Folks, am mighty perturbed over the state of affairs in South Asia. As as Indian, I find that my country is surrounded by nations --Pakistan, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka --which seem adamant on heading to hell in a bucket. And it scares the @#$% out of me, because two of them are nuclear-weapons states.
the latest mess in Nepal is a case in point. While ethically and morally India has no right to get involved in the affairs of its neighbors, them being sovereign states and all...the fact is that anything that happens in these nations has a direct impact on India, and it's usually adverse.
In the case of Nepal, it is even more frightening because of our open border policy, where people can just stroll back and forth across the borders at will. (A senior Indian intelligence officer recently told me that the terrorists coming into India do so with ease via Nepal and Bangladesh. And expressed concern over the fact that a former 'Hindu kingdom' had some 2,800 (at last count) Madrasas operating on the border with India!)
Commie thug turned Prime Minister Prachanda's resignation over his inability to sack the army chief, (who incidentally was trained in India) means the country faces massive political turmoil all over again. I can only hope that democracy prevails, and that the Maoists, having tasted democracy, do not return to their ganglord days and ways.
One can only hope that sense prevails.
More on this as events develop.
the latest mess in Nepal is a case in point. While ethically and morally India has no right to get involved in the affairs of its neighbors, them being sovereign states and all...the fact is that anything that happens in these nations has a direct impact on India, and it's usually adverse.
In the case of Nepal, it is even more frightening because of our open border policy, where people can just stroll back and forth across the borders at will. (A senior Indian intelligence officer recently told me that the terrorists coming into India do so with ease via Nepal and Bangladesh. And expressed concern over the fact that a former 'Hindu kingdom' had some 2,800 (at last count) Madrasas operating on the border with India!)
Commie thug turned Prime Minister Prachanda's resignation over his inability to sack the army chief, (who incidentally was trained in India) means the country faces massive political turmoil all over again. I can only hope that democracy prevails, and that the Maoists, having tasted democracy, do not return to their ganglord days and ways.
One can only hope that sense prevails.
More on this as events develop.
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