India-US-EU Need To Provide Logistical Support To The Democracy Movement

Import of arms from China as per the agreement: RNA NepalNews ..... China had pledged to provide Rs.72 million military aid to the RNA ..... China's aid comes at a time when India, the United States and the United Kingdom have suspended the supply of lethal military arms to Nepal following the royal takeover in February this year ..... arms and weapons entered Nepal in 18 trucks .....

The three big powers India, US and EU have so far made a big mistake which is to not come forth openly saying a constituent assembly is the only way to peace and democracy in Nepal. Another mistake they have made is to not provide logistical support to the democracy movement. The three powers need to think of democracy restoration in Nepal as a project that can be launched and completed over a month. Vague diplomatic statements will not do.

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Through this military aid, China has made a decisive foray into Nepal's internal politics. It is no longer neutral. It no longer considers Nepal's political developments as its internal matter. It is now very much involved. It has taken the side of the autocrats. The people on the two sides are ideological cousins.

JFK once wrote a book called Why England Slept. He argued that democracies are slow to respond to impending threats like the fascists and the Nazis were. I am reminded of that right now. The Indian, American and European responses to developments in Nepal have been lukewarm. The responses have lacked sophistication and urgency. They are high on moral rhetoric, low on specifics.

The biggest thing about not providing logistical support to the democracy movement is that shows you do not have a good knowledge of the ground realities in Nepal. And so you are reduced to singing vague tunes of democracy.

Nepal is fast being turned into a fault line by the king and the Chinese authorities. This has global implications. Just look at history. World War II was a fault line drawn between the democracies and the fascists, Nazis. The Cold War was a fault line between the democracies and the Soviet bloc. The War on Terror is a fault line between the democracies and the Islamists in the undemocratic Arab world. If you connect the dots, you are going to be forced to see the next big chunk of landmass without democracy is China. The fault lines are already forming, and they are forming in Nepal. The democracies need to wake up. Nepal is an opportunity for the democracies to seize the non-violent option at a fault line.

The Nepal democracy movement needs help. It needs the foreign powers to attain political clarity. And you do that by publicly coming around to supporting the idea of a constituent assembly.

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And it also needs logistical support. Powers that have in the past poured in tens of millions of dollars in military aid into Nepal to fight the Maoists should now be willing to pour in a few million dollars to help the Nepal democracy movement with logistics. Put your money where your mouth is.

The West funded the Orange Revolution in Ukraine last year. It is high time for a repeat in Nepal.

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Then its political monopoly in China is going to be over.

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The Chinese people are going to be free like people elsewhere. They deserve democracy like people everywhere else. And they are going to get it.

In The News

Import of arms from China as per the agreement: RNA NepalNews
Understanding between parties and Maoists can’t be ignored: Thapa
Thousands take part in UML rally calling for peace and democracy
No need of constituent assembly: Minister Dhakal; No option to constituent assembly: Leaders
Rights groups welcome Parties-Maoist understanding
Nepalis in the US welcome Parties-Maoist agreement
China 'aiding Nepal's fight with Maoists' Aljazeera.net, Qatar
Chinese 'deliver arms to Nepal' BBC News
China delivers military supplies to Nepal - report Reuters AlertNet
China supplies truckloads of arms to Nepal: Report Outlook (subscription), India
China to build information superhighway in Nepal Hindustan Times
First Bundle of Chinese Lethal support in Nepal NewsLine Nepal, Nepal
RNA Admits Military Aid from China NewsLine Nepal
China arms RNA Kantipur Online

No lethal arms from China: RNA (news update) 7:46 PM ..... hasn’t received any lethal arm from China ..... there were no rifles in the arms consignment that was delivered to the RNA this week. He said that the consignment included some signal equipment ...... The latest arms assistance from China has come at a time when major suppliers of military assistance to Nepal, India, US and UK, have suspended their ‘lethal military support’ to Nepal in the aftermath of the royal takeover of February this year.

This is better news. Lethal military aid is the benchmark. Even India and the UK have provided some non-lethanl military aid after 2/1.

Nepalese Americas Council Welcomes Maoist-Democrat Accord

To: NAC

I hope the NAC will similarly come forth condemning the regime's concerted attempts to thwart the mass rallies by the seven party coalition, especially the UML and the Nepali Congress, in different parts of the country. We have to condemn it in such a way that we tie this latest episode to the prior attacks on the media and the NGOs. These fascist tendencies have to be countered forcefully now, or they will learn to get worse.

Also I hope the NAC will play a role in fundraising at this end.

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Political power has three components to it: money, message and organization.

The message is democracy, although I wish the seven parties offered a greater clarity on the agenda and the roadmap. The organizations are securely in place at both ends. Now let's work the money part. $100 is a small sum. 1000 individuals is a reasonable head count. And the organizational framework is not a pyramid really, it is a cloud. Everything stays transparent at all times. As a starter we build a pyramid of people who at this stage only pledge. We collect the money as per the demand of the movement down the line.

Some money is needed right away for this: Movement Taken To Online Video.

Press Release: NAC Welcomes 12-point Understanding (11/23/05)

Nepalese Americas Council P.O. Box 9883, San Bernardino, CA 92407 NAC since 1991 Press Release For More Information Contact: Dr. Jeetendra Joshee (jeetjoshee@yahoo.com) Phone: 909-792-0343 Wednesday, November 23, 2005 The Nepalese Americas Council (NAC) and its member organizations welcome the 12-point understanding reached between the Seven Parliamentary Party Alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) to resolve the 10-year old armed-conflict, and appreciate their commitment to establishing representative democracy in Nepal. It is a positive sign for peace, and restoration of democracy and human rights in Nepal. We commend all the involved parties for their pledge to reestablish democracy in Nepal and to bring the long overdue peace in the country. As stated in the letter of understanding, democracy, peace, prosperity, social development and a free and sovereign Nepal are the primary wishes of the Nepali people. Therefore, we urge all parties to remain true to their commitments in the letter and deliver results to the Nepali people who have suffered much. It is a universal fact that without democracy, peace, and security, prosperity will not be achieved. We also welcome the acknowledgement of past mistakes by Maoists and the political parties, and their vow to learn from them. Rebuilding trust will take time. But we sincerely hope that these reconciliation efforts progress to the point where a verifiable disarmament is overseen by a credible international agency. We strongly urge the King to utilize this opportunity and come to terms to restore democracy and foster a lasting peace in the country. We recommend that he invites the United Nations and other international agencies to facilitate the rapprochement between himself, the Maoists, the political parties and the people of Nepal. Should he ignore this opportunity, we foresee grave consequences to the democratic process. Meanwhile, the people of Nepal will continue to suffer, and the viability and utility of monarchy will be in question. We also appeal to the international community to pressure the King to immediately and unconditionally restore democracy. Now that the Maoists have agreed to lay down the arms for good, the King must act swiftly and yield to the voices of people. NAC believes that a negotiated political settlement through peaceful means is the only way out of the current crisis in Nepal, and to move towards full democracy in Nepal. We urge all political forces to assert leadership in bringing peace and security and establishing a multiparty democracy with the ultimate source of the power vested in the sovereign people of Nepal. NAC is a council of several Nepali organizations in North America established to create unity among people of Nepali origin for effective coordination, cooperation, and collaboration on common issues. NAC member and other community organizations/groups: Association of the Nepalis in the Americas (ANA) America Nepal Society (ANS), California Nepalese Association in South East America ( NASeA) Nepalese and Friends Association (NAFA) Kaligandaki Friendship Society (KFC), Washington, D.C. Nepali Youth Organization (NYO), Washington, D.C. Society of Ex-Budhanilkantha Students - North America Nepa Pasha Pucha Amerikaye (NPPA) America Nepal Friendship Society (ANFS), New York Nepal Cultural Society of B.C. (NCSBC) Association of the Nepalese in the Midwest America Nepal Seattle Society Florida Nepalese Association (FNA) Nepal Community Network of Canada (NCNC) Nepali Women's Network of North America NCNC( North Carolina) Nepalese Society of Texas ( Dallas) Greater Boston Nepali Community ( Boston) Nepali American Public Affairs Council (NAPAC) Nepal Concern Group-Canada Rocky Mountain Friends of Nepal (Denver) Association of Nepali Terain in America (ANTA) Liberal Democracy Nepal (LDN) Nepal Enterprise Forum Nepal Democracy Forum Indira Foundation Sincerely, Dr. Jeet Joshee President Nepalese Americas Council