Chinese have been throwing their weight in Kathmandu and the locals resent it. To give you an example, outside my Hotel a Chinese rammed his Pajero to an Indian's Maruti van. The Chinese was high on drinks and was very aggressive even when the cops were called in, threatening them by reporting to the Chinese embassy. The cops told us that this was a regular occurrence and they had to ignore it due to pressure from he top.Any reason why they are pissed with Chinese ? and what about their views of Indians ?
I would say that's a pretty low percentage considering all our neighbors view us with wary eyes.What I found interesting was that Nepalis considered Afghanistan and India equally threatening (even if a low 12%). This shows that at a public level, the Indian image has taken a beating as well.
The open border is of course a problem and it may be time to look a regularizing the border once again. Like the saying goes, good fences make good neighbors.
Maoists have not yet been neutralised and represent a serious problem for the elected Govt. The Maoists demand that their armed cadre be merged with the Royal Nepal Army, which the Army has been resisting successfully, so far. All over Southern parts of Nepal, the Maoists have put up posters denouncing the Govt. and as long as they are not disarmed they remain a threat for peace and stability. As per the locals the UN has had a dubious role with disarming the Maoists.How serious a threat are the Maoists in Nepal?
Link or eyewitness account? Serious stuff if true.
There are more reports if one Googles.Saudis stoke South Asian fears
According to reports, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in New Delhi is pushing - somewhat tentatively - India's Human Resource Development Ministry and Minorities Commission to set up new madrassas (seminaries) in India. The same reports claim the Saudi royal family has cleared plans to construct 4,500 madrassas in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka at a cost of US$35 million, to promote "modern and liberal education with Islamic values". ...
The Saudi money would be dispersed through nine Jamaat-e-Ulema organizations in the four countries,
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They are the government now.How serious a threat are the Maoists in Nepal?
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