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Economic Nightmare The cover story "Economy In
Shambles" (SPOTLIGHT, May 24) indicated that the basic financial figures show the
country is on a path toward destruction. Unless miracles happen, the economy can not be
helped from reaching the point of total ruin. Then the country will be facing far worse
problems than it is today. Kiran Mathema Encourage Export This is the time the Nepalese government
should be asking for any help it can get from India as well as western countries in order
to increase its exports to them ("Economy In Shambles" SPOTLIGHT May 24). The
government should lobby hard with its friendly countries to win concessions for increasing
exports by convincing them of the hardship Nepal is currently facing. Truly, this is an
abnormal period that demands different-from-normal diplomatic exercises. Besides, it is
wiser to ask for concessions on export front than loan or grant assistance. Shishir Shrestha External Factor The country's economy has been performing
badly not because of anything that has to do with our policies or programs ("Economy
In Shambles" SPOTLIGHT May 24). It is purely due to external factors like political
instability and security problems that the economy has been pushed below. Once the
external factors are taken care of, the economy will take no time in taking off. Bishal Gautam Misplaced Comparison Often we find economists and experts
drawing comparisons between the recent Argentine economic debacle and our own problems
("Economy IN Shambles" SPOTLIGHT May 24). But this is clearly misplaced. How can
we compare the economy of mighty Argentina with ours? The Latin American country had an
extensive bank and financial networks, which we clearly lack. At best, our economy is
still based on agriculture. There is no rationale for comparing two different kind of
economies and drawing misplaced conclusions thereof. Kishore Dhital Northern Concern The Chinese government has said that the
rebels are misusing the name of their leader ("Northern Rebuke" SPOTLIGHT May
17). It would interesting to hear what the rebels have to say, now. As the government of
the country where Mao was born and where he launched the revolution has denounced them,
Nepalese Maoists now seem to have lost an ideological base. Bharat Rai Grand Tour Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba created a
history by being the first elected Nepalese prime minister to meet the President of the
United States of America in an Oval Office, White House ("Sympathy and Support"
SPOTLIGHT May 17). But important thing is not his tour of the Oval Office, but what he
said to the US President and how successful he was in convincing the latter of Nepal's
difficulties. Coming days will surely show how successful his visit has been. For now, we
can at least be happy over the fact that the US has shown serious concern to the rising
violence and terrorism in Nepal. Dipesh Bista Erosion Of Credibility By first announcing a one-month truce and
later retracting it, the Maoist leaders have once again shown that the time has still not
come when they could be trusted ("A Trial Balloon?" SPOTLIGHT May 17). Ever
since they unilaterally withdrew from the peace talks with the government and launched
heinous attacks against army barracks in Dang, the Maoists have been steadily losing
credibility. It is because of their past behavior that no political parties including the
extreme leftists are now willing to buy their arguments at face value. Prakash Khadka |
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