THEVol - 4, No - 2, Jan 16-31, 2011 Rs. 10 /- REDwww.krishnasenonline.org STARNational Fortnightly Patriotic alliance: need of the hour TRS Reporter If the other parties disagree to the largest party’s of the nationalist and progressive force of the na tion to defeat the rightist force. Ultimately, the political situation seems to said that the party is ready to remain in the oppo - enter to the new process after the withdrawal second option, the Maoist leadership has clearly However, the rightist force of the nation seems of Ram Chandra Poudel’s candidacy for prime - to lose this time. The nationalist and progressive tosition. the logicalMaoist end, leadership and conclude is trying the to remaining bring all the stood together against him, Poudel preferred to parties into consensus and take the peace process ist faction. Failure of the attempt to elect Ram withdrawminister. As rather Unified than CPN get (Maoist) defeated and in 17th CPN-UML round Chandraforce within Poudel UML is has a serious stood boldblow against to the rightist the right - to peace and constitution, the largest party also reachedtasks of constitution-making.an agreement with the Being government responsible on agreed by the political parties, adopt new proce as rational nationalists and national betrayers. forming an alternative mechanism for monitoring dureof the after election. amending The legislature-parliament the parliamentary regula will, as Thefaction. foreign The interventionMadhesi parties seems have failing also polarizedbecause tions regarding the election of the prime minister- - army and arms that was being done by UNMIN. program.of the Maoist The strength. central committee The Maoist meeting Party has has got which will give a new government. On the other hand, the rightist factions of Ne- unified on the tactical line and forward moving- form a government of consensus with the approved the document which will lead the whole pali Congress and UML along with other fringe par- participationThe UCPN of(Maoist) all the majorhas been political effortful parties. to party towards its targeted goal. ties are trying to keep intact the so-called left-dem- The overwhelming desire of the people is a ocratic alliance to sideline the Maoists. Caretaker The parliamentary parties have no option other consensual government under the leadership of Oli tried their best to elect Ram Chandra Poudel Prime Minister Madhav Nepal and UML leader KP they really want to see peace and constitution writ mittee. When their attempt didn’t succeed, they than to agree on the Maoist-led new government if even intruding the decision of UML’s central com- ing process completed. The people have no faith in peaceUPCN (Maoist),process to the the largest conclusion political and party writing in theof a - constitutioncountry. Many can do only believe be performed that tasks ofwhen taking there the asked Poudel to withdraw his candidacy. the 21 months after the formation of government is a government under the leadership of the still be the struggle between patriotic force and the parliamentary parties. They have realized that largest party and its chairman Prachanda. It has In this way, the Prime Ministerial election will been just a waste. In a recent media survey, about been proved that the country cannot go forward 74under percent the leadership of participants of Madhav express Kumar their Nepalview on has dragnational nation betrayals, to either between President self-respecting Rule or military and the need of consensual government under the party’s stance for consensus. self-surrendering. The rightist force is trying to as long as the other parties disregard the Maoist coup by sabotaging the peace process and ob

sual government fails to yield fruit, it will try to - siveleadership alliance of against the Maoist all type Party. of retrogressive Thus, the solution and formIf thea majority Maoists’ government sincere effort under to form its leadership. a consen- structing the constitution-making. Thus this force of the present deadlock is a patriotic and progres- is welcoming the foreign intervention knowingly Special committeeor unknowingly. So,to it has been the primary task status-quoist forces, and foreign interference. monitor both NA and PLA

The Government of Nepal and Unified responsibility.each from the Special Committee and theCommunist arms monitoring Party of Nepal responsibilities (Maoist) have to its Secretariat to take over the UNMIN’s reached a 3-point agreement to give The part of the second point of the

the Special Committee that were being obstruction or problems with agreement reads, “So as to prevent any carriedA day out before by the the UNMIN. end of regard to peace process and monitoring of management of arms and armies following the departure UNMIN’s term, Maoist Chairman thePrachanda three point and dealPrime on Minister 14 Govt- will perform all responsibilities signed of UNMIN, the Special Committee Maoist maintaining an atmosphere of trust December to set up a six-member carried out till by UNMIN for mechanism to monitor Nepal strikedeal Army and People’s Liberation andstored resolution in the 7 ofcantonments differences and and ArmyThe (PLA) special and committee their arms. will 3-point monitoring of the Maoist weapons monitor arms storage container at the

the arms kept outsideChhauni.'' for the security of Maoist leaders and a container kept at seven Maoist cantonments and Nepal settleArmy’s disputes Chhauni in Barrack. course of Likewise, monitoring. this panel will also work as a mechanism to CommitteeUCPN (Maoist) soon. and the government have agreed to bring PLA under Special The Mechanism will have three members 2 Jan 16-31, 2011 Nation THE RED STAR 'IntegrateMaoist central with committeerespect' makes revolutionary decisions TRS Reporter of opinion will be made clear in the central these reasons, the preparations for struggle Ideological and political struggle, run in the havepeople been and necessary Nepalese forrevolution. national Because independence of all onschoolings unity in thataction are according going to beto heldthe party (however, decision. not and the people’s republican . time, has been concluded positively coming in the form of forum) and express commitment toinner the partylatest lifecentral of UCPN-Maoist committee meeting. since a long The A new government has not been formed due to the interference of Indian expansionism publiclyNo permission and negatively. is given to Comrades complain in against the same in Palungtar among six thousand party the party line, action-plan, leaders and cadres debate presented in three different documents, formal meetings and they will be free to interact even after the resignation of Prime Minister together.level will be free to discuss each-other except the cadres, has, now, been synthesized in a single boarderMadhav Kumarareas have Nepal. been Boarder increasing encroachment day by day. indocument. the documents Specially, of Chairmanideological, Com. political Prachanda and the The entire party is strongly committed Indianand the ruling murdering class isof creating Nepalese pressure people inover the the organizational action-plans, which were common struggle. It has clearly committed to implement treaty on extradition. It has revived a plan to and senior Vice-Chairman Com. Kiran, have been to develop the procedures of the two-line caretaker government for agreement to make spiritmerged of inthe a mergednew height. document Other Vice-Chairmanof the party. Dr. adopting the policy “freedom in discussion” unified document passed by the majority, is disagreed with the main and “unity in action”. Although the passed controlledkeep Indian the air media. marshal in the international document has maximum focused on peace airport of Nepal. It has massively interfered and similarities, of both the leaders will be presented The differences of opinions, except the ‘four preparations’ and ‘four bases’ for revolt Analyzing all these situations objectively, ifand there writing will remainconstitution, no possibility it has talked to advance. about in the party congress to come. To systemize the the first regular meeting of UCPN-Maoist has inner party struggle, Maoist party has decided to taken effective decisions after making a single issues that are decided and determined by it. issue of principal contradiction in a changed make the debate public in some of the ideological andAlong developed with it, Maoist form. Principalparty has contradiction, taken the Thedocument. patriots, The progressives, decisions of nationalists Maoist have and brought according to it, appeared in a blending form polarization even in the volatile situation. Differences related to the latest tactical line will of India expansionism and the domestic be carried to the party cadres in different levels traitorsthe revolutionaries on the other. are being polarized into through ‘Bichardhara’ (Ideology, an internal one side and the puppets, anti-people and the party publication). Situation of the differences reactionaries, which is against the Nepalese UNMIN leaves Nepal Double-dealer Rana to be called back After supporting the Nepali peace process and verification of Maoist army personnel  for four years, the United Nation’s Mission impartiality,”and the discharge of those disqualified, TRS Reporter in Nepal has left Nepal. ON January 14 UNMIN has worked with dedication and Kathmandu UNMIN organized a closing ceremony at its The government has headquarters in New Baneshwor. representativesSpeaker Subash of diplomatic Nemwang, missions leaders in initiated process to call UNMIN was established in Nepal on 23 of different political parties, chiefs and Jan 2007 to support the peace process as ceremony. back Nepal’s ambassador fourper the months. Security Council resolution 1740. Nepal, among others, attended the closing Rana, on the charge of his Its last term was extended on Sept 15 for directto India involvement Rukma Shamsher in Dabur Likewise, UN Secretary General Ban Ki- Relations and Human Rights In the closing ceremony UNMIN chief Moon urged the political partiesconclude to speed peace Committee,Nepal. The International a legislature process.up efforts to The Committee had committee, had directed the drink product- Real juice. directed the government “I encourage government to immediately with the decision that since the parties to recall Rana after he was redouble their found to be holding the post company under scanner ofRana CIAA, is also it’s inappropriatethe MD of a for him to remain as the thatefforts can to bring build of Managing Director of the ambassador. With the progressthe confidence on all Dabur Nepal. This Indian under the scanner of the decision of the committee, joint venture firm had been Rana’s ambassadorship has peace process,” fronts of Nepal’s anti-graftInternational body CIAA. Relations and Human Rights message to the also been jeopardized. The read the UNSG’s Committee had discussed that it has already initiated closing ceremony Foreign Ministry has said The flag-down ceremony at the UNMIN headquarter in Kathmandu. the controversy involving processRana, to who pull has him close back. of the UNMIN. The manufacturer of soft Dabur Nepal on January 9. Karin Landgren reiterated her appreciation At the function Sameul Tamrat, chief of educated in India, was links to India having been UN’s Asia Pacific Department of Political products was target of raids politicalto the Government parties, for of the Nepal cooperation. and the Unified drinks and herbal beauty of Nepal-Maoist, and all Affairs, assured that that the United Nations by the Commission for appointed Nepal’s envoy to will remain engaged in Nepal’s peace process Investigation of Abuse of and through the continued engagement of IndiaThe in CIAA 2009. recently carried through the United Nations Country Team, out spot investigation at the for Shesupport further to its said, peace “For process the past through four years, the deploymentthe UN has responded of this mission. to Nepal’s From request supporting Authority (CIAA) last month. the Department of Political Affairs. facing one after another the successful elections, to assisting in Dabur Nepal has been godown of Dabur Nepal and Earlier, the Maoists had sent a letter to blow over its alleged its Real brand of fruit juice the operations for the removal of wartime the government didn’t agree to extend the seized 74,000 cartons of UN urging to extend the UNMIN’s term but involvement on tax evasion for allegedly manipulating landmines and explosives, to the registration manufacturing dates. exit door. and adulteration on its soft term which eventually showed UNMIN the THE RED STAR Interview Jan 16-31, 2011 3 Revolt means bringing millions of people to the street

Prachanda, Chairman Unified CPN (Maoist)

United Nations Mission in Nepal parties on forming an alternative of there is more or less Indian hand force’ by providing special responsi (UNMIN) is leaving Nepal. What bility to it. If they do not agree with will happen to peace process in in the latter period, the continuous - the absence of UNMIN? UNMIN. I think it will be resolved interruptionbehind the departure in peace process,of UNMIN. and But, want to be fused, should be inte through consensus before January this, the total number of PLA, that 15. We want to appeal people not - political parties to extend the tenure to be terrified by thinking that the blame over UNMIN for not accelerat- grated with the equal numbers of the We are talking with other thepeace situation process is will very break sensitive. down Harsh and nations;ing it or attemptsmainly, America to drag andthe UNMINIndia, three state security forces - Nepal has been clearly determined since conflict will take its place. However, into debate shows that the “Key Five” Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal of UNMIN because the role of UNMIN and complex situation may have probably thought that they would we can never agree with the plan to peace process began, in the interim Police - to form the special force. But, constitution, and other understand to be faced if the aspirations of the peace agreement and the interim force them to undergo such proce ings and agreements that were Principal task of the peace process not get benefit from it. durestreat PLA in the soldiers name asof carryingnew recruits out or reached among the political parties.- is to integrate armies. UNMIN is we are sure that there is no alterna army integration. - The peace process is reaching its going back. What is the concrete tiveconstitution to national are consensus. not addressed. But, - proposal of UCPN-Maoist for army Winter-session of the Legislature- is, therefore, necessary. We have However, the government has sent integration? Parliament has started. How are last stage. The extension of UNMIN a letter to UNMIN urging to han- you planning to move ahead in the dover the weapons of PLA stored election of the Prime Minister? Howewrittenver, a letterthe government to the United and Na other- in the cantonments to the govern- ate Atthe first, peace there process are ideological or not. In the We are clear from the beginning. partiestions requesting have objected UNMIN’s to it. continuity. We have ment. What is your opinion? interimdifferences constitution, on whether including to acceler all- the We are still claiming to form the gov understandings and the agreements, ernment under the leadership of our alternative mechanism or system to - also requested the UN to devise an body to handover the arms with party because ours is the largest party It was quite wrong to urge the UN party or power while the govern in the Constituent Assembly. However, - UCPN-Maoist has been treated as a facilitate the peace process, if the UN reviewing the agreements that have ment is the other party or power. we are also very clear that the situa does not take any decision to con- out making a political agreement, - tion is not in favour of us. Along with tinueIn itsthis mission situation, in Nepal.a political of If the conspiracies of the counter revo it, the other political parties are not- ready to accept the change and prog - lutionaries continue, in spite of our good fice might be set up here, which, - they are not ready to accept the lead- we think, could monitor the peace ress. Due to their status quo mentality, process. So far as I have understood, - the UN is preparing in that way. The ing, we will have no option other than to amongership of political UCPN-Maoist. parties forHowever, the forma the UN is in favour of establishing an efforts for peace and constitution build- There are, certain initiate a revolt. tionobjective of the situation government requires and itsconsensus opera tionsoffice raisedfor monitoring on who would peace monitor process. - ly, some ques- - Army be formed under the leadership of any be the alternative mechanism and tional processes. New government can well when it objected to the govern um foundation between two powers. party if a consensus is made among whatin place will of happen UNMIN to and the what ongoing may ment’sbeen committed unilateral before. move in UNMIN this regard. did integration is on this equilibri- the parties. peace process. However, I do not - Is there any possibility of compro- But, the external reactionary forces mise, then? We believe that Security Council of and domestic NC and the UML are think that the peace process will be as a power or party to the peace pro we are discussing the matter with UN has also rejected it and advised Any possibility has not been seen derailed after January 15 because not ready to recognize UCPN-Maoist the other political parties. Even the to make political agreement. I sent a yet. However, the situation to accept government sent unilateral letter to should surrender before them and - it.letter The to rejection the UN afterof government's the caretaker let cess now. They want that the Maoists anyone occurs if any agreement is accept any steps against the process. made on building peace and power international situation is unlikely to to abort all the agreements commit Although, if we observe the activities - sharing. There is not any favourable handing over of weapons is a very teddissolve in the the past, PLA. the As peace long asprocess they try and the intention of the government, ter by the Security Council regarding happy news for us. cannot go ahead smoothly. - it becomes clear that they want to In this context, the only way is to Indian hand is said to be behind We have not reached any agree formsituation the governmentto make an agreement. of the major the departure of UNMIN from Ne- peace process and push the nation ity. Probably the ongoing election of provoke the Maoist party, derail the pal. What do you think? - - the political parties do not agree ment to the fix modality of integra- candidacy of Ram Chandra Poudel into a long conflict. However, all of with the government and the entire tion. If they accept the Maoist party willthe PMbe cancelled.ends from Decision this step ofand the the situation does not seem so. fortablyCertainly, since India its beginning. has not taken Indian the as a party or power, at first, it is not interestpresence was of UNMIN made public in Nepal indirectly. com- ritynecessary mechanism. to integrate The easy the integrationPLA with Nepal Army (NA) or any other secu- Supreme Court that rules out neu- discussion with the other political In this sense, it can be assumed that Continued on page 5 Secondly, we are in a serious trality during the election of PM in will be making the PLA a ‘special 4 Jan 16-31, 2011 Editorial THE RED STAR Published By : Krishnasen Memorial Publication Pvt. Ltd. Urgent task of our Party Advisors : Suresh Ale Magar, Maheshwar Dahal The false promises of the Nepalese petit-bour- geoisie of writing compromised constitution with Editor : progressive character or so forth, is nothing but Kumar Shah attempt to blunt the revolutionary aspiration of the Assistant Editor : masses of people, attempt to hand over power to Dipak Sapkota Dharmendra Bastola the bourgeoisie and the reactionary classes.

Office Address : feudalism and comprador Anamnagar, Kathmandu espoused by Indian pletedUnified two Communistrounds of Cen Party urgent task of the - expansionism. In the changing Phone : 01-4771775 tralof Nepal Committee (Maoist) meetings has com in- thatary party. the comprador All the Nepalese capital and context, Indian expansionism Fax : 01-4771666 - people are quite aware today has entered putting hand in Email : [email protected] hand to assume full responsi Paris-Hill right after Palungtar politicalthe financial as well capital as organisa (sattebaj bility to suppress the people in Web : www.krishnasenonline.org/redstar voicedExpanded unanimously Meeting (EM). on three tionalpunji), and has culturalbeen the problem ideological in - Palungtar Expanded Meeting - Hence, the ideological politi of the party unity, no alterna independent and prosperous. calcase struggle the lackeys has towill be be targeted failed. E d i t o r i a l tivethings: of transformation there is no alternative of the Compradorthe road to makecapital the serves nation the against the leadership of the- party and there is no alterna- imperialist monopoly destroy parliamentary parties espe tive to the accomplishment ing national economy that End the of revolution, which is at the - causes public mentality handi- - capped. It draws a deep divi cially of the sisyphusian story This was the mandate of the - and the UML. sion between the poor and the contradiction is the issue of stage of strategic offensive. - reach. The rich that stands over writingLinked constitution. with the principal There are is underway with the issue of electing Prime Ninth session of the Legislature-Parliament Palungtar EM. stooge that uses the monopoly reactionary. In this context, ing hopefully for political outlet through the elec Based on those mandates, capitalthis financial to exploit capital the ispeople. only a two trends- revolutionary and Minister (PM) from the House. People are wait- there is a debate in the country we have now to fulfil an ur- How does the comprador that the constitution should be hopeful that the House has been summoned after- gent task into account. What tion of the PM. People even in this sense are more are the most urgent tasks of a special appeal of the single largest party, UCPN- Moist. The significance of the House will remain in two principal tasks: one is to end the running sensusimpasse or on majority the election based. of PM and the other is to give a new elected PM for the nation, either a con- should come to an end and the concerned actors The unending procedure of the PM election

should take initiatives to prevent repetition fail- ures to elect the PM which has been reflecting respectingthe story of the Sisyphus. mandate Efficient of the andpeople popular expressed party throughcandidate CA should election. be An elected obligatory to the situation post of has PM

to accelerate the peace process and the process been created even to take some necessary steps have right to mortgage the nation. A nation with outof wring a functioning a new constitution. government None promotes of the instabili parties - our party, which have to be capital handicap the public a compromised document. Prin people leads the nation to a failure state. There- psychology and corrupt the cipally, no constitution in the fore,ty and the chaos. winter Neglecting session shouldthe fresh be mandate the remedy of the to culture of the nation? The world can be written for both - wash out inevitable uncertainty. All the parties,- compradortaken much bureaucratic seriously right capi the opposite classes. Constitu whether they are larger or smaller, are directly talismaway? Toand fight feudal and autocracy defeat the tion either can be of the bour elected from the people in the historic period to in order to free the country - nature of the financial capi- geoisie or of the proletariat. In- build peace and constitution. They cannot get rid tal, much dangerous like the this context, the false promises- of their irresponsibility by blaming each other. and expansionist suppres hours,countries minutes Nepal, and is to seconds. seek from the yoke of imperialist Theopportunity smaller thein getting capital profit is, the in sie of writing compromised parliament, has stood on the foundation of a - constitutionof the Nepalese with petit-bourgeoi progressive - The CA, which also works as the legislature- writingsion is the constitution, most urgent thirdly, task of the small scale production character or so forth, is nothing our Party. Secondly, fight for more it is pernicious. Just as but attempt to blunt the revolu todecade follow long the People’s mandate War of the (PW) revolution and the andSecond the tionary aspiration of the masses People’s Movement. The directive to the CA is theto fight peace for process the army to integralogical - hadgenerates pointed bourgeoisie out, the small by week, scale of people, attempt to hand over- tion, fourthly, fight for taking by days and by hours, as Lenin power to the bourgeoisie and movement. has been abolished and re- is to advance the peace process and write consti lumpenproletariat by days, by the reactionary classes. There public has been established. The task of the CA tution according to the mandate given through a faceend. theFinally, counterrevolutionary the urgent task is hoursfinancial and capital by minutes. generates - challengesto take adequate that are measures imposed to constitution, which frees the - fore, there is no confusion to advance ahead. If by the feudal and bureaucrat fore, the urgent task is to write therehuge sacrificewill be hesitation that uprooted and negligence monarchy. in There some- now become the main enemy capitalist elements. Bureaucrat capitalism has alism and feudalism. of the smaller political parties, a compulsive situ nation from the yoke of imperi- ation will develop for completing the revolution. of the Nepalese people. Our Once there is such a situation, people and history- bureaucratic capitalism and analysing that the principal accomplish army integration theTo feudal fight autocrats and defeat that the try contradictionParty, Since1992, is between had been The third urgent task is to reward accordingly. to raise head after the aboli pal Army and professionalised between the democratised Ne- will take account of all the actors and punish or tion of monarchy is the most ary state made of domestic Continued on page 7 - Nepalese people and reaction- THE RED STAR Opinion Jan 16-31, 2011 5 India's hawkish policy in South Asia Nepal is the worst victim of New Delhi’s hegemonic and expansionist policy. India’s long-held design is to bring Nepal under its security ambit Yubanath Lamsal

India’s foreign policy in general and hegemonic. As a result, India’s powerful, for India to meddle in. relationshipbours has always with beenall neighbours hawkish China and Pakistan. China is, too, foreignpolitical policy drama. virtually New Delhi rendering has also lya’sand South treatise Asia of policydiplomacy in particular and war controlled Bhutan’s security and is based on Kautilya’s theory. Kauti- fear. Indian policy has been more IndiaIt has wouldbeen effortful be the only in destabilizpower in- is characterized by suspicion and ing and weakening Pakistan so that nextthe Himalayan target. India kingdom is trying into to India’sbring emphasizes on acquiring influence end of the cold war. During the cold protectorate. Nepal is the India’s by use of force - both soft and hard hawkish and hegemonic after the South Asia. India and Pakistan are war, there was a balance of power ambit through coercive method and power. Kautilya’s so-called Mandala virtually on red alert. Bangladesh immediate neighbours are consid conspiracy.Nepal under The its securitypresent meddlingand political in was created out of Pakistan with eredtheory as of enemies, foreign butpolicy any states: state on‘the the - in South Asia as the United States support from India. But India and other side of a neighboring state is terms and there are many issues that India’s strategy. had allied with Pakistan, which had Bangladesh, too, are not in friendly regarded as an ally, or, the enemy of gemonic design. The end of the Cold have strained the relations of these Nepal’s affairs is a glaring instance of helped in keeping tab on Indian’s he- my enemy is my friend’. happy with India as its long ethnic South Asia is the priority zone of guidedWar saw by a economicmarked shift interests in America’s and two nations. Sri Lanka is also not India’s foreign policy in which Nepal was just another weapon used in the objectiveSouth Asia of policy. containing The United China, States,tilted Kautilya believed that diplomacy is on the top bill. In Nepal, India’s prolonged warfare that was always its policy towards India. America conspiracy.conflict that virtually devastated the either occurring or being planned island nation had link with Indian underthree strategies which India are is at heavily work simulta encour- for, which modern India has followed Asia through Indian eyes. India has agingneously. Indian The firstnationals is the to Fiji settle process in in letter and spirit when it comes to started looking at things in South Delhi’s hegemonic and expansionist - Nepal is the worst victim of New the relationship with its neighbours. an endorsement of its hegemonic early as possible so that within a few taken the American policy shift as Nepal and seek Nepali citizenship as policy. India’s long-held design is to years people of Indian origin would a step ahead to term India’s neigh bring Nepal under its security ambit. Some foreign policy critics have gone policy in South Asia, which has made bourhood policy as being guided by New Delhi’s long-term security people. This process is concentrated - under its control, which was clearly colonial mentality. The ‘use of force’, feltNew vulnerable Delhi more from hawkish security whereas point outnumber the original Nepali spelledgoal is to out bring in India’s Nepal securityand Bhutan and more in . The second strategy is ‘divide and rule’ policy and the ‘doc small South Asian countries have foreign policy. According to India’s - of view. Encouraged by US alliance, foreign policy and security doctrine securitythe process and of foreign Bhutanization policy. For through this, trine of laps’ that British rulers had New Delhi has adopted the modus prepared soon after independence Asia are also the bases of modern neighbours in exactly the identical Indiawhich has India exerted wants pressure to control and Nepal’s used andapplied independent to take control India’s over foreign South operandi against smaller and weaker policy especially with its smaller and in 1947, New Delhi planned to way the United States did on Af- these countries. bring Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim various tactics to make Nepal accept ghanistan and Iraq prior to attack on into Indian union by 2015. It suc- India’s suzerainty. The third strategy weakerIndian neighbours. policy with its small neigh ceeded to invade and annex Sikkim is to annex Nepal by trick or force as - New Delhi fought wars with in 1975 through a well-orchestrated it did in Sikkim in 1975. Revolt...... war and many battles for writing a of opinion inside the party. October What type of revolt are you going Revolution got its victory when to initiate? the House, has opened the door for there was a sharp inner struggle of the formation of new government as constitutionnew constitution is going with to anti-imperial be written - addressingist and anti-feudalist the issues essence. of class, Thecaste, stood neutral previously have to Many people have their different Political parties like the UML which region and gender according to the andLenin initiation with Jinoviev of revolution and Kamenev. can also opinions. Some have said that the agreement for restructuring the This instance of intra-party struggle be seen in the history of Chinese whichMaoists is arewrong. going We to are initiate the biggest People’s vote for or against now.. But it is not War through guerrilla fight again, What are the concrete decisions party in the Constituent Assembly. clear who will be the PM. lagging behind the commitments it of the class society occur inside the of your party’s Central Committee entire state. The Maoist party is not We want to advance as a revolution has committed. We have clearly spo revolutionaryRevolution. Certainly, party itself. the reflections However, meeting held recently after the ary party. We struggle against those who are against writing constitution.- Palungtar Extended Meeting? revolutionaries continue, in spite of - revolutionaries weightier and how Revolt, here, means bringing tens ken if the conspiracies of the counter the main thing is how to make the We gathered thousands of the to manage the inner struggle. of millions of people to the streets. cadres from all over the country and writing a new constitution; then Our party has developed some thereour good will efforts be no option to build left peace for us and did a broader democratic exercise ment. We are going to complete other than to initiate a revolt. ideas following the recent meet ourFor that,schooling we should programmes make environ before- document, now, has been endorsed But how can you make the revolt - February 13 and then declare the accordingduring the to Extended the mandate Meeting. of Palung The a success because your party ings. Main thing is to settle the programmes of struggle. We will re tar meeting. The essence is to To be honest towards class, people Vice-Chairman Dr. Bhattarai has inner struggle in a scientific way. sist if the government tries to crush. carry the peace process and writing- and revolution is the main thing. disagreed with the main spirit of - constitution to its logical conclusion. the document of the CC meeting? on the street with just demands are Peace, here, is the peace according party after Palungtar is a very im To make a written document of the treatedWe will withresist cruel fiercely oppression. if the people The to the comprehensive peace accord Revolt or movement is always portant thing. We are in the process - resistance, either, will be estab and the agreements. Peace is not carried out by the people and not by lished in the world, as a successful the party alone. All the to develop and systematize the inner model, or it will turn towards a- surrender. We are ready to conclude were initiated at the time when ing experiences from the past. We thepossible peace by process forcing on the the Maoists foundation to there was struggle within the party. struggle by taking lessons and shar- of the agreements that are commit People revolt when there is stormy have adopted freedom in discussion National(This interviewResistance was Movement. taken on 9 ted before, because we fought a big andare advancing unity in action. in a unified way. We January.) - environment outside and differences 6 Jan 16-31, 2011 International THE RED STAR ''A big storm in imminent'': 21st century in Nepal

dom in the West is that communism in Hindi, translating for the other means tyranny, mass murder, inef two—she learned it when her family party office in the area,” chuckles - him,Shambhu the landlord’s Maharjan, holdings a party cadrewere go abroad, to India or the Gulf, to ficient economies, and perpetually redistributedfor thirty-three to years. peasants, According but the to went to India. Millions of Nepalese ofgrey communism, skies. It’s good it’s usually in theory, a mem bad in berpractice. of a small If anyone and marginal speaks seriously group. find work. - house itself was given back upon the party fourteen years ago, in his Bishal is young, and joined the ending of the War in 2006. teens. The party was illegal, and Comprehensive Peace Accord with when his membership was exposed, Yet, the Unified Communist Party Though the Maoists signed a of Nepal (Maoist) and its associated businessmass organizations owners and count many millions more as of monarchythe traditional, and establishstatus quoist a federal parties he joined the People’s Liberation farmers, workers, students, small- in order to put an end to Nepal’s Army to fight in the People’s War. I  Noaman G. Ali , things aren’t very good in Why not just go to school? party indirectly. Why? the village. asked him why he joined the party. “We are ready to convert aca members. Millions more support the of our people, struggle is essential. “I realized that for the freedom ourselves into soldiers,” says Ramil- When your conscience feels that demic institutions into barracks. And districtBache in Lalthe Sardar, east, explains another one student of Kreethima and Sangeeta, both theleader reasons, in ANNISU-R “I am from from a marginalSaptari 16-years old, stopped attending Bhum, a student leader from Nepal’s far-west region of Seti Mahakali. community. I have observed the - large hall of Tribhuvan University on exploitationized, indigenous of dalits dalit from (untouchable) close up. Sitting on the grass outside a is surrounded by a group of inter nationalthe outskirts observers, of Kathmandu, of whom BhumI am I began thinking of revolution, and one. We’ve been invited to observe- how to make it a success.” the 18th national convention of the Feudalism, backed by a caste smallsystem, landholdings is widespread are in dominated Nepal. All-Nepal National Students’ Union byLandless rich landlords peasants with or peasants vast holdings. with With 1.4 to 1.8 million members, (Revolutionary), or ANNISU-R. The most exploited and oppressed segment is that of the dalits, the militantthere is noof students’doubt that unions ANNISU-R in this is the largest, best-organized and most of the day. untouchables. Inequality is the order poor, land-locked country of 30 mil- International delegates at the closed sesion of ANNISU-R's 18th national conference When the Maoists began a lion. It is a mass organization of the struggle is a major part of liberation, People’s War in 1996, one of their calUnified party. system and abolish the institution of how can you just go to school?” (Maoist), the country’s largest politi- untouchability.goals was to weaken They wouldthe feudal do so in school in grade seven. Sangeeta’s inglittle water sister, from Shokmaya, the village 14-years tap. “We old, is in grade five. The three are fetch- members see themselves not only as “A big storm is imminent in Ne- That’s why many of ANNISU-R’s many instances when they took over students, but as soldiers, soldiers in is no future, but our fathers cannot inpal,” the says large Krishna conference Bahadur room Mahara, on the a struggle for liberation and devel istsan area would by notforce tolerate of arms. discrimina Structural know that without education there a Maoist leader, sitting with us now opment, a struggle to revive in the toryinequalities practices. die Dalits hard, andbut peasantsthe Mao- “Our party is not confused about - - afford to send all of us to school,” 21st century the hope that com ourroof immediate of his party’s and headquarters. ultimate goals. ShokmayaHer family says. isn’t from Chaimale, - Our immediate goal is the people’s flockedIn Chaimale, to the party. a village in the hills but came here from a poorer village of the world’s most wretched and federal republic, then , then oppressed.munism once signified for millions communism.” twenty kilometers southwest of Ali is associated with BASICS Com- show us the house of a landlord. thatin eastern we never Nepal. had “It enough was dangerous money.” Communism? Conventional wis munity News Service, Canada. “DuringKathmandu, the People’s local Maoist War, cadres it was the work in our poor village. It hurts - They still don’t. She speaks to me CPP demands Ka Bart be The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) detained by the GRP in violation of the JASIG with past agreements and imperils the future of released to sit in talks on January 12 reiterated the demand for the Gov- puts into question the compliance of the GRP ernment of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) to immediately release Tirso Alcantara (“Ka Bart”) the peace talks,” added the CPP. “The continued 300 other political prisoners is a serious obsta to enable him to sit as a consultant of the National detention of the NDFP personnel and more than cle to the peace process.” Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and - peace negotiations with the Government of the represent the Southern Tagalog region once formal The CPP has asked the NDFP peace panel to Republic of the Philippines (GRP) resumes. the GRP negotiating panel the matter of the take up in the upcoming preliminary talks with “The continued detention of Ka Bart and agreements. “These issues should be resolved other NDFP peace consultants and their staff GRP’s violations of the JASIG and other previous constitutes a blatant violation of the Joint Agree- ment on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JA- beforeThe the CPP resumption also denounced of formal the Armedpeace talks.” Forces of SIG),” said the CPP. “The GRP must comply with its obligations under JASIG and effect the release and accredited personnel.” the Philippines (AFP) for continuing to detain Ka of Ka Bart and other detained NDFP consultants Bart and insisting without basis that he is not a http://www.philippinerevolution.net consultant of the NDFP. “Every minute that NDFP consultants are THE RED STAR Miscellaneous Jan 16-31, 2011 7 The challenges of Hence focus was on building tourism the peoples of villages are used as infrastructures in the periphery of load carriers, guide, service man, the city area while the real tourism organic producer but they cannot development of the quality with new products are located in the rural destination for quality tourism and areas and far from the city area. quality visitors. Political instability, take reasonable price and pride. lack of proper international airport, adequate infrastructures, promotional programmes or For the diversification of the must be the major concern of public quality human resources, proper With different tourism tourism benefit in far and rural areas tourism activities, strong mechanism sector to raise the people’s living management and diversification of status in those areas. Thakur Psd. Devkota campaigns like Visit Nepal Year of sex tourism and prostitution, Tourism is a very important government1998 and currently has been undergoing trying to of government for monitoring, risk focusNepal on Tourism development Tear 2011, of tourism the “Together for the Tourism” calls all of tourism resources are the The slogan of NTY-2011 infrastructure, destination lack of proper utilization system cultureindustry and for biodiversity Nepal’s economic as well entrepreneurs, common people development. Due to diversified andtourism other stakeholders, related institutions public sector to degradationother challenges and disappearanceto make NTY a of highly potential country for tourism development.diversification, Tourism poverty can reduction also play to thesuccess. conventional Threat of good socio-cultural culture, threat business.as altitudinal It has variation, a lot of scenic Nepal andis a promote the rural and eco-tourism participation of the peoples who are of environmental degradation, cultural beauty to lure tourists from However, as tourism industry is directlymake it aand success. indirectly Without involved active in security threat, threat of global controlledsignificant byrole a inlimited reducing num poverty.ber of city tourism, it cannot be successful. altitudinal variation from tropical different parts of the world. The endemics disease, lack of public and climate 75m to the highest peak of the world the Mt. Everest 8848m the havesnow the zone power area ofcarry attraction. the different The kinds of the biodiversity which mountains, deep gorges, beautiful natural resources like snowcapped landsrivers withwith forest,high current, cultural lakes resources waterfalls, fauna and flora, plain indigenouslike beautiful song, people dance, with drama, smiling religion,face, unique organic ethnic foods culture are majorwith factors for the development of the tourism industries. formulated tourism policy with theThe aims government of increasing of nationalNepal has productivity and income; foreign currency earnings; creating employment opportunity; improving regional imbalance and projecting Lack of proper international airport, adequate infrastructures, quality human resources, proper management and diversification of tourism activities, strong mechanism of govern- in the international arena; through the image of Nepal more assertively ment for monitoring, risk of sex tourism and prostitution, lack of proper utilization system the travel and tourism industries. of tourism resources are the other challenges to make NTY a success. the development diversification of In the initial time the tourism people, the sector has not been as The challenges of tourism political will and social awareness, instrumental in addressing poverty industry are the government’s as it could have been. The tourism activities centralized in the city area insufficiency of supporting entrepreneurs sale tourism products the produ tion of tourism products, institutional arrangement for the industrylike Kathmandu, was led ,and occupied Chitwan, by infrastructureineffective marketing development tools andas well as productindustries production for tourism, and lack promotion of public and Khumbu area. The tourism the economically higher class people biodiversity, natural entities which designing of policy. There is no are the major challenges for the who are the residents of the city area. arelike allculture, located Himalayan in the rural range, areas and proper policy and plan for the

development of tourism in Nepal. movement, which promotes people’s democracy Urgent ...... cess to the logical end. The parliamentarian party and leads to national independence. andThe their forth masters, urgent especially task is to the take Indian the peace expansion pro- ome people argue that revolution is not pos ist forces tend to destroy the peace process and have two sets of armies. Of course, while there is - S - aPeople’s war or aLiberation duel power Army. is in One existence, country there cannot can be sible in the present world situation. Some people two armies in one country. In our country, due to impose conflict. The term as logical end has also will be failed, the turn will come to capitulate to thealso reformist like to argue line thatand sincethat has the to line be ofconsidered revolution transitional situation, still there is dual power in two meanings: either to follow the DDR (disarm, existence. That means, there are two ideas, two demobilisation and rehabilitation) process de- reactionary autocracy under bourgeoisie tentment with the reformist line by saying that stroying the PLA, public spirit and imposing the correct. Of course, some people may take self-con- mains for a long, it will be harmful to the country. - failure of implementing revolutionary line never state and two armies. But if such situation re- ship or to follow the Security System Restructure writing the constitution, establishing a democratic meanrevolution that theis not reformist possible. line But is thecorrect. fact is Once that anthe country could lead to a dangerous situation if the dictatorship(SSR) through of which the people. build new national army, A long time civil war ridden Sudan shows that a applied revolutionary line fails that demands deep study about the objective situation and subjective en into the hands of the corrupt gangsters, who conflict not settled correctly. Today, Nepal has fall- count is to face the counterrevolutionary challenges condition. However, the road to accomplish these Finally, the urgent task that has to be taken in ac- are not committed to the 12-point agreement, future is bright. The revolutionaries must dare to the following agreements. These parliamentary urgent tasks of our party are torturous, still the Comprehensive Peace Accord and consequently imposed by the reactionaries like counter revolu- act; the triumph is inevitable. mettionary by leadingcoup-de-etat struggles just as as the happened national in liberation Chile and Bastola is Politburo Member of UCPN (Maoist). parties demand the liquidation of the People’s Indonesia. These kinds of challenges can only be Liberation Army. CDO Regd. No- 185/064/065 8 Jan 16-31, 2011 THE RED STAR Nepal Tourism Year launched A paraglider carries flag that reads 'Together for Tourism' on the occasion of inauguration ceremony. (Inset) President Ram Baran Yadav delivering speech. Photos- Dinesh Shrestha

During the ceremony, the leaders passed on a launched with the target of welcoming one mil lionNepal tourists Tourism in this Year single 2011 year. has President formally Ram been Inappropriate US - peace torch brought from , the birthplace The country has targeted to welcome one mil open amid a grand and colourful ceremony at the of Gautam Buddha. warning Baran Yadav declared Nepal Tourism Year 2011 Among the projected arrivals, 700,000 are expect- lion tourists in 2011, double of the 2010 figure. Dasharath Stadium on 14 January. ed to come by air and the rest overland. - guingThe baselesslyUS has issued that travel the visitors warning may to The government under the leadership of UCPN- its citizens willing to travel to Nepal, ar- Maoist had declared NTY 2011 in the year 2008. tions. theIn country 1998, Nepalis welcoming had observed tourists a campaignin a big way. ‘Visit face difficulties owing to political agita- Distinguished guests included Secretary TheNepal campaig Year-1998’. After an interval of 13 years, General of United Nations World Tourism Organi- tourist destination and a choice of premier holi zation (UNWTO) Dr Taleb Rafai, tourism minis- n aims to project Nepal as a safe Two days before the official inaugu- ters from South Asian countries and other Asian - asration an of unhelpful Nepal Tourism and baseless Year-2011, attitude the US issued travel warning, which is taken

towards tourism industry of Nepal. US termingDepartment chaotic of State, political Bureau and of Consular insecure situationsAffairs, issued as threats a warning to tourists. on 12 TheJanuary de partment has said that major urban ar eas encompasses murder, sexual assault,- and armed robbery, and has blamed that- Police resources to combat such crimes are limited.

But, the political and security situa- istion going is not on as and bad all here the as political the US Depart parties- ment of State has claimed. Peace process

have shown their commitment to make NTY-2011 a grand success. Moreover, Leaders of political parties pass on a peace torch brought from Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha. wentthere have through not been political any political movement, strikes no touristsfor the lastwere one harmed year. in Although the past. Nepal Even nations dayers and adventurers. bers of the diplomatic corps and the leaders of all were greeted and welcomed. major partieslike Iran, were Laos, present Cambodia, in the Kuwait,ceremony. mem- at the time of Armed Struggle, tourists ing the national economy by brining in more It is believed that NTY 2011 will help in boost- of tourism entrepreneurs, businessman, private The US claim that major cities like sector,Similarly, and people there fromwas encouraging various other participation sectors. tourists, and also promote Nepal in the interna- Kathmandu are insecure is also not true. Various cultural shows from almost all the tional market. Many Nepali who have lived in American communities from different parts of countries year, with most of the growth coming from its two aboutcities have 11 forcible experience rapes that in Kahmandu the 100,000 is A record number of tourists flew to Nepal last also performed on the occassion. A large num giant neighbours India and China, according to of populationfar safer than was US cities. reported According in 2008 to FBI, in ber of tourism entrepreneurs and employees attended the function with their banners and - - national flags. ficial figures. Nepal aims to bring in some 260,000 New York city which is far higher than tourists from India during NTY-2011. in Kathmandu. In that Year, NY City had On the same day, various such programmes were of robbery, 238 burglaries, 1410 of lar seen 298 aggravated assaults, 266 cases Nepal Tourism Board's record per of an cent arrival more of some 500,000 foreign visitors at the country’s only same population ratio. - also organised in cities like , , international airport in 2010, 15 ceny theft, 1797 property crimes in the , Chitwan, Pokhara, Bhairahawa, and . than in 2009.