United We Blog

Month: September 2006

  • Prachanda Lai Prasna (Questions to Prachanda): BBC Nepali Service

    (The following text is rough and incomplete translation of the interview) In what appears to be a preemptive strike to the Prachanda interview this evening with BBC Nepali Service, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala this afternoon made some clarifications regarding the peace process by stressing that the upcoming round the summit with rebels with be…

  • Maoist Comrades, Please Respect the Code of Conduct

    As Nepal is going through the tumultuous peace process, Maoists are winning in the competition to violate the code of conduct of the cease fire. The government is lagging behind in bringing its perspective on the widely awaited high level summit with the rebels. Here are a few headlines that tell us about the Maoist…

  • Nepal Politics: King in a Jatra and Other Protests

    A Flag for a King: Gyanendra Shah must have seen this black flag today while heading for Indra Jatra ceremony in Basantapur, downtown Kathmandu. He should understand the volatile situation of the country and stop wasting time by attending religious ceremonies as King. Pic by Bikash Karki via Kantipur What’s going on in Kathmandu? Encouraging…

  • Pressure Politics: No Good For Peace Process

    By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal It’s becoming clear that Maoists are focusing themselves in the politics of pressure and their recent activities are alarmingly contradictory. On the one hand, they never stop talking peace and saying feudal and monarchical forces are active in derailing the peace process and on the other hand they state…