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Example of the extent of politicization and harm brought about by political parties in Nepal. Scott MacLennan, the Executive Director of The Mountain Fund posted this picture with the following caption on his facebook:

Then came the biggest dissapointment of all. What should have been the  most modern hospital for the entire district, serving 45,000 people with  full care for all things is lost because of political fighting. Prem  Tamang and his damn maoist people only want Maoists to have a hospital  not all Rasuwa, so we walked away from this too. Happy Prem? You are the  leader for Rasuwa and you screw your own people out of a hospital for  your party needs. Welcome to the new Nepal where politicians rule and  people get nothing. Well done, Prem my lad.

Example of the extent of politicization and harm brought about by political parties in Nepal. Scott MacLennan, the Executive Director of The Mountain Fund posted this picture with the following caption on his facebook:

Then came the biggest dissapointment of all. What should have been the most modern hospital for the entire district, serving 45,000 people with full care for all things is lost because of political fighting. Prem Tamang and his damn maoist people only want Maoists to have a hospital not all Rasuwa, so we walked away from this too. Happy Prem? You are the leader for Rasuwa and you screw your own people out of a hospital for your party needs. Welcome to the new Nepal where politicians rule and people get nothing. Well done, Prem my lad.

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अर्थतन्त्र

आजको बिबिसी नेपाली सेवाको कार्यक्रममा रविन्द्र मिश्रले माओवादी प्रवक्ता दिनानाथ शर्मालाई सोधे: तँपाईलाई शोधनान्तर घाटा भनेको के हो थाहा छ ? जवाफ आफैँ सुन्नुहोस् ।

भरतमोहन अधिकारी, रामशरण महत र प्रकाशचन्द्र लोहनीले पनि राजनीतिक नेतृत्वले अर्थतन्त्रमा पटक्कै चासो नदिने गरेका बताएका छन् । अर्थतन्त्रको सामान्य मात्र पनि जानकारी माओवादी लगायत कुनै पनि पार्टीका अधिकांश नेतालाई छैन । तर आफुँहरुसँग नयाँ नेपाल बनाउने “वैज्ञानिक” तरीका रहेको दावि गर्ने माओवादी पार्टीको बारेमा अझैपनि भ्रमपूर्ण बुझाई ब्याप्त छ ।

केही समय अघि माओवादी अध्यक्ष प्रचण्डले गरेको प्रख्यात भाषणमा अब “मालिक” सँग मात्र वार्ता गर्ने र त्यसको लागि केही मागहरु रहेको बताएका थिए । ती मध्ये एक माग भारतले नेपालको व्यापार घाटा घटाइदिनुपर्ने पनि थियो । चन्दन सापकोटाले आफ्नो लेख “दाहाल ट्रेड डेफिसिट” (दाहालद्वारा सिर्जित व्यापार घाटा) मा यसबारे विस्तृत चर्चा गरेका थिए।

यहाँहरुलाई पनि अर्थतन्त्रको बारे केही जान्ने इच्छा छ भने द इकोनोमिस्टको यो पेज सहयोगी हुन सक्छ

Related Reading:

A Decade Lost, Nepali Times (Jan 2010)

Crisis Looms Near, Nepali Times (December 2009)

Meanwhile, the Economy, Nepali Times (December, 2009)

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Prachanda in his youth.
Found this picture somewhere on the internet. It is said to be of Prachanda (nom de guerre of Pushpa Kamal Dahal), the Chairman of UCPN (Maoist Party of Nepal) and the former Prime Minister of Nepal, from his days as a development worker with the UNDP. If somebody can confirm/deny this, it would be great, as historical pictures of the leader are very rare.

Prachanda in his youth.

Found this picture somewhere on the internet. It is said to be of Prachanda (nom de guerre of Pushpa Kamal Dahal), the Chairman of UCPN (Maoist Party of Nepal) and the former Prime Minister of Nepal, from his days as a development worker with the UNDP. If somebody can confirm/deny this, it would be great, as historical pictures of the leader are very rare.

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Rather than blaming India for increasing trade deficit, Prachanda needs to do some soul-searching to realize to what extent his party has contributed to the demise of the manufacturing sector, export-oriented production, and export potentials,