Stories about Nepal from October, 2006
Nepal: Maoists and the People
BlogDai comments on the Maoists and the People. “An actual “People's Movement” is starting to take hold. For the first time, we see what appears to be mass, spontaneous outrage and intolerance of Maoist cruelty. Just a few days ago, thousands of citizens took to the streets in Jhapa in...
Nepal: Misplaced Optimism
United We Blog! on misplaced optimism in Nepal “The behavior of neo-libertarians often suggests ‘their-way-or-no-way’ mentality which is against the principle of democracy they aver about. Trying to silence dissident voices and smearing any person or any idea that does not match with own perception is not known democratic virtue.”
Voices from South Asia
Bangladesh: - What does Bangladesh need now for a better future? Angelmorn has a ten point prescription. - Rifat of Close your eyes and try to see is critic about the noise pollution in Bangladesh, especially using the loudspeakers. - Shafiur of imperfect world | 2006 informs that many of...
Nepal: Langtang National Park and the Maoists
kathman.org on going to Nepal's Langtang National Park. “While the Maoist’s People’s War had ravaged Nepal’s countryside for over ten-years and I’ve lived and visited various placed across the country, I hadn’t really every met a Maoist. I’d seen there banners, received orders not to go to certain destinations under...
Nepal: Diwali, calendars and rituals
Feringhee on being in Nepal during Diwali celebrations. “I love the tradition of jamara, which is (as far as I know) unique to Nepal. On the first day of Dasain, the lady of the house plants seeds of barley, rice or corn, in a bed of sand, in a special...
Nepal: The key in India
The peace process in Nepal might be routed via India says Nepali Netbook. “The reality that the key to our stalled peace process lies down south was apparent long before Ian Martin, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan special representative for Nepal, decided to take a pre-Tihar day trip to New...
Nepal: Peoplocracy
United We Blog! on Peoplocracy in Nepal. “It would not be incorrect to state that we may have taken a step forward, only to return to the crossroad again taking two steps backward. It is even more likely that we would never be able to move away from the crossroad,...
Nepal: The Haughty King
United We Blog! on the haughty king – as he refuses to answer the questions raised. “King Gyanendra has again repeated his act of stubbornness by refusing to answer the questions of High Level Probe Commission (HLPC). This must have alerted the SPA-Maoists as it reflects the same old mentality,...
Video exposes child-soldier's identity
If you've seen the guidelines for this site, you'll know that there are types of footage that we wouldn't post, and circumstances surrounding the shooting of particular videos that mean we wouldn't even link to them. Today's post is about one of those videos. I was researching a possible post...
Nepal: UN Security Council
Nepali Netbook reflects on the UN Security Council Debacle. “As if the vote count wasn’t humiliating enough, the government and the Maoists have been caught in a sickening blame game over Nepal’s failure to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council.”
Nepal: Monarchy and the Republic
Democracy For Nepal on being a republic and Monarchy. “Retaining the monarchy any longer gives the monarch and the monarchists room to play. If the monarch could invest a few crores to ensure a continued salary of tens of crores, do you think he will be tempted to do it?”
Nepal: What depends on the talks
Bloggers Nepal has more information on the ongoing talks in the country and what issues rest on the same. “The fourth session of the second round of high-level peace talks that began a week ago and scheduled to resume Sunday is likely to sort out several contentious political issues that...
Nepal: The pace of talks
United We Blog! comments on the pace of the talks in Nepal. “Another one came and said that journalists should understand that the milieu is crowded and should not venture past. We nevertheless moved ahead.”
Nepal: Women and Politics
Pressing for the talks to succeed, International Nepal Solidarity Network has photographs of women's organisations and their petition. “Press statement by seven women’s organisations wishing for the talks to succeed.”
Nepal: Maoists and Arms
The peace deal in Nepal has obstacles. One of them being the Maoists’ reluctance to give up their arms. Bloggers Nepal has more. “The government wants the Maoists to give up their weapons before joining the interim government in order to assure that the rebels do not have an army...
Nepal: Baluwatar Talks
United We Blog! with more on the Baluwatar talks and the outcomes. “Very much unlike the interview of Prachanda which expressed doubts even in the occuring of the Summit Talks, both the SPA and Maoists have expressed hope of its success. At the end of the meeting which lasted for...
Nepal: Language Politics and English
Say Na Something.. on speaking English and why it's important. An interesting discussion in the comments space.
Nepal: Maoists and the talks
Blogdai doesn't have very high expectations from the round of talks in Nepal. “blogdai says it here: The Maoists will walk away from these talks with everything they need– and fully armed. “
Nepal: Extradition and India
Nepali Netbook on the dynamics of affairs between Nepal and India, on extradition and Maoist motives. “Deferring to Maoist wishes, Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula has called off his visit to India. All those non-Nepali-speaking Muslims we are told the country is rife with may now loosen up a bit.”
Nepal: Peace In Limbo
The seven party alliance and the Maoists were to meet for their summit talks some time in September, but it did not happen. Prime Minister Girija Koirala asked for some extra time. Now the decisive talks are supposed to take place on October 8. Both sides have been posturing. The...
Nepal: Economy and democracy
Democracy has quite a positive impact on the economy according to United We Blog! “Hotels not only in Thamel but also in the whole of Kathmandu are booked almost to their full capacity. Shop owners are busy dealing with their customers.”
About our Nepal coverage
The earthquake that shook Nepal on April 25 claimed more than 8,000 lives and injured twice as many people. Around 8 million people have been affected with at least 2 million displaced. 1.4 million are in need of food assistance. Reaching remote areas presents a special challenge.
