tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post8166556820085134273..comments2022-10-30T02:14:16.890-07:00Comments on Chiya Pasal ko Ganthan (Chats at the tea shop): Reflections from Sri Lanka and lessons for Nepal By P.S. KunwarHoratiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188844016125644659noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-18394094855469281672009-05-24T19:56:44.990-07:002009-05-24T19:56:44.990-07:00Yes, Anon, on that point I agree with you fully. T...Yes, Anon, on that point I agree with you fully. The Indian government has this deep-rooted paranoia about the Chinese. It really needs to get over that.HORATIOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924484998836895578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-65270353861740933732009-05-24T09:32:44.939-07:002009-05-24T09:32:44.939-07:00Couldn't agree more Horatio. But the part that too...Couldn't agree more Horatio. But the part that took my breath away was Bengali Babu's assertion that the Chinese are behind the bid to restore the monarchy, especially given Beijing studious studious silence these few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-29133752349951823842009-05-23T18:51:58.952-07:002009-05-23T18:51:58.952-07:00Anon 4:47, and what is wrong with having a referen...Anon 4:47, and what is wrong with having a referendum on the monarchy? Isn't that how democracy is supposed to work? You know, and it looks like the "Bengali Babu" also knows, that a republic was shoved down the collective throat of the Nepali People by Prachanda, Girija and the current PM. So nothing "breathtaking" about this article.HORATIOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924484998836895578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-111966675319502082009-05-23T16:47:56.422-07:002009-05-23T16:47:56.422-07:00Our friends across the southern border keep coming...Our friends across the southern border keep coming up with new "angles." Found this one quite breathtaking... whoever this Bengali Babu is<br /><br />China’s King-Size Card In Nepal<br />By Dipankar Biswas<br /><br />http://bharatrakshak.rediffblogs.com/2009_17_05_bharatrakshak_archive.html<br /><br /><br />"The Chinese have been very quiet about the monarchy, their traditional friend. Now that Prachanda feels he has been victimized by India, could he make common cause with the palace? If the Chinese do end up facilitating a palace-Maoist alliance, would Prachanda and his people support a referendum on the monarchy? In the past, the Maoists have said they would accept the verdict of the people on the people. <br /><br />"Anyone with a basic familiarity of Nepalese history recognizes how notoriously fickle the public mood there is. Amid the general chaos abetted by political ineptitude of the new republican leadership, more and more Nepalis seem to be nostalgic for the good old days when power cuts were the exception rather than the rule. Should the Chinese succeed in placing a referendum on the Nepalese political agenda, there is a good chance we Indians would be surprised by the extent of the support for the monarchy. The question is, can we do anything more?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com