Two articles, one by Dinesh Wagle from Kantipur and one by Arundhati Roy. It’s amazing that to me that the Indian government thinks this is going to work.
India’s Maoist War
Instead of eradicating poverty, the current Indian establishment has, it seems, decided to eradicate the poor from society.
By Dinesh Wagle, November 1, 2009
Things [...]
Kathmandu, Nepal. 2/11/2009.
Members of the UCPN(Maoist) and their supporters, including Central Committee member Hisila Yami danced and chanted slogans in front of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office today, continuing a nation wide protest campaign started on Sunday. Nepal Army members drilled on their training grounds just a few meters away.
The stated objectives of the program [...]
Some well connected Maoist supporters are indicating the Maoists are really going to make a go of it this time. I can tell you this torch rally was convincing in that they can still get their supporters out on the street. Most people here will tell you that the other parties are not capable of [...]