Sunday, April 26, 2009

South Block screwed up BIG

Indrani Bagchi

India needs to wake up and smell the coffee in Nepal. Last week, India exhibited some truly clumsy diplomacy in Kathmandu, which was astounding for the fact that it showed India as the nasty big brother that Nepalis often accuse India of.
“Prachanda” Pushpa Dahal’ s showcause notice to the army chief, Rukmangad Katawal, was high-handed, dictatorial and rightly attracted the ire of the other political parties. But to see the Indian ambassador hot-footing it to Baluwatar, pleading with Prachanda to desist, showed the kind of desperation that has completely laid India bare in Nepal.
Even given fears that the Nepalese Army may have been considering a “coup” may have been uppermost on his mind, surely diplomacy throws up better ways of doing things. If the US, or any other country had done this to India, South Block would be up in flames.
Its been clear for a while that Prachanda wanted to throw out Katawal and install the Maoist-friendly Kul Bahadur Khadka in his place. Its also been clear that Katawal has been resisting efforts to integrate the PLA cadres into the army. That may be something the Indian army can screw up its nose at, but that should be the Nepalis’ business.
Prachanda, as elected PM is fully within his rights to question the army chief, because no matter what, the army has to serve the popular government of the day. How did South Block forget this mantra?
Katawal is no great lover of the Maoist government, and has been known to be very close to the deposed king Gyanendra, having been adopted by his father King Mahendra.
But for democratic India to intervene on behalf of an army chief in Nepal is to send out absolutely the wrong signals. Its blatant intereference in the internal affairs of another country, for one. Second, it shows that India would rather support the army than a popularly elected government, even if you don’t like the colour of their stripes.
Nepalese media have published detailed records of how foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon tried to persuade the UML chief touring China that he should stop the sacking. Now that was really clever.
Katawal is now “burnt toast” as someone said, ruefully. Because no matter what India says, or perhaps because of it, Prachanda will get rid of him. Then he will resume his now interrupted visit to China and sign that treaty of peace and friendship that South Block was so against.
When elections were held in April 2008, it was a fair and participatory process that threw up the ruling combine in Kathmandu which had few outstanding debts to India, like the older political parties, army or even discredited royalty, the traditional pillars of Nepal.
India has known, since then, that things could never be as good as they had been, when India ordered and Nepalese followed. The Maoists are not India-friendly, and South Block is not Maoist-friendly. The Maoists want to spread their risks by getting China into the game as well. No surprises here, and India should have been mature enough to deal with this particular challenge.
India is partly responsible for Nepal running to the arms of the Chinese - that’s now very clear. India has many levers to ensure that its interests are addressed in Nepal, if only India chooses to utilize them. But beyond that, India needs to cut Nepal some slack. Let them go, guys. Cut those apron strings.

Friday, April 24, 2009

And India has its day as heat gathers

The Coup that has been planned backed by Indian expansionist and enter Indian army into Nepal.

A report from the RAW paid newspaper. RAW has on pay roll a lots of journalists in Nepal apart from its propaganda machine APCA publication that is a whorehouse with Nepali girls being employed for sex and sex only by Indians.


It sounds surreal, reads like a page from a nail-biting thriller.
On Thursday, 25 generals were present at the meeting of Principal Staff Officers at the Army Headquarters. The agenda was a serious one: Maoists are in a larger mission than to eliminate Nepal Army. They were out to derail the peace process and destroy Nepali democracy. And something had to be done to stop that.

It was PSOs and Valley commanders first meeting after the Maoist-led government issued a clarification letter to Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katwal.

The meeting started with DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) Gaurav Rana, saying that this was a historical moment and therefore it called for a frank discussion. “We are facing a tsunami and we must stop it,” he said. “The virus which is trying to destroy the Army is in this room.”

Himalaya Thapa, who heads the No. 1 Brigade added, “The root of the trouble is here. We must look for it and get rid of it.” A number of other generals also spoke at the meeting.

All the ire was vented against Lt. Gen. Kul Bahadur Khadka, who remained silent right through the meeting. Khadka, second in command in the Nepal Army, is the supposed Maoist choice to succeed Katawal.

At last, it was Katawal's turn. He said, “We should not let politics enter our house. We should stop this tendency to knock on the politician's door for promotion.”

For the first time, Lt. Gen. Khadka found himself completely exposed in front of the generals and the Nepal Army establishment, said a senior Army officer recounting Thursday's event.

He and other Army officers recounted to the Post late Thursday how on Wednesday they came close to mounting a “soft coup” to counter Khadka and the Maoist plan. The threat, they said, pushed the Maoists on to the back foot.

This is how the plan was. Maoist leaders, ministers and other selected individuals would be arrested. Former king would be put in Nagarjun Palace in “line arrest.” Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala and a number of other leaders would be cut off from the public.

Singhadurbar, Baluwatar, YCL and Maoist offices, the Ministers' Quarters at Pulchowk would be put under 'siege.' At the UN-monitored cantonments, the arms containers would be guarded, but the PLA combatants would not be harmed and would be allowed to leave the cantonments for home or for foreign employment. UNMIN monitors would be put in helicopters and flown to Kathmandu. “They would be treated with dignity,” said an Army officer.

“It was a plan that just was not a military coup,” said the officer. “I don't want to disclose the exact timing of the move. Such things are always kept secret.” There were hints that the “soft coup” would have taken place possibly in the wee hours on Wednesday.

All this started after the prime minister demanded Katawal's resignation on Sunday. By Monday, insiders say, Katawal seemed enthused by a renewed confidence. “By then he had received strong backing from India and he felt emboldened. For our part, we gave him a lot of moral support,” said another senior officer. “We told him 'don't worry. We will get the support. We proposed a coup. We had no time to lose. Losing time meant the Maoists would get Katawal.”

Having listened to all the calls from Army officers, Katawal finally said, “That's not the right way to go about it. He suggested that the best way to move forward would be through the confines of the statute.”

It was important for Katawal to take the president in confidence. “India played a crucial role to establish the link between the Army and the president,” the officer said.

“We were not the planners for presidential rule,” said the officer. “We were involved only in the military side of the operation.” An official with the president's office said, the president was under tremendous pressure from the Army to react, adding: “But we were not pushing for presidential rule.” The pressure on the Army was huge, said the officer. “Maoists and Kul Bahadur were using each other to execute their plan. Kul Bahadur would be made the chief as soon as Katawal submitted his clarification. The plan was to get rid of Katawal by any means. Even by killing or abducting him, or putting him under house arrest. Making Kul Bahadur the chief by hook or crook.”

According to the officers, Kul Bahaudr had submitted a plan to the Maoists months in advance and they liked it. The Army chief would get a 35-year service period; others 30- year period; all 19,000 Maoist combatants would be integrated in the Army; PLA commander Nanda Kishor Pun “Pasang” would be made Major General and many others would get brigadier positions; there would be no new entries in the Army for a while; and 50 percent of the Army would be used for development work.

Kul Bahadur, according to the officers, had also lobbied with the Maoist-led government not to give the eight generals (whose retirement has been temporarily stayed by the Supreme Court) extension. Kul Bahadur, they added, also gave the generals the impression that the Army chief was unsuccessful to defend their case with the Defence Minister.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Sood goes to Delhi

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood today left for New Delhi for consultations. Sood, who met Prime Minister Prachanda this morning, is expected to brief the Indian Government about the recent political developments in the country including the government's plan to sack the Chief of Army Staff Rukmangud Katawal. Spokesperson of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Tshering W Sherpa said that ambassador Sood left for New Delhi for consultations with the authorities and would be returning to Kathmandu in a day or two.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Is this a sovereign country

Kathmandu, Apr 21 (PTI) The Maoist governments move to force the ouster of the Nepal Army chief seems to have isolated the ultra-left group, with the main Opposition party disrupting parliament and moving to polarize politics in the country against the former rebels.

The Prachanda-led government served an ultimatum to the Army chief Rukmangad Katawal, ordering him to explain why its directives on the removal of eight generals and halting recruitment in the army were ignored by him. The move to issue the notice is being interpreted as an indication of government's plan to remove the army chief.

Nepali Congress and 15 other political parties, including key coalition partner CPN-UML, have opposed the Maoists decision to seek clarification from Army Chief Rukmangad Katawal without proper ground.

Fears have been expressed that the deadlock between the government and most of the political parties could derail the stalled landmark peace process in Nepal.

Information Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara yesterday said a notice was issued to Army Chief, seeking a clarification on the military's recent recruitment, its hastiness in reinstating eight generals retired by the government and its decision not to participate in the National Games.

The Nepali Congress, led by former premier G P Koirala, boycotted the Parliament yesterday in protest against the governments move to seek clarification from Army Chief, terming it as strategy to weaken the national institution.

But maoists willnot be able to kick out Katawal as he has India behind him. Koirala did also want to sack him but India said not to do so and now sooner or later Rakesh Sood will start making rounds of baluwatar and threaten Prachnada not to sack him.

The relation between the India and Indianspy agencies and Nepali Army top brass is since along cordial. The massacre of late King Birendra and his family under the protection of 10,000 Army men in the Narayanhiti Royal palace was the design of RAW and Nepali army top brass helped execite it.
If the army cannot protect its patron King how can it protect Nepali people. But RAW will use all its power like newspapers and paid journalists and New Delhi will come to rescue Katawalas he is their man and they have to protect him.

A speciaal RAW agent Dhurb Painly has come to kathmandu to gather all the information and report back to RAW headquarters. He was posted in Kashmir before. The Sood and his agents the political parties will help Katawal and Maoists will have to back off.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Indian Game Plan

By all accounts, India is all set to review the currency rate between the two countries very soon. At present one hundred Indian rupees is equivalent to Nepalese rupees 160 and according to this fixed rate, the rates of other foreign currency, including the US dollar are set.
That this fiscal agreement was going to be reviewed that was reported by the People’s Review some months back. In that report a high ranking Nepali industrialist had revealed to this Weekly that none less than the then Indian Finance Minister P Chidabaram had told him about India’s plans of making her currency convertible in the international market. As our currency's exchange rate is fixed with the Indian currency, our currency would face serious setback after the Indian decision, this Weekly had explained. But the concerned sector didn't take the issue seriously at that time.
“I don’t know why our political leaders and economists are not doing anything about this, which can finish off our whole economy,” he had then said.
Now also, reliable sources claim that the Nepali economy would totally cave in, if this policy of India is implemented. “There are reports that India has made an elaborate plan to implement this plan,” one source said and he warned that the new rate of the Indian currency could go as high as Nepali rupees 215 to 250 for one hundred IC after that decision of India.
Another alarming factor is that there seems to be a well worked out plan to first create a shortage of Nepali currency in the market. This could be done both by India buying Nepali currency for a short term and also by panic buying of foreign currency by the Nepalese themselves. “Most of the Nepalese industrialists and prominent people hardly have any Nepali currency, they have already whisked away their hard cash to foreign banks or bought foreign property,” another source said.
According to a Rastra Bank source, it would not be that difficult for a country like India to buy large amounts of Nepalese currency to make a success of a political and economic agenda.
He added that if the present plan of the Indian policy makers is a success, then the price of one US dollar could go higher than NC Rs. 100. This would take a terrible toll on the country’s economy and would further aggravate the already difficult conditions of the average Nepali individual.
“If such a situation comes, no government would be able to exist in Nepal and the successfully functioning banks of the country would turn bankrupt,” a senior economist warned.
This could be a deliberate plan of India to make Nepal a failed state and make it easier for it to impose its policies in this troubled nation.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Tharus protest and role of Media

The Nepali media didnot support the Tharu movement and neither the UN agencies or foreign embassies Like they did earlier. In the Madhesh movement, Indian embassy was more active for the right of madhesh and ethnic rights.But in Tharu movement it distanced itself. Everyone know the intention of India and its active role in Madhesh. But there is no madhesh in Nepal. There is terai and the Tharus are the original inhibitants of terai.
The madheshi parties cal for the right of madheshi who are bihari but they don't talk of Nepal's land encroached by India.
The Bihari influence in terai supported by Indian embassy in Kathmandu and Birgunj consulate is open secret.
The media has also not played its role effectively in the tharu movement as fear Indian embassy.
The RAW propaganda machine Apca and its publications himalayan times and annapurna post didnot give importance to tharu protest which is open as it was against their mission of disintegrating Nepal.
The Raw gives month training on Nepal's politic beforeww sending its people in Apca. RAW also teaches them Nepali so that they can understand and communicate in Nepali. Their work is to send all the informations to delhi headquarters. Apca is a randi khana where all the Indian have two two Nepali girls for themselves as theiur sex slaves. They not not only involve in newspaper business but Apca is involved in Nepali girls trafficiking and housing, and manpower. The newspapers are run by Indians for indian authority not for Nepal and Nepali and the 80% staff are Indian.
Such Raw propaganda machine should be closed to save the nepal's soveriegnty and save the country. let's give rights to Tharus, who are the originals people froim terai.
Today three people, a police officer, a protestor and a pedestrian were killed in Chitwan District. But the Nepali media didnot took any interest to report as they are run by the Indian embassy and paid by the Indian embassy.
In the fifth day of the indefinite period closure of Nepal's Tarai belt called by the Tharuhat United Struggle Alliance (TUSA), protesting against the government's decision to classify the indigenous Tharu Community in the Madhesi category, the three people had lost their lives.
The death of the police officer took place after he was attacked by a sharp knife by the protestors, another officer scrummed to minor injuries in the attack.
Fatally injured Kumar Budathoki- the police officer later died at the Bharatpur Hospital.
A Tharu protestor Kamal Chaudhari died last night who was severely thrashed by the police and a pedestrian who was injured by bullets fired by the police is also declared dead.
In Chitwan district alone more than Two dozen protestors, Sixteen General Police officers and Four Armed police officers are admitted to a nearby hospital.
In the mean time, the Tharu protest continues in Chitwan district defying curfew orders imposed by the District Administration Office.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Indian expansionist and its real face

Pranav Mukharji's Statement: A question mark on our sovereignty?

Dear Friends,

In an interview to Arabian television All Zazera, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of India, Pranav Mukharjee, he said that Maoist have come to the peace process and the government under the initiation and influence of India. He has ignored the sacrifice of other political parties, civil societies and the brave Nepali people who sacrificed their life for the peace and historical transformation. If it is really true, the present change that Nepal is experiencing is due to India and not due to the effort of Nepali people. Then the change or so called political development is on the greater interest of India than of Nepal. India's role also could not be undermined. They must have played some role from the diplomatic level. But isn't it the total disrespect to Nepal and its independency that India is taking credit whatever the positive development Nepali people have brought out. If India really wants Nepal to be peaceful and prosperous, Does it have a gut to solve the refugee problems that has also affected Nepal. Why are the political parties keeping their mouth shut in such a direct intervention in this issue by such a higher profile politician?

We believe that the historical movements led and carried out by Nepali people are the major driving factor to bring about the historical changes in Nepal.The international communities have no share at all.

Koshish strongly condemns such type of gross attack and intervention by any foreign forces in the name of peace and development and comes to fore to protest against such acts.

Koshish is the movement led by highly patriotic Nepali youths to reach each and every Nepali citizen's mind and heart with a nationalistic message that we must struggle and fight for the peace and betterment of our society and the nation protesting against the undemocratic attack of any sort by foreign forces.

In this regard, Koshish tries to create a networking and platform for or of all the patriotic youths of Nepal to fight for our nation's independency and sovereignty. The time has come for all the youths to gather and utilize the strength to carry out a long lasting struggle till we become a dignified citizen in the eyes of foreign forces.

Therefore, Koshish would like to invite respected people and young friends to take part in the action oriented discussion program.

Date: 21 February, Falgun 10(saturday)
Reporting Time:7:30 am(Please be on time)
Program Time: 8:00-10:00 am
Venue: Martin Chautari(near by prashuti griha)
The program will be concluded with signature campaign which will be submitted to the concerned parties.

Sincerely,
Mr.Manoj Pandit
Coordinator
Koshish Movement
Ph:9841296407

Please forward this information to your friends and concern people.

(PS: The RAW wants K P Oli to be chairman of CPN-UMP as he is their man for long. The RAW instalation in Nepal APCA has sent a messenger to lobby for him. He is the one who is responsible for the murder of Madan Bhandari.)

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Sood meets Prime Minister

Indian ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter's official residence in Baluwatar Tuesday morning.

Bilateral issues including border security, preparations for power purchase from India, and the current political developments in Nepal were chiefly discussed at the half-hour long meeting that started at 7:30 am, it is learnt.

Meetings between the Indian ambassador and top political leaders are often considered politically significant and this one comes a day after 18 political parties in the Constituent Assembly decided to urge the Prime Minister to call early parliamentary session to decide the bills that are being introduced by the government through ordinance.

The RAW is also active and held meeting at Annapurna Hotel and Yak and Yeti Hotel last week in the presence of RAW agents active in Nepal in the name of APCA. The selected Madheshi leaders and congressi leaders took part in the meeting called in the name of The Himalayan Times and Annapurna Post. The special Indian agents active in Nepal and hold talks with various Congress political leaders and UNL political leaders and briefed them on future plan.

The Himalayan Times and Annapurna Post are backing Rishi Dhamala because Dhamal is also a RAW agent and these two newspapers are RAW propagande machine. The RAW agents are openly in the name of newspaper directing the political leaders to do what India wants. Dhamala is not a single case Indian embassy and RAW is using most of the Nepali journalists like Dhamala for information collection. Himalayan Times and Annapurna Post is just a show piece.