Comments on: Shades of 1975: Nepal Roundup

By: Dynesh

Dynesh — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:38:56 +0000

Jay, I wasn’t actually advocating military intervention. But the fact is that India is not doing enough diplomatically. And our hands are tied because of the links of the marxist rebels to people in India. Military intervention – all right, I will say I dont support it, but I would not rule it out at a later date if the situation got much worse.

By: Rohin

Rohin — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:59:22 +0000

“If a man tells you he is not afraid of death, he is a liar or he is a Gurkha”

- Gen. Sam Manekshaw

Gurkhas will remain loyal to the end, it doesn’t surprise me they are loyal to the king. Remember the monarchy in Nepal has a special place in religious symbolism as well as simply a state figurehead.

By: Vikrant

Vikrant — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:44:36 +0000

Well i’ve been speaking with a few Gurkhas in me area. (i live darn close to Sandhurst ya know). They seem to be oddly supportive of King though…. queer indeed.

By: Vikrant

Vikrant — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:29:57 +0000

@Jay Singh: Well i’m working on a 10000 word eassy:
“Pankaj Mishra that Twaty wanker”

By: Vikrant

Vikrant — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:25:28 +0000

@Soultrain: The conflict has already “spilt over” to the Indian side. Nepalese commies have linked up with the Indian Maoist ~~rebels~~ thugs who stalk India’s impoverished hreartlands of Bihar, Chattisgarh,MP right upto snazzy janzzy IT city of Cyberabad. India is also a host to sizable Nepali population.

@Rohin,Sunny: Methinks India is being a bit sensitive since any sign of interest in such matters is quickly interpreted as “neighbourhood-bully” behaviour by India’s insecure neighbours.

By: Soultrain

Soultrain — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:26:23 +0000

More a case of how India has enough problems to deal with inside its own country, rather than potentially setting itself up for the conflict in Nepal to spill across the border – which can easily happen by simply expressing condemnation.

By: Rohin

Rohin — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:33:24 +0000

I think there’s a certain air of ‘not our problem’ in India.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:27:57 +0000

India seems almost afraid to say anything on the matter, which is absurd.

By: Siddhartha

Siddhartha — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:31:21 +0000

Frank Kaplan, right-wing journalist, US military evangalist and big time organ-grinder of the multinational 'US Military War Machine Inc' wrote a peice on Nepal, published in the WSJ, last month called 'Who Lost Nepal'. Suffice to say that he sees the crisis Nepal as a rerun of Cambodia in the mid 1970s and El Salvador in the 80s, where extreme left wing para-military militia threaten a weak right wing government. So guess what he's proposing: freeze aid to Nepal and bring in the US troops and "take out" the Maoists. But then, thats to be expected from Kaplan. The Nepali diaspora have been sickened and shocked by the idiot's cavalier statments. But I think they needn't worry. With Iraq going pear-shaped, unless a region has direct links with Israeli "security" or threatens the interests of Saudi Oil or Oil in general, the US are going to sit it out. Meanwhile, Faruq Faisel's blog is turning out to be an excellent resource on events in Kathmandu at the moment.

By: Jay Singh

Jay Singh — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:10:16 +0000

I can’t imagine Prince Charles doing that.

Maybe Prince Edward if they hadnt let him marry Sophie.

But not Charlie.

By: Jay Singh

Jay Singh — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:08:24 +0000

I watched a documentary on the Prince of Nepal who shot dead his family – the guy was a gun freak. On the night he did it he was loaded up with cocaine and spliff and had an argument with his father, the King, over the woman he wanted to marry, who they objected to because she was a commoner. He went to his room, loaded up weapons, rifles, pistols, machine guns, snorted a few more lines of coke, went to the room where all his family were sitting, and blasted them all to death. Mother, Father, uncles, everyone. Then shot himself.

By: raz

raz — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:00:07 +0000

Looks like the violence is heating up:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4636376.stm

By: Nisha

Nisha — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:53:30 +0000

Thanks, Jay. Reading it now.

By: Jay Singh

Jay Singh — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:25:55 +0000

Good article on Nepal from June 2005 by that EXCELLENT writer Pankaj Mishra

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v27/n12/mish01_.html

By: Jay Singh

Jay Singh — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:00:26 +0000

Military action? I have to say Dynesh that is just a ridiculous suggestion.

Whatever India should do should be in accordance with what is right for the people of Nepal as mandated by the most democratic representatives in Kathmandu. Whatever they say should be at the forefront of India’s policy and it should be with bearing in mind the adage that democracies in the region are in the best interest of India.

By: Nisha

Nisha — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:12:24 +0000

I’m curious. What exactly is India’s take on this? Information would be appreciated.

By: Bikhair

Bikhair — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:32:30 +0000

Nepalese women are hardcore mushriks most of them, but they are so pretty.

By: Dynesh

Dynesh — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:07:29 +0000

It appears that the Nepalese are stuck between the devil and the deep sea. I think India is taking the wrong approach. By not reproaching the King enough and also supporting the rebels, we’re trying to play both sides. This is silly. I think the situation demands action, certainly some form of political sanctions, atleast. India has to take the initiative since Nepal’s economy relies a lot on India. I’m not suggesting we ‘blackmail’ them into democracy, but I’m not saying that it shouldnt be done either. Military intervention is a last resort; then again, the situation doesnt seem to be getting any better.