NEPAL - Political Forum

CHUQ · 11-09-2006, 06:08 AM

A story about the closeness of peace for the country.

ABC News: Nepal's decade of war draws to a close

CHUQ · 11-18-2006, 07:46 AM

Even after pro-democracy protests and compromise and .............

Nepal Maoists to stay on US terror list despite peace deal: official - Yahoo! News

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Maoists 'still recruit children'

Everybody had a thought this summer about the developements in Nepal; want to see about the comments now, since it is out of the news on FOX or CNN.

CHUQ · 01-16-2007, 05:52 AM

The peace deal looks promising......

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Monday approved a new temporary constitution to bring former rebel Maoists into an interim parliament and strip the king of his executive powers, bringing an end to a decade of civil war.

The new 303-seat parliament, with 83 former rebel members, was due to be sworn in and meet for the first time later on Monday, nearly nine months after the Maoists and the government reached a ceasefire deal. Parliament’s unanimous vote in favour of the constitution was hailed by a minister in the alliance that has governed since King Gyanendra abandoned direct rule in April 2006.

“The interim constitution will be in favour of the people of Nepal and has mentioned that executive power ultimately rests with the people,” said Narendra Bikram Nemwang, the law minister, who spoke on behalf of elderly Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was not present at Monday’s session.

The News - International

Maybe the people of Nepal will be the winners after all.

Sebelius for VP, not Hillary · 01-16-2007, 11:19 PM

What is the cause of the Maoists? What are they fighting for?

CHUQ · 01-17-2007, 05:14 AM

Supposedly, for democracy, but then that has always been the shout of those who want and seek power.

CHUQ · 01-19-2007, 06:55 AM

Another good sign for a lasting peace.

The leader of Nepal's Maoists has formally announced that the parallel government set up by the rebels during their insurgency has been dissolved.

The declaration was made by the Maoist leader, Prachanda, on Thursday.

Correspondents say abolishing the Maoist administration which holds sway over large areas of rural Nepal is one of the key steps in the peace process

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Nepal Maoists disband government

CHUQ · 01-23-2007, 04:33 AM

Rural unrest appears to be threatening the fragile peace agreement.

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Police in southeastern Nepal fired warning shots above the heads of protesters they said were trying to storm a police post as violence in the impoverished area went into its third day.

"Police had to open fire after protesters pelted stones and tried to barge into a police post," said a police official in Lahan Bazaar, a town in the Terai region about 350 kilometres (225 miles) southeast of Kathmandu.

A local human rights worker told AFP the police shot above people's heads and used teargas.

Nepal police fire shots, teargas to stem rural unrest - Yahoo! News

Brother Oz · 01-23-2007, 12:17 PM

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What is the cause of the Maoists? What are they fighting for?

To destroy the power of the King and make Nepal a democratic secular state.
Which has been done, so that's why they're dissolving.

francois60 · 01-23-2007, 12:25 PM

What is the cause of the Maoists? What are they fighting for?

To impose a Communist dictatorship, duh.

The pro-democracy shtick is how they gain popular support. This is not new, we've seen it a hundred times before.

As for the deal, it's a truce, not peace. As long as the Maoists have bases and arms, they can renew the fighting when the odds are better for them. Another one from the old playbook.

Brother Oz · 01-23-2007, 06:59 PM

I can definately see the leaders think that, but leaders cannot fight wars. Insurgencies of this nature are fuelled by belief. The leaders may want power, the troops joined up because they hated the King and what he did. Now he's been overthrown, why should they fight?