Nepal help.

boerboel84

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I just saw a news article about Norway helping Nepal with some founds, that's a good thing.
They are helping the maoists buying theire own land and house.
I realy hope Nepal will be a better place to live its a huge country with 26 million people.
 
Nepal, although economically disadvantaged, has other aspects of beauty and magic that, for some, make it a great place to live a life.

For those who wish to help out economically, the real puzzle is how to do so in an effective manner. Bill Martino first went there as a Peace Corps volunteer, then later came back as a private citizen with the intent of starting a business that would be beneficial to its employees and the community. That's how HI was born.

I hope wisdom guides the Norwegian efforts to facilitate the acquisition of private property by Maoists, and that the result is as good as the intentions that motivate the effort.
 
Are the Maoists of the same nature as in India?
They burned a co worker of somebody I know in his car.
Maybe they'll be less violent once their economic means improve :)
Btw does Maoist imply that they are supported by China?
 
Jens Schuetz said:
Are the Maoists of the same nature as in India?
They burned a co worker of somebody I know in his car.
Maybe they'll be less violent once their economic means improve :)
Btw does Maoist imply that they are supported by China?
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My impression is that "Maoist" is a very generic, vague term that isn't very informative about the political movements in that region. I'm not sure if they call themselves Maoist, or if that is a label applied by their opponents. I'm not sure if they look to China as some kind of model, especially since China itself has become less ideological and more profit-seeking (but still a one-party police state). China's interest in the region has more to do with access routes, military defensive perimeters and the like. That is why Afghanistan has been a political football for foreign powers, not because of any wealth that it might contain (other than a possible route for oil pipelines). That is why China clings to Tibet and has been moving Chinese people into that territory to try to make it a part of China rather than an occupied country.

These are generalities. I'd be interested if anyone on this list has more substantial knowledge of the actual politics of the movement or political parties in Nepal that are called Maoist. I haven't tried to research the subject, but all comments I've seen that mention Maoism in Nepal seem to use the word as a synonym for "left-wing" or "radical," but those terms can cover a large range of politics.
 
The Maoists in Nepal have, at least historically, been violent. That includes some gruesome uses of the khukuri. Although they may model themselves after Chairman Mao and his tactics, to my knowledge it does not seem China is currently supporting them. I could, of course, be wrong on that point. I am not in the upper circles of international intrigue. Publicly China has taken a much more peaceful approach in Nepal, helping with public works projects, etc.

Maoists and the turbulent politics of Nepal have caused HI difficulty at times.
 
davidf99 said:
China's interest in the region has more to do with access routes, military defensive perimeters and the like. That is why Afghanistan has been a political football for foreign powers, not because of any wealth that it might contain (other than a possible route for oil pipelines). That is why China clings to Tibet and has been moving Chinese people into that territory to try to make it a part of China rather than an occupied country.
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This is very true. The same holds for India - Pakistan conflict on the issue of Kashmir. It's all about geographically strategic locations. Battle for high grounds if you may, for controlling the region. Nepal finds itself sandwiched between China (a rock) and India (a hard place), two biggest powers in that region.
 
Sadly India isn't a real power. All the time they get parts of their country taken away by China. They also keep hush about it so that the Indian Politicians don't appear to weak to their own population. And maybe they are not weak but smart since a few lost territories is probably preferable to a real war with China?
Just check on Wiki regarding Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aksai_Chin
There were also some incidents this year I believe but India doesn't provide much details, as usual. China also keeps quite since they don't want to be in the international news as being aggressive. That wouldn't fit well with their global economic plans I guess :)
 
I think that's why China's neighbors are so intolerant of Chinese people. You let one Chinese in and then you have 100,000 Chinese. Then your city is invaded by China. Then your grandchildren only speak Chinese and are taught their city was always part of China.
 
blue lander said:
I think that's why China's neighbors are so intolerant of Chinese people. You let one Chinese in and then you have 100,000 Chinese. Then your city is invaded by China. Then your grandchildren only speak Chinese and are taught their city was always part of China.
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It's a big mistake to blame individuals of any ethnic group for the crimes and atrocities of the governments of their countries. Most individual Chinese and their families are as much victims of their police state government as the smaller countries that China bullies.

The Chinese policy of moving thousands of people into Tibet to make Tibet a part of China was not voted on by the Chinese people, it was a policy decided by the inner circles of the ruling party. Even if they did take a vote of the Chinese people it wouldn't mean much in an environment where almost all news and political discussion is censored by the government so that the average person is at the mercy of one-sided propaganda.

You might be right about China's neighbors being intolerant of Chinese people, but that doesn't make them right.

As a matter of fact, many Americans who visit other countries are surprised when they do not always encounter a friendly response from everyone. That's because Americans don't know all the things that their government and corporations do in those countries. It wouldn't be right for others to be intolerant of an American visitor because Exxon Oil polluted their waterways or the CIA did what it does, but it happens.
 
Discussing Nepalese economy and government is one thing, but Bladeforums policy restricts political discussion to the Political Arena for which you need a paid membership.

China does this, the USA does that, is outside the subject matter of this forum.
 
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