Encouraging Sign
ONCE world famous for peace, harmony and
tolerance Nepalese people are now falling victim to the increasing activities of the
terrorists. The insurgencies initiated by the so-called Maoists six years back has greatly
affected the everyday life of the common people not to mention the loss of lives and
property mounting to billions of rupees. It is a great shame for all Nepalese people that
their country that was once approved as a peace zone by over 110 nations and where Gautam
Buddha, the Epistle of peace was born is now in the bloodbath. Over three thousand
Nepalese people including the security personnel and the so-called Maoists have already
lost their lives in the futile bloodshed. The government has activated all the mechanisms
of the state in its fight against terrorism and for restoring peace in the country. After
the declaration of the State of Emergency in November last year, Royal Nepal Army
personnel have been deployed to disarm and defeat the armed terrorists, and they have
somehow succeeded in their mission. Yet, the terrorists have not stopped their activities
of killing the innocent people, looting cash and kind and destroying the development
structure.
For a cash-crunched country like Nepal, which
has to heavily depend on foreign aid even for development infrastructure, fighting against
terrorism is often difficult. However, international communities including the two big
neighbours have strongly supported Nepal’s campaign against terrorism right from the
declaration of the State of Emergency. During Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s
visit to India last month, the Indian Government expressed its commitment to assist Nepal
in its effort to combat terrorism. Likewise, the US government’s support to fight
terrorism is highly important. Recently, the United States Government proposed its
Congress to approve 20 million dollars in military aid to Nepal, which speaks the
seriousness of the international communities over the Maoist problem and their willingness
to help Nepal in its fight against terrorism. Lately, the government of the People’s
Republic of China, which often remains unaffected by the political happenings of the
neighbouring countries, has shown its willingness to help Nepal in combating terrorism.
During the current visit of Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya to China, he met the
Chinese government official, as per a news report, and discussed about the cooperation in
quelling terrorism. Indeed, it is an encouraging sign that Nepal is receiving adequate
support and cooperation from the neighbouring and friendly countries, which also points
out that Nepal will soon be able to uproot terrorism from the country.
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