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“”We didn’t care [about Indian bothers in Nepal]. We were here to improve relations with Nepal and help it in its initiatives.”

(Former West German diplomat posted to Nepal Dr Heinrich Seeman who because chief of protocol, The Kathmandu Post, 15 Dec.)

“Another aspect is about keeping the country together. Earlier, you had monarchy as a unifying force. With the monarchy gone, you could use the Nepali language as the unifying factor as was done by Sukarno in Indonesia. Nobody wants to see Nepal breaking apart.”

(Dr Seeman, The Kathmandu Post, 15 Dec.)

“Despite the understanding on the important political appointments between the two largest coalition partiers—UML and CPN-Maoist, the intra-party squabbles with the UML have led the Maoist-headed government to an uneasy situation. The Maoist recent statement suggests the intra-party differences for leadership, inability to lead the coalition partners, proximity to with China and India’s resentment are other factors forcing CPN-Maoist to remain out of power.”

(newsreport, 15Dec.)