B. Raj Giri: Nepal: Beginning of a New Era?

A new chapter in Nepal's history entered on 1st of
February, 2005. King Gyanendra initiated this history
by sacking unproductive Sher Bahadur Deuba led
coalition government, declaring state of emergency,
and most of all by forming the cabinet under his
direct supervision. This has meant that 'many basic
rights have been suspended, including freedom of
assembly, the right to privacy and the right against
preventative detention.'

As expected, King Gyanendra's 'moves have been
criticised by the UN, the US, the UK, India and rights
groups' and he has defended by saying 'he had to act
as the government failed to protect Nepal from the
Maoists.' Whether one likes this King or not, Nepal
was in terrible mess and he took the boldest step to
hopefully sort things out. Unfortunately, for a small
and dependent country, even a minor political
development gives the biggest excuse to opportunist
leaders of especially India, and the US to squeeze
Nepal in whatever ways they want. They are arguing
about 'restoring democratic norms,' but who will
believe that the leaders of these countries are really
interested in a genuine democracy in Nepal? For
instance, think carefully about Bhutan, Saudi Arabia,
and even Iraq..
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"These are undoubtedly the most pressing
problems in the country, but will he be able to fulfil
these troubles largely accumulated over the past 15
years of misrules?"

HAHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAA!

As if Nepal's turbulent history abrubtly started 15 years ago. It had no antecedant.

of democracy' and in Benelux 'people's
democracy'. It is mind-blowing to hear such dry
rhetoric, especially of those who have little
concern/respect for their ancestral culture, country,
and those unable to come out of their little selfish
world to actually do something for millions of people
suffering in Nepal..

Yo alik bhayena. Yesto harsh statement just undermines the point he is trying to make.

IFji,

"For example, is it possible to
believe that a simple police inspector is able to
build an 18 bed-room complex next to Kathmandu's
international airport"

Panchayat tyam ma corruption thiena ke? Dudh ma dhule ka thiye ke sabai? Mero natagota -chinjan ko matra nam liu bhane, I can name hundreds of them.

Padequeen ji,

Seems like things got lost in translation here. I highlighted that point because I thought that wa smore relevant to Sajha discussion. Being a student of IR myself, I wouldn't give this piece a 5 star rating. The tone is harsh, and as you brilliantly pointed out heavily biased and is full of ludicrous claims.

If you get the impression that I am endorsing this piece, rest assured, I am not.

IF,

To be honest, you see only good things about king and his feudal society.

Do you have anythiing to say about corrupt king who had never paid electricity bill for his business?
do u have anything to say about your king whose expense rised multiple times while country going through mess? and your king is worred about people are surfering now....ya right.

Democracy could have worked better if king and his feudal society had wanted..

i don't like political leaders either but i see both sides.

and if Mr. Giri is reading this:

When your peice starts sounding angry and heavily biased, even the people who share your biases do not enjoy reading the piece. Once you tone down your rhetoric and start citing the sources for all your claims/statements, then the piece becomes more enjoyable to read. And being an IR Phd student, I am sure you know how to play with words better than me.

IFji,

"If you get the impression that I am endorsing this piece, rest assured, I am not."

Hoina, Hoina! Tapai le yo thread ma participation garnu bhaeko hunale tapalai sambhodan gareko matrai. Of course, I understood what u said. :-)))

I agree with KPS ...King(his company) did not pay his electricity bill and was a cause of personal embarassment to late king Birendra. Now, there are well-educated sajhaites who support the current move hoping that the King will make Nepal prosperous. Ya - sure!
This King called Gyanendra is "Ek number ko phataha". I think Isolated freak is one of them (correct me) ...

Top 5 phatahas :
1. Gyanendra
2. Paras
3. Pyar Jung Thapa
4. Sarat Chandra Shah
5. Girija

I knew you understood what I said. maile pani yahi mauka ho bahera di halya afno views!
:-)

Yo article koon patrika ma chapiyeko rahehca?

" Of course, I understood what u said. :-))) "
I regret any inconvenience caused by the miscommunication on my part." :-)

Yo lekh padhdaa Peace Journalism ko gandha aauchha (http://peacejournalism.com/) jahaa ek janaa PhD mahodaye le "elected criminals" bhanne word coin garekaa chhan. M.P. le tyo website baata 5 wotaa random sample pick garyo, ani padhyo. Afsoch sikne kuraa thorai thiyo. Dipta Shah le kehi chitta bujhdaa kuraa uthaayekaa chhan. Kamala Sarup ko "peace" journalism falosh fulosh!

Surprisingly, our Westernised Nepalese from the US are
running after the banner of 'liberal democracy', in
the UK 'ideals of democracy' and in Benelux 'people's
democracy'. It is mind-blowing to hear such dry
rhetoric, especially of those who have little
concern/respect for their ancestral culture, country,
and those unable to come out of their little selfish
world to actually do something for millions of people
suffering in Nepal.

He is working on his Ph.D.from London. He
is also a founder of Sathi Foundation

Hypocrisy is amusing isn't it.

Phataha ma Deuba pani kam chhaina hai!!! He is also another asshole.

I can't believe it; the educated lots who say lets give a chance to the Monarch, don't you realize that nations have tried the system of monarchy and have failed- - that there have been so many experiments around the world with monarchy and none have worked! "Let's give a chance to the king" - - if you can think a little beyond the surface, on what the king is doing and what might be the motives behind his moves, it should be evident that the Royal palace was never in favor of democracy, of granting freedom to the people; we snatched it- - we fought for it and took away their prerogative to enjoy absolute rule over us. And this move is a returning back to that age of absolutism. And statements defending his moves such as, restoration of peace, dismissal of a corrupt government, and etc. make little sense- why? Because between the term of 2001 and 2004, when he was gambling between absolute and constitutional monarchy, changes would have started to be seen then...3 yrs of time is quite a bit isnt it? And we if trace the historical evidences within these 3 years, his moves have not been pro-people- - the sacking of Deuba government, his re-appointment; a parliament with ardent supporters of panchayat...why does all of a sudden it makes us all think that this might be for good?

And just because we do not have a strong leadership in Nepal at present to guard democracy, doesnt make the King the ultimate solution. But yes, our wanting or not wanting to give the King a chance isnt going to change a thing- - at least for now.

hey kaali,
jay kali, .....gorakhkali.........

what we, nepali people, are saying that let peace prevail over our country..the only way this gonna happen is "let king have a say on what he thinks about it"..and the outcome > we are now facing!!!!

..so there is absolutely no mistake in saying " let us give a chance to the KING"...........

ajsab01 i agree.......................king is thge one who will have to suffer if he dont do what he say he will do

khai sabai kuro bujhya????? sabaile raja le garya ramrai ho bhaneko bhaye ahile kurai aarko hunthyo ni..india ra america le ta raja le j garyo ramrai garo bhanna thali sake rey!!!!!!!

hoina , K HO SUVA and AJSA, timi haru le MOIST MOVEMENT KO K FUNDAMENTAL KURA NABUJEHKO>>??


RAJA, power ma bhayo bhandai ma, peace auucha?? KASARI ..KASARIIII ..malai bujhai dau yar..yo BASELESS VIEW padhera malai tension bhai sakyo :)

India America are AMerica INdia, why do they care abt nepalese ppl and nepalese society..DAMMN! WE DO NOT HAVE OIL IN OUR COUNTRY :)

we have power house countrys north south east west come on america cant do squat to china. india is getting pressuer from amrica