Hats off for the editorial "Coming out of slaughter" (#82). Something is rotten in the state of Nepal, and you put your finger right on the rot: our elected representatives. Why not televise the proceedings of the House so we can see what a bunch of clowns they are. Getting elected doesn't give them the mandate to misbehave. But more importantly, your editorial may have to be translated into Nepali so they can read it.

D Gajraj
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Reading CK Lal's "Six years later" (#82) I was struck by the possibility of Indian Gurkhas at our doorstep. If our domestic strife continues at this rate, this is a distinct possibility, and we know who we have to blame for that: maximum leader Prachanda. After all, Indian Gurkhas outnumber our own Gurkhas. General Hastings raised battalions of Gurkhas into the 1st Nausiri battalion even before the Ango-Nepal War of 1814-16. Is history going to repeat itself?

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Bhupati Pratap