoist's arms down. "Chor buhari lai ghar ko sacho sumpi deu". Read the article. Have a nice weekend guys. Be prepared to hear the new series of death/killing by Maoists from Today. GP