Day: April 12, 2007
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Deciphering Nepal’s Recent Turmoil
By Biswo Poudel in Berkeley, CA “The passion of men for equality is ardent, insatiable, eternal, and invincible” (De Tocqueville, 1860) For a brief moment last winter, it seemed as if Nepal was on the brink of being disintegrated. The demands made by Janajati, Madhesi and other groups made the political environment muddled. There were…
