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Crisis Situation Your cover story "Weathering The
Vagaries Of Nature" (SPOTLIGHT, September 6) was instructive. The people in the
western and far-western parts of the country are facing the consequences of global
warming, but our policy makers are yet to prepare a relief package for them. As a large
number of people are on the verge of starvation, the government must take serious
initiatives to deal with the crisis. Nimesh Gupta Irrigate Land Nepal, a third world country, has an
agriculture-based economy. Unfortunately the most backward sector of the economy is also
agriculture. For a decade, Nepalese agriculture is facing irregular cycle of drought and
flood ("Weathering The Vagaries Of Nature", SPOTLIGHT, September 6). As the
farmers have to depend almost exclusively on rainfall, drought causes a drastic fall in
production. This year, too, the western districts are facing a severe drought. Once again,
the policy makers are talking about rehabilitating farmers. But they never think of
sustainable solutions such as implementing more irrigation projects. Sita Karki Revising Reports Our concern about reducing air disasters
peaks whenever there is an accident and loss of human life. ("CFIT Again"
SPOTLIGHT, August 30). Government agencies organize discussions and form probe
commissions. Unfortunately, no one tries to implement their recommendations. Our main
weakness lies in such carelessness. If the concerned authorities really want reduce such
unfortunate events, why don't they collect all the reports they have and start
implementing the recommendations? As long as past mistakes are ignored, we cannot minimize
the risk of accidents. Sitaram Maharjan Too Many Parties Multiparty democracy is a system of
governance that allows competition among political parties through regular elections. As
the election approaches, we have been told that 116 political parties have been
registered. How many of them are sincerely concerned about the people? Do we need 116
parties to improve democratic values? Are there really 116 different views on developing
Nepal? We don't need such a large number of parties. The ones we already have are
responsible for ruining the country. We must have tougher provisions for party
registration. Babu Lal Shrestha Damaging Split Some people say the split in the Nepali
Congress has weakened democracy and that the country needs a strong and united party
("Divided But Undecided" SPOTLIGHT, August 16). It is true that democracy is
weakened when political parties are divided. It is better to have strong political parties
that can compete with each other. Splits will destabilize the political process as a
whole. Suraj Baral Still A 'Big Brother' Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha
recently said that India is making its policy more accommodative toward its small
neighbors ("No More A 'Big Brother'" SPOTLIGHT, August 30) and it wants to show
that India is a friend of all South Asian nations. In the last 50 years, every Indian
political leader has been preaching similar things, but their practice is exactly the
opposite. Because of India's non-committal and aggressive policies, all of its neighbors
are living in a constant fear for their existence. As long as our big neighbor on south
does not take the problems of its small neighbors seriously, its sweet words and policies
are not going to assure its neighbors. If India wants to improve its image, it must
support the quest of smaller friendly neighbors to live in peace.Indian people and leaders
always see Nepal as their friend, but policy makers have a different view. As a good
friend of Nepal, we hope Yashwant Sinha succeeds in translating his commitment into
reality. Janak Shrestha Concentrate on Neighbors The tourism industry is facing its worst
moments ("Scripting A Strategy For Survival" SPOTLIGHT, August 16). Different
suggestions have come from different corners on reviving the sector, but the most
effective cure is to concentrate our efforts on our two giant neighbors. It is more
convenient both to approach the Indian and Chinese markets. Moreover, India and China are
the largest contributors to the global tourism market. Gyalpo Lama Chances of Misuse The two-day conference of police chiefs of
all seven countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
concluded recently in Kathmandu. After the meeting, the top cops agreed to form a regional
police body SAARCPOL ("Policing The Region" SPOTLIGHT, September 6). How can we
believe that such regional police body will function when two largest countries of the
region, India and Pakistan, have been tied up in a war-like situation? Will they allow the
body to function? Before taking any decision regarding the formation of SAARCPOL, the
concerned authorities must think seriously. Raghu Sigdel |
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