Re: [Assam] TIME: A lesson for Nepal's King

2005-12-18 Thread BBaruah
I suppose Mike’s one-liner is just a joke. King Jigme Singye Wangchuk of Bhutan obviously wants to be a constitutional monarch. He has seen with his own eyes what King Jnanendra of Nepal is experiencing in his kingdom. At the same time he does not want to be like King Masawati with 13

Re: [Assam] TIME: A lesson for Nepal's King

2005-12-18 Thread Barua25
Bhutan was in fact part of Assam (or Kamrup) at for a long time. In fact during the reign of Kumar Bhaskar Barman, Bhutan was very much a part of Kamrup. Histroy od Gait and many others show that. So was North Bengal with Koch Behar and all. The western boundary of Kamrup was the river

Re: [Assam] TIME: A lesson for Nepal's King

2005-12-18 Thread Dilip/Dil Deka
Bodos do not consider themselves as part of Assam and sooner or later they will demand Bodoland. So in stead of a "greater Assam Sovereignty", are you really talking about a "greater Bodo Sovereignty"? Why do you think the Bodo leaders will let you (Assamese) have a say in their affairs and how do

Re: [Assam] TIME: A lesson for Nepal's King

2005-12-18 Thread mc mahant
Briefly: Boro purebloods in Boro-only areas are less than 5 Lakhs.Greater Assam- 300 Lakhs+ Greater Assam land area is 120 times that of BTAD. Resources in BTAD are next to nothing. Bodos will be the Protected first Nation. mm From:Dilip/Dil Deka [EMAIL PROTECTED]To:mc mahant [EMAIL

Re: [Assam] TIME: A lesson for Nepal's King

2005-12-18 Thread mc mahant
Kakaideo, We should never think and talk of grabbing. Gentle persuasion and the willing association of adults --benefits all. CIS is all about that. And EU. India and Greater Assam too -only workable modelfor21st century. SAARC has not worked yet--because everybody hates India. Greater Assam only