[Via... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Downwithcapitalism <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 5:30 AM Subject: [downwithcapitalism] CPN(M): 'only stable factor in a troubled nation' Business Week. 18 June 2001. India's Nepal Worries. The aftermath of the massacre of the Nepalese royal family on June 8 is worrying Nepal's ally and southern neighbor, India. Analysts fear a political vacuum in Nepal could be filled by Maoists, who form the main opposition party and enjoy 37% support. Nepal watchers say the Maoists may present themselves as the only stable factor in the troubled nation. The Maoists want to depose the royal family and end links with India. Their ascension to power would leave Nepal open to closer ties with China and Pakistan, both rivals of India. An added danger for India could be the strong Maoist insurgencies in the northern Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. International affairs analyst Kanti Bajpai of New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University says the Maoist groups could join forces and "create a very unstable northern Himalayan belt." * * * * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
