Day: June 16, 2006
-
Prachanda In Baluwataar, Parleys Peace With Prime Minister
Finally, Prachanda, the Maoist supreme leader, is in Kathmandu is holding talks with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala in the latter’s official residence in Baluwataar. A large group of journalists is curiously waiting outisde the residence. Dr Baburam Bhattarai, second to Prachanda in the party hirerarchy, is also present in the meeting. Since both sides…
-
Maoists and Main Stream Politics of Nepal
Instead of joining the mainstream the Maoists intend to define the mainstream. By Neil Horning (Updates on Peace Process- inside) A Maoist guerilla plays with children in a village in Myagdi. Pic by Neil Horning About a year ago, while trekking in Nepal I took a photo of the distant Annapurna mountains framing a precariously…