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Generals and soldiers
Indian Army Chief Deepak Kapoor arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday for an official visit, during which he will be awarded the title of Honorary General of Nepal Army. It is a 60-year-old tradition practised by the two countries, but Kapoor is the first Indian general visit Nepal in eight years as his predecessor declined to [...]
A grudging welcome
The UML and Maoists have been at loggerheads over whether to include the prime minister in the High Level Political Mechanism. Despite continued opposition from the Maoists, NC and UML leaders Girija Prasad Koirala and Jhalanath Khanal have decided to make the PM a “permanent-invitee member.” The Himalayan Times reports:
A meeting today beween Khanal and [...]
So much for nationalism
On December 22, just hours after calling for direct talks with New Delhi, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal asked Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal for a four month timetable on PLA integration. Republica reports.
“I think Prachandaji (Dahal) had made an analysis of the situation before he put forward the idea of four months for [...]
Sign of things to come
Two weeks after Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said his request for talks with Delhi was a joke, he launched a “fight for national independence” on Wednesday. The Himalayan Times reports:
Chairman of UCPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachande’ today claimed that the foreign powers were attempting to stop the change.
“Despite that, the fight for national independence [...]
Good and bad treatment
In Beijing on Tuesday, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal got the red-carpet welcome at the Great Hall of the People from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Nepal also got China to pledge 100 million Yuan (nearly Rs 1.5 billion) in assistance every year in exchange for controlling anti-China activities in Nepal. Republica writes:
During the meeting, PM [...]
Nation of strikes
Nepal Medical Association has called for a nationwide shutdown of all health institutions, except emergency services, demanding that the government provide professional security in all medical facilities. Republica reports:
Nepal Medical Association (NMA), the umbrella organization of doctors across the country, decided to go ahead with the strike after its deadline to the government to meet [...]
Wire to New Delhi
On Tuesday, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said he wanted to speak to Delhi directly since they were the ‘masters’ ruling the ‘puppet’ government of Nepal. On Wednesday, the party’s Vice Chairman Narayankaji Shrestha clarified the statement saying Dahal had only ‘hinted’ at holding talks with India. Nepalnews reports:
According to Shrestha, Dahal during his address [...]
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