Nepal's transformation into a republic hasn't been worthwile. Nepal's monarchy has a role of unifier since Prithvi Narayan Shah's time. The current leaders also failed to consider the sustainability of monarchy for tourism. Nepal's unique monarchy appealed to a lot of foreign visitors. If countries like UK, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands can remain a monarchy despite strong parliamentary system, it was a tragedy that Nepal was forcibly transformed into a republic. The King's role as a unifier among diversity has been completely ignored.
The Seven Party Alliance and Maoists bear responsibility of Nepal's deterioration. The advent of multi-party democracy in 1990 was skilfully exploited by anti-democratic extremist forces. The Maoists, the chief driving force behind this extremist movement got away with all of its demands. Making Nepal a republic has been a terrible blow to Nepal's image. I honestly think Nepal's friends abroad have no interest to see Nepal sink into the abyss of lawlessness and insecurity. The bottom line is Nepal has lost its identity.
Friday, July 17, 2009
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