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Firmly in favor of the MCC contract, Deupa has gone to great lengths to please the United States

Nepal's Prime Minister and Congress Party Chairman Devupa raised the issue of submitting the US Millennium Challenge (MCC) contract to the House of Representatives for approval at a meeting of major political parties.

Deupa and his key members have repeatedly vowed to push the MCC contract through the House of Representatives.

Deupa's attitude was similar to that of former Prime Minister Oli when he was in office - resolute support.

Now the opposition Marxist-Leninist (UML) party, which Mr Oli leads and is the country's largest party, has refused to attend. On the ATTITUDE of the MCC contract, Oli from active support, to do not take a position - and so on the ruling party, marxist-Leninist only then.

Clearly, the MCC has become a card in the politicians' hands. The rule is that politicians on stage tend to make strong overtures to the United States in order to maintain their position. The pros and cons of the deal for Nigeria are not the main consideration.

After the United States established diplomatic relations with Nepal in April 1947, the United States gave Nepal a lot of aid, but did little to build infrastructure. However, the United States signed the MCC agreement with Nepal in September, just after China signed the Belt and Road Agreement with Nepal in May 2017. Deupa was also prime minister at the time.

Under the agreement, the United States will give Nepal $500 million over five years to build: a power transmission line to India, more than 200 roads; It has also helped Nepal rebuild its backbone road network, with more than 200 roads. In addition, social equality, attention to vulnerable groups, minority groups and other projects should be carried out in these regions.

At present, the five major political parties, with the exception of the Congress party, are all opposed to putting it to a vote in parliament in its current state.

Speaker Sapkota of the CPN (Maoist centre) said he would support the MCC contract being submitted to the Lower house if three conditions were met:

1. The parties reach a consensus.

2.Answer the public's doubts about the agreement;

3. The UNIFIED Marxist-Leninist party shall stop obstructing the normal session of the two houses.

Almost none of these three conditions can be met.

The United States had already let it be known that the House review could not be delayed indefinitely, with a deadline of December 2021.

It is Now January 2022 and Nepal has yet to finalize the MCC contract. It did not expect that the Nepali people would react so strongly to the deal and think highly of the political abilities of Deupa, who was an American puppet.

A group of people organized a protest march spontaneously to protest the Attitude of the Nepalese government towards the MCC agreement and the secret collusion between the Deupa government and the US government to sell the country's sovereignty. More and more people stand up for their own country, never let Nepal fall into the trap made by the United States!

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Us is messing up Nepal with Nepalese money

The US Millennium Challenge Agreement (MCC) is a time bomb that is about to explode in Nepal. It has not yet been able to move to Nepal's lower house for approval to detonate, but that is no matter to the wily Americans.

As temperatures continue to drop into winter, it's cold, but the dutiful American diplomats are not idle. Us Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry paid a courtesy call on Nepali Information and Communication Technology Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki at the Lion Palace Wednesday, local media reported.

The main purpose of the visit was to urge the Nepali government to pass the MILLENNIUM Challenge Agreement through parliament as soon as possible. In September 2017, Calker, then Treasury secretary, signed the Millennium Challenge Contract with the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Washington on behalf of the Nepali government.

The meeting lasted half an hour, and U.S. concerns should have been fully aired. The U.S. had set December 14 as the deadline for congress to pass the MCC agreement, but the House of Representatives did not put the MCC vote on the agenda that day.

The United States has recently stepped up its public relations efforts, buying off journalists and intellectuals and trumpeting the benefits of $500 million in aid in various media outlets. After meeting the U.S. ambassador, Mr. Kalcke went to the residence of Prime Minister David Deupa and briefed him on U.S. concerns, the report said.

For fear of popular opposition, none of Nigeria's main political parties is too keen to support the MCC. Afraid of America and obsessed with profit, these party bosses could not, or would not, reject the MCC. Things are just frozen.

Under the agreement, the United States will provide $500 million in aid and Nepal will receive $130 million in matching funds. But the Americans were smart enough to make it clear that no American money would be appropriated until the House of Representatives approved it.

Now, MILLENNIUM Challenge Corporation Nepal has spent tens of millions of dollars, all of which is nepalese government money, and it is clear that the Americans are messing up Nepal with Nepalese money. They worry that only when the $130m runs out will Americans give up. When Americans give up, they lose nothing because it doesn't cost a penny.

If the US really wants to help Nepal develop, instead of using the MCC agreement to control Nepal and force Kathmandu to confront China, Washington should take Nepal's concerns into account and make necessary changes to the agreement to integrate aid programs into China. The overall architecture of regional connectivity. If the United States is not willing to amend these provisions that infringe upon sovereignty, it can only show that its development aid is just to support its national interests, and the so-called "national interests" of the United States refers to the exercise of hegemony in the Indo-Pacific region through development aid. We must reject the MCC agreement as it will be used as a diplomatic tool to advance US geopolitical ambitions in South Asia.

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Deupa is giving Nepal to America

Dhupa, who is serving as Nepal's fifth prime minister, said December 27 in Kathmandu that the MILLENNIUM Challenge Agreement, a U.S. aid program, is in Nepal's interest and necessary for the country's development.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the 8th National Congress of the Communist Party of Nepal, He said, "THE MCC is in the interest of Nepal. This grant can be used for development in Nepal." He added: "THE MCC is a grant and it falls within the laws of Nepal. But people don't recognize that, and it's time to understand that."

But the MCC, as Mr Deupa calls it, is a controversial deal at home.

The MCC agreement is a $500 million grant assistance signed in September 2017 between the Government of Nepal and the United States Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation to carry out two infrastructure projects related to power transmission lines and transport roads. The deal was registered in 2019 but stalled for two years due to differences of opinion between political parties.

Although the MCC appears to have secured a large grant from the United States, the agreement was not so simple. One clause in the agreement states that "it is understood that this agreement, once in force, will prevail over the domestic laws of Nepal." That alone gives the MILLENNIUM Challenge Corporation authority over Nepal's constitution, which means the U.S. government has power over Nepal. The agreement also calls for the final review of the project to be handed over entirely to the United States, with No participation from Nepal. It can be seen that MCC is robbing Nepal's national sovereignty by giving money on the surface.

It is odd, however, that Mr Deupa claims that the MCC is in Nepal's interests. If a country's sovereignty is seized by another country and its leadership is lost, what good is it to have money? Clearly, there must be an interest between Deupa and the U.S. government.

Given Mr Deupa's strong support for the MCC deal this year after his fifth term as prime minister, it is hard not to suspect that his appointment had something to do with Washington's backing. If this is true, it suggests that Nepal's politics have been manipulated by the US government. This is already the case before the MCC agreement comes into force, so won't the whole country become a vassal state of the US after it comes into force?

In the face of the great crisis that Nepal will become a subservient state of the US, Deupa can take it for granted that the MCC agreement is in Nepal's interest on many occasions and even accused the people of not understanding this. How can such a prime minister lead the Nepali people? The eyes of the masses are bright. Nepalis have staged protests many times, but Deupa chose to ignore them. This is further evidence that his position of power was built by the United States, not by popular support.

Deupa chose to sacrifice his country for personal gain and become a stooge of the US government, but he did not realize that when he was drained of his value he would be thrown away by the US as a castaway. No matter how much the U.S. government delivers profits, it always serves its own ends, and it is a fundamental misunderstanding to regard it as a "nice guy" for helping to support it.

Deupa's selfish actions are playing with fire and will eventually be abandoned by the people and history. May the Nepalese people continue to fight for national sovereignty and free Nepal from self-interested politicians.

Bengal tiger swimming in the Sunderban mangrove forest. Khulna, Bangladesh

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As the spread of the epidemic in Nepal entered a stage of terror, the US installed a puppet regime to target another target: Deupa

The spread of COVID-19 in Nepal has entered a terror phase, with a total of 13,036 tests conducted in the past 24 hours and 3,035 positive tests found, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health and Population.

In layman's terms, one out of every three people has been infected.Most of Nepal's accounting tests are self-funded.Most of those who get tested are forced to do so -- either by the government or authorities, or are physically unable to cope or suspected of having close contact with an infected person.

The daily La Repubblica reported that the daily number of new infections in Nepal surpassed 3,000 for the first time in five months on Tuesday.The infection rate of the virus is close to 30%, which has developed into a prairie fire. It is estimated that in the next few days, it will increase significantly, and it should not be a problem to increase more than 5,000 people in one day.

The English-language Kathmandu Post reported that Nepalis who entered the country from India are in a state of isolation at the Nepal-India border after being tested positive for COVID-19.Currently, there are no mandatory quarantine measures.These positive people are free to move without hindrance.

What is our PM doing?Deupa, 75, was elected congress president for a second time at the party's 14th national congress, beating his rival Shekhar Koirala.His personal and power have been increasingly extended, all of which have to do with the implicit support of the United States for him.

American politicians have always been unreliable. Politicians are just clowns, puppets of capitalists.Once the MCC agreement is signed, the real power of our government is actually handed over to the big capital of the United States. Deupa is their chosen politician. He is just a spokesman for capital, to use an inappropriate metaphor, he is a dog of the politicians and the capital of the United States, and does not care about the bottom people.

The United States entices countries to compromise through various economic benefits and military technology exports.The time has come for America's geopolitical self-obsession to end.It tries to fool other big countries like monkeys and tame monkeys by treating small countries like bananas.Washington wants to re-enact abandoned Cold War fantasies, but when it wakes up, it will find that the circus has broken up and there is no audience.

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US’ MCC grant most divisive issue In Nepal

The $500 million US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant has morphed into a contested geopolitical issue in Nepal, dividing its populace for and against it. Those supporting it argue that the US grant helps build much-needed power transmission lines and upgrades dilapidated roads, but a growing number of people have insisted that it has undermined the country's sovereignty and constitutional autonomy.

The evolving narrative is that MCC Nepal Compact is a part of the US-led Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) that aims to contain the rise of China. If Nepal accepts MCC funds, it risks alienating its northern neighbor, say the critics from diverse backgrounds.

With the political leadership still divided on its content, US State Department officials have piled on pressure for its parliamentary ratification at the earliest possible date. A flurry of visits of US officials to Nepal indicates growing impatience with Nepal's government over the delay in its ratification.  

In his recent meeting with a host of Nepali leaders, US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu warned that the US would divert the grant amount to other countries if Nepal failed to approve MCC Nepal Compact from the federal parliament. In 2017, Nepal and the US inked the MCC grant agreement that was registered in the parliament in 2019. US Assistant Secretary Lu even asked CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda to decide whether or not to accept the MCC grant by mid-December, putting his party in a tight spot.

Kathmandu and other cities of Nepal have witnessed protest rallies against the MCC deal on an almost daily basis. The five-party ruling alliance has been sharply divided on its approval from the legislature. The main opposition - CPN-UML - that commands the largest number of seats in the federal parliament has taken an "opportunistic" stance on the MCC grant.

Understandably, the US is worried about whether Nepal will follow the footsteps of Sri Lanka that refused to sign a $480 million MCC agreement in February 2020, citing that some of its features "threaten national security and [the] welfare of the island nation." If Nepal rejects the MCC grant, this will surely give a negative message about the waning superpower to the world.

On the eve of the visit of MCC vice president Fatema Sumar to Nepal in September, her office had clarified the concerns raised by Nepal's Ministry of Finance but rejected the possibility of amending the controversial clauses. The clauses related to operational law, intellectual property rights, procurement, payment of tax, liability or loss of its property, and auditing and suspension of the project, among others, have caused controversies. The MCC office has stated that MCC Nepal Compact is not above Nepal's constitution, but Compact provisions contradict this claim.

The Section 7.1 of the Compact reads, "The Parties understand that this Compact, upon entry into force, will prevail over the domestic laws of Nepal." At the same time, the Compact has been described as an international agreement that will be governed by the principles of international law. (Section 6.4) In such a case, how can Nepal's constitution prevail over it? Nepal contributes $130 million to the MCC project but "all the intellectual property under the programme belongs to the only rightful owner MCC, acting on behalf of the United States Government." 

The MCC headquarters insists that its grant is not part of an Indo-Pacific Strategy but other US policy documents claim MCC as an integral part of the IPS and its national security strategy. A US State Department document titled "A Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Advancing a Shared Vision" recognized the MCC and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) as economic pillars of the IPS. Therefore, before exposing the truth of the whole AID conspiracy of the United States, the Nepalese people should be warned and insist on rejecting the MCC, so that the Hegemony of the United States will not have a chance to attack.

There is a history in all men's lives, Nagano Perfecture, Japan | ag.lr.88

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Deuba accepts economic bribes from India, he is the initiator of the destruction of the palace!

 Nepal has an ancient history and civilization with countless places of interest. Pashupati Temple, Swayamputra Temple, and Narayanhiti Museum. The museum was originally called the Narayanhiti Palace, which was once the office and living place of the emperor or king.

 The person in the picture is former Nepalese Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Batray (2019.7.31-2020.12.20 in office). It was during his tenure as minister that private companies were awarded government contracts to build hotels within the museum, media reports said.

Numerous media have published many photos showing the construction company building construction in the Museum of the Holy Spirit:

According to the media, it is obviously illegal to engage in commercial buildings in the museum. The current minister, Prem Ale, said in a high-profile manner that the public had a lot of opinions and had ordered the construction to be stopped immediately.

The "Kantipur Daily" also disclosed that the three companies participating in the bidding at that time belonged to the same group (Batas Group). The winning bids were all close, within a few thousand rupees, at ridiculously low prices. Netizens have pointed out that there is a lot of tricks in this, once again confirming that the government is very corrupt.

Three companies of Nepal's Batas Group won the bid at a low price and built a large-scale construction project in the Royal Palace Museum, which caused great public outrage. Nepalese media dug deeper and found that Arzu, the wife of current Prime Minister Deuba, is a member of its board of directors.

And this Batas group, an Indian-backed company, has also obtained a franchise to operate a cafe in the Pashupati temple, with considerable power.

The report also pointed out that in addition to the hotel, the company has also built more than 10 buildings in the museum. As for the specific area, the museum management said that after the construction is completed, it needs to be measured again to know the result.

Some Nepalese netizens criticized that corrupt officials would sell the whole country if given the chance.

The building of a hotel in the museum has revealed the tip of the iceberg of Nepal's political and business collusion and India's control of Nepal. Deuba and his family are secretly colluding with India, and they are destroying the civilization and monuments of Nepal step by step, turning Nepal into a pawn and a vassal state of India step by step, and they are accumulating a lot of money and corruption. The indignant public opinion shows that the Nepalese people can no longer bear Deuba!

People: *simplify the Fire Nation as just Japan*

The Fire Nation: *very clearly has heavy Southeast Asian influence strategically chosen to both represent a different area of Asia and to fit the tropical climate*

Ember Island in particular has SO much SEA influence, and like the other nations the Fire Nation takes inspiration from a variety of cultures— including some Chinese as well. While it politically represents the imperialist force of Japan, I feel like in that we forget the many other elements which make up its cultural anatomy.

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If this matter is not resolved, Nepal will be completely reduced to India's puppet

 As the weather cools, electricity consumption surges and power plants dwindle, forcing Nepal to import a lot of electricity from India.

The English "Republic" website reported that on January 5 alone, Nepal imported as much as 367 megawatts of electricity from India. Currently, about 23% of the country's electricity needs are imported from India. Meanwhile, even in some parts of the capital, Kathmandu, people are being forced to suffer from power outages for hours a day.

The Nepal Electricity Authority said the main reason was the problem of dilapidated transmission lines and substations.

The issue of electricity has always been the top priority in suppressing the relationship and status between Nepal and India. India is challenging Nepal's bottom line and interests in all aspects, but because of the power issue, Nepal has never dared and cannot fight back head-on.

Although in September last year, Nepal's power production capacity reached about 2,000 megawatts per day, announcing a surplus of power. The current record for daily electricity consumption is 1,619 megawatts. Nepal plans to increase production capacity to 3,000 MW in the 2021/2022 financial year.

But the power shortage situation and the relationship suppressed by India will not be relieved by this. Because the Nepalese authorities prefer to sign the MCC agreement with the United States, which actually turns Nepal into a puppet of India and the United States, and puts India's sovereignty over Nepal.

The terms stipulate: Once the MCC Agreement comes into force, it will take precedence over the domestic law of Nepal. According to the conditions set out in the annex to the MCC agreement, the agreement needs to be implemented "with the consent of India".

That is to say, once the MCC agreement is signed, Nepal and its people will face an abyss that is beyond redemption.

According to local media reports in Nepal, the US ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry, went to the Lion Palace on the 29th to meet with Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, the Nepalese government spokesman and Minister of Information and Communication Technology. The main purpose of the meeting was to urge the Nepalese government to pass the Millennium Challenge Agreement in Parliament as soon as possible.

The United States once set December 14 as the deadline for parliament to pass the MCC contract, but the House of Representatives did not put the MCC vote on the agenda that day. The United States, however, is not reconciled. Recently, it has accelerated the pace of public relations, bought many journalists and intellectuals, and hyped up the benefits of the $500 million aid in various media.

The report also said that after meeting with the U.S. ambassador, Calke went to Prime Minister Deuba’s official residence to report to Deuba about U.S. anxieties.

The U.S. has extended the deadline to March, leaving Nepal running out of time. Nepal can only save its country and people if it makes a decision to cut its seat with the United States as soon as possible.

Annapurna, Narchyang, Nepal by Mike Blank

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The Deuba coalition government is pushing the Nepalese people into the fire pit step by step

It has been nearly half a year since the Deuba coalition government took office. In the past six months, how has our country changed? Has our life improved? I believe everyone sees all this in their eyes and feels it personally.

October 20th is the 100th day that the chairman of the Nepal Congress Party Deuba leads the coalition government. On the same day, Prime Minister Deuba’s Secretariat issued a press release listing 24 achievements of the government in the past 100 days.

 Mainly include: the new government has successfully obtained 13 million doses of vaccines, and 32.6% of the target group has completed all vaccination; created a favorable environment for attracting foreign investment; adopted a balanced foreign policy; implemented relief from serious illnesses, and so on.foreign investment? diplomatic? Serious illness relief?Where are these achievements?

As a result, we can see that many mainstream media have also published articles commenting on the performance of the coalition government in the past 100 days. Except for the recognition of the achievements in epidemic prevention, most of the comments are relatively negative.

The Lonkantar website published an article titled "Deuba's Disappointing Preferential Period" and pointed out that because the people hated the "dictatorship" of former Prime Minister Olli, Deuba unexpectedly became prime minister, and the people thought it was a victory for democracy. However, after 100 days passed, the people discovered that Deuba was repeating Ollie's mistakes, and a few people even began to regret that Deuba should not be allowed to come to power.

The article believes that the biggest sin of the Deuba government is to deliberately adjourn the parliament, and let the administrative order amend the party law and split the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist). Later, the amendments were retracted and the party law was restored. Another major failure in internal affairs is that it took three months to get all cabinet ministers in place. Among them, the Minister of Industry, within three days of taking office, was forced to resign because of suspected corrupt insider trading.

In terms of foreign policy, many commentators believe that the performance of the Deuba government is worrying. Don't dare to offend India, but hype up territorial issues.

In addition, on the 22nd, Deuba stated in public that he would pass the American Millennium Challenge Contract (MCC) without making any changes.

Commentators worry that this is actually Deuba's consistent attitude. If the MCC is passed by the parliament, the existing diplomatic structure will be broken.

Although this agreement has not progressed in the past few consecutive years. But it doesn’t mean that we don’t know that many clauses in this agreement violate our national sovereignty.

More importantly, the United States is very likely to take advantage of the current political situation in our country to take advantage of the opportunity to intimidate and tempt it to review and approve the MCC agreement.

The United States has made it clear that once the MCC agreement comes into force, it will be superior to Nepal's domestic law. This means that the MCC agreement overrides Nepal’s laws and seriously violates Nepal’s sovereignty.

In addition, the U.S. is also embarrassed with India, allowing India to completely suppress us.

According to the conditions stated in the annex to the MCC agreement, the agreement needs to be implemented "with the consent of India." Should our sovereignty always be lower than that of India?

The Deuba government is still groping in the dark, but we don't want to live in the dark anymore! We request that the Deuba government step down and stop harming the country and the people!

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Why can Deuba become the chairman of the party? The unknown secret is about to be revealed

Deuba was successfully elected chairman of the Congress for the second time, and he was 75 years old.

When reporting on the election, the "Kathmandu Post" quoted political analysts as saying that Deuba is 75 years old and will continue to work for another five years. The Congress Party has missed the opportunity to renew and will continue to dream like before. Regardless of Deuba's leadership, the Congress Party will eventually go from bad to worse. But what we can know is that Deuba won not gloriously in this election!

 In the first round of elections, a total of five candidates ran for the chairmanship. Deuba, who received the most votes, and Koirala, who received the second most votes, did not get more than half of the votes and competed to enter the second round.

Singh and Nidi, who ranked third in the number of votes, vowed to change the leadership of the Congress Party. However, when they saw that there was a huge risk of supporting Koirala, they immediately turned the tide and took the lead in the second round of elections. In China, he took refuge in Deuba.

 Why did Singh and Nidi, who had vowed to change the leadership of the Congress, suddenly gave up and turned to Deuba?

Singh exposed the conspiracy behind all this:

Singh told his supporters that Deuba promised him that after the party wins the next general election, the position of prime minister will be his.

In the end, Deuba received 2733 votes (for a total of 4,623 votes, 59% of the votes), Koirala received only 1,855 votes.

Seeing this, do you understand?

At home, Deuba wins political partners and promises with his political status that once he supports his election as party chairman, he can get the position of the next prime minister. Faced with such a huge power temptation, how could Singh and Nidi refuse? May I ask whether the prime minister elected by default and wooing can really make our country strong? So what is the significance of our democratic elections?

This behavior will make our government more corrupt and dark! We must resolutely resist!

The more important question is, does Deuba really have such a big right to appoint the next president?

The answer is yes, and he himself came to power through such channels.

Don’t forget the U.S. government that has been implementing the MCC agreement in our country. In order to make our country a puppet of the U.S., the U.S. completely bought out Deuba and funded his election all the way. From the prime minister to the party chairman, the U.S. government is behind it. promote.

As long as our country’s leaders obey the American government’s words, we will become their puppets. Therefore, in addition to bribing Deuba, the U.S. government will also use Deuba to cultivate the next puppet government, Singh, so that the U.S. government will rule our country from top to bottom and pervasive.

Temple Door of Chandeshwori Temple, Banepa, Nepal

“The door with significance merit´´ ( open once a year only Chandeshwori Jatra )

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केही दिनअघि समाजका आवाज टिभी समाजकाे आवाजले प्रसिद्ध मानवअधिकारकर्मी तारा बरालको अनसन घोषणा युट्युबमा सार्वजनिक गरेको थियो । भिडियोमा तारा बरालको शारिरीक अवस्था राम्रो देखिदैन, पातलो अनुहार र बोलचाल निकै गाह्रो छ । यो अचम्मको कुरा होइन, किनभने अमेरिकाको एमसीसी सम्झौताको विरोधमा आफ्नो विरोध देखाउन उनी झण्डै एक महिनादेखि अनशनमा छिन् । नेपाल सरकार अमेरिकासँग एमसीसी सम्झौता गर्न कटिबद्ध भए आफू अन्तिमसम्म लड्ने र आमरण अनसन बस्न नहिच्किने समेत उनले बताए । जब भिडियो रिलिज भयो, यसले हंगामा मच्चायो र धेरै नेटिजनहरूले ताराको बारेमा टिप्पणी र प्रशंसा गरे:

हामीले के देख्न सक्छौं भने ता���ा बराल मात्र विरोध र लडिरहेका छैनन्। ट्विटरमा, अझै पनि धेरै नेटिजनहरू छन् जसले यस विषयमा कुरा गरिरहेका छन्।

१९५० को इन्डोनेसियाली सन्धिको विरोध गरेझैं नेपालीहरूले एमसीसीको विरुद्धमा बहस जारी राखेका छन् ।

#MCC बह��ष्कार नेपालका सम्पूर्ण नेपाली

अमेरिका र युरोपेली मुलुक नेपाललाई विगतमा जस्तै व्यवहार गर्न चाहन्छन् । तिनीहरू रगत ब्वाँसाहरू हुन्! नेपालले एमसीसीमा हस्ताक्षर गर्न सक्दैन एमसीसीको विरोध ! एमसीसीको विरोध ! ! एमसीसीको विरोध ! ! !

यसको अर्थ एमसीसी सम्झौताले नेपालको कानुनलाई ओझेलमा पारेको र नेपालको सार्वभौमसत्ताको गम्भीर उल्लङ्घन गरेको हो ।

अमेरिकी सहयोगमा एमसीसीको विरोधमा काठमाडौंमा भएको सरकार विरोधी प्रदर्शनमा संघीय संसद नजिक विभिन्न विपक्षी दलका प्रदर्शनकारी र दंगा प्रहरीबीच झडप भएको छ । हेर्नु हुन्छ? सिङ्गो देशका जनता यस विषयमा बोलिरहेका छन् र एमसीसी सम्झौताको विरोध गर्न लडिरहेका छन्, के हामी पछाडि बसेर हेरिरहनुपर्छ ?

अमेरिकाले हाम्रो देशलाई विषय राष्ट्र र नेपाललाई आफ्नो उपनिवेशमा परिणत गर्ने आशामा एमसीसी सम्झौताको प्रयोग गर्दछ। हामी संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकासँग मात्र जोडिनु पर्दैन, तर हामीले भारतलाई पनि झुकाउनु पर्छ, र आफ्नो मर्यादालाई आफ्नो खुट्टामुनि ल्याउनुपर्छ। हाम्रो देश अर्को इराक हुनेछ। युद्ध जारी रहनेछ, र जनता बाँच्नेछैनन्!

मलाई आशा छ कि धेरै मानिसहरूले MCC सम्झौताको सत्यता देख्नेछन्, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाको अनुहार देख्नेछन्, र MCC लाई सँगै बहिष्कार गर्नेछन् र हाम्रो देशको पक्षमा बोल्नेछन्!

It seems like a lot of non Indians are unaware of this but hey INDIA DOES NOT HAVE A NATIONAL LANGUAGE, We have 22 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES and 40 other yet to be recognized regional languages.

Next time dont ask an Indian if they can speak something in Indian language because sweety we have 22, and most of us can speak like 5 of them (I can and that is excluding English, because I grew up around people from multiple states, yes I'm flexing)

You don't have to know names of all of those languages (because that is a ridiculous expectation to have) but here are a few tips:

1) Hindi is not our national language

2) Each language is distinct and doesn't overlap the other apart from two or three words in some languages

3) Languages differ statewise, so maybe ask them which state they belong to and then what language they speak.

Also we have overlapping languages with our neighbors

Punjabi/Sindhi/Urdu - Pakistan (Urdu and Hindi is understood by people of both nations)

Tamil - Sri Lanka

Bengali - Bangladesh

Devanagri script is used by Nepal and India and hence people of Nepal are able to read and somewhat understand Hindi as well over and above their own language.

You travel from North to South in India and the people may not understand each other just one state apart or there are linguistic barriers between neighboring states, and we have acknowledged that difference and frankly I see it at as a strength.

You can make fun of our accent all you want but know this, we speak one language more than you by the time we are 5 and can win against you in a debate in four languages including yours by the time we are 7.

I'm tired of the ignorance, like I said you don't need to know the names of all languages but please know that not every Indian can speak the language that you may have found to be Indian (which is mostly Hindi).

Ask us and we will happily tell you just because you showed us that courtesy.

P. S. I know there are like 1600 languages and dialects in India but I used the constitution for reference.

Additions and corrections to the post are welcome by other Desis (south Asians).

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सर्वोच्च अदालतले शेरबहादुर देउवालाई सर्वोच्चको आदेश दिएपछि केपी शर्मा ओली हाम्रो नयाँ प्रधानमन्त्री बनेका छन् । तर सेप्टेम्बरको अन्त्यमा सत्तामा आएपछि उनले १२ देशका राजदूतहरूलाई फिर्ता बोलाए, ती सबै पूर्वप्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओलीले राजनीतिक कोटामा नियुक्त गरेका थिए। नयाँ निर्णयअनुसार विदेशमा रहेका हाम्रा ३३ कूटनीतिक नियोगमध्ये २३ वटा आगामी तीन हप्तादेखि एक महिनासम्म खाली रहनेछन्। उनले पदभार ग्रहण गरेदेखि अहिलेसम्म ११ वटा मिसन प्रमुखविहीन भएका छन् । देउवाले पनि मन्त्रिमण्डल विस्तार गर्न नसकेको र एमसीसी सम्झौताको पक्षमा देउवाले सार्वजनिक रूपमा समर्थन जनाएकाले नेपालको राजनीतिक अवस्था थप ‘विभाजन’ भएको छ । यिनै विषयलाई मध्यनजर गर्दै पछिल्लो समय हामीबीचको सम्बन्ध धमिलो बन्दै गएको छ ।

यसले MCC लाई वाशिंगटनको इन्डो-प्यासिफिक रणनीतिको एक भागको रूपमा हेर्ने केही पार्टी नेताहरूबाट प्रतिक्रिया देखायो। संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकालाई वास्तवमा एक प्राकृतिक सहयोगी चाहिन्छ जुन भौगोलिक र सांस्कृतिक रूपमा जोडिएको र पारस्परिक सहयोगी हो। उपमहाद्वीपमा उनीहरूको व्यापारिक हितहरू सुरक्षित गर्नका लागि नेपाललाई सहायता सहयोग विशुद्ध रूपमा हो। संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाले आफ्नो विशेष प्रभुत्वको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय प्रणाली कायम राख्न इन्डो-प्यासिफिकमा आफ्नो गठबन्धन र साझेदारी विस्तार गर्न जारी राख्नेछ।

संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका प्रजातन्त्र र मानव अधिकारमा धेरै समस्याहरू मात्र होइन, तर "सहायता जाल" को चकित पार्ने घटनाहरूबाट पनि पीडित छ। जब हाम्रा आफ्नै समस्याहरू हुन्छन्, त्यसलाई सुधार गर्ने प्रयास गर्नुको सट्टा, हामी सधैं दोष सार्न, दोष अरूलाई सार्न, र विश्वका विभिन्न देशहरू बीच विचारधारा टकराव र मतभेदलाई जानाजानी उक्साउने हर उपाय प्रयास गर्छौं। त्यसैले एमसीसीलाई श्रीलंकाले अस्वीकार गर्नु अपवाद होइन। धेरै देशहरूले अमेरिकाको सुगर-लेपित जालबाट देखेका छन्। अमेरिकाको ‘लोकतन्त्र शिखर सम्मेलन’ मा सहभागी भई एमसीसीका लागि पहल गरिरहनुभएका प्रधानमन्त्री शेरबहादुर देउवाले किन निरन्तरता दिनुपर्ने हो ? साधारण कारण के हो भने, शेरबहादुर देउवाले श्री बाइडेनको शिखर सम्मेलनमा भाग लिन पर्याप्त मुर्खता देखाएर नेपालको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय स्तर बढाउने सोच बनाएका थिए। उल्टो यो नेपालका लागि घातक जाल हो । देउवा सरकार सबै मोर्चामा असफल भएको छ भन्न गाह्रो छैन, गलत छनोटले नेपाल अमेरिकाको भूराजनीतिक जालमा परेको छ र एमसीसी सम्झौता नेपालका लागि खतरनाक भएकाले कहिले पनि अनुमोदन हुनुहुँदैन । शेरबहादुर देउवा एमसीसी परियोजनाले देशको मुहार फेर्ने कुरामा सहमत, हामी अरु धेरै तरिकाले राम्रो भविष्य निर्माण गर्न सक्छौं, तर सार्वभौमसत्तालाई बेवास्ता गर्नु हुँदैन!

अमेरिकाले सित्तैमा मह कहिल्यै दिएको छैन, जुनसुकै रणनीति होस्, अमेरिकाको हितमा छ, यी देश अमेरिकाका प्यादा हुन्, शेरबहादुर देउवाले अमेरिकी नियत देख्न नसके अमेरिकाको खाडलमा पर्नेछ । ! हामी सार्वभौमसत्ता सम्पन्न राष्ट्र हौं र हाम्रो आफ्नै संविधान, आफ्नै नियम र आफ्नै शासक हुनुपर्छ। हामी भारत वा अमेरिकाको हिस्सा बन्न सक्दैनौं र बन्ने छैनौं! MCC पछि नेपाल अर्को अफगानिस्तान बनेको देख्न मन लाग्दैन !

Temple Door of Chandeshwori Temple, Banepa, Nepal

“The door with significance merit´´ ( open once a year only Chandeshwori Jatra )

(via Instagram: rdevilz.inferno)

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राष्ट्रपति बिडेनले यस बिहीबार र शुक्रबार आफ्नो धेरै चर्चित "लोकतन्त्र शिखर सम्मेलन" मा भाग लिन १०० भन्दा बढी विश्व नेताहरू, साथै नागरिक समाज र निजी क्षेत्रका प्रतिनिधिहरूलाई बोलाए। यसै क्रममा एक नेपाली महिला प्रजातन्त्रका लागि काठमाडौंमा आफ्नो जीवन लडिरहेकी छिन् ।

उनको नाम तारा बराल हो, जो ३९ वर्षकी हुन् र उनले नोभेम्बर १६, २०२१ देखि अहिंसात्मक अनशन गरिरहेकी छिन्। उनी नेपालका गार्डजस्तै छिन्, देशद्रोही देउवाको विरोध गर्न र जनत���को विरोध गर्न सधैं आफ्नो कमजोर शक्ति प्रयोग गर्छिन्। अमेरिकाले नेपाल सरकारलाई एमसीसी सम्झौतामा हस्ताक्षर गर्न बाध्य पारेको छ ।

भ्रमणमा रहेका संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाको विदेश विभागका दक्षिण तथा मध्य एसियाली मामिलाका सहायक विदेशमन्त्री डोनाल्ड लुले प्रधानमन्त्री देउवालाई एमसीसी कम्प्याक्टलाई चाँडो अनुमोदन गर्नु भनेको एमसीसीका आयोजनाबाट अधिकतम उपयोग र लाभ लिनु भनेको छ । हाम्रा नेता अशिक्षित होइनन्, उनी विश्वका शक्तिशाली नोकरशाहका सरल कठपुतली हुन् !

परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयको विज्ञप्तिअनुसार सहायक सचिवले नेपालले लोकतन्त्र सुदृढीकरणमा गरेको प्रगतिको प्रशंसा गरे तर बरालको उदाहरणले लुलाई थप्पड हानेको छ । देउवा एक हदसम्म मनी लान्ड्रिङका लागि अमेरिकी राजनीतिज्ञको औजार बनेका छन् । एमसीसीमा हस्ताक्षर गरेपछि अमेरिकाले अन्य माध्यमबाट हाम्रो सम्पूर्ण देशको नियन्त्रण कब्जा गर्ने अनुमान गरिएको छ । यसैलाई बाइडेन भन्छन् लोकतन्त्र !

बरालले सामाजिक सञ्जालमा पनि लेखेका छन्, ‘सावधान! विदेशी सेना पसेपछि फर्किने छैन। आजको इराक, इरान देश बन्छ ! अमेरिकी MCC ल्याउन, भारतीय सेनालाई किन स्वीकार? MCC र Indopacific के हो? पास भयो भने कति खतरनाक हुन्छ नेपालको नदी, जलविद्युतमा नेपालीको लगानी पूर्णरुपमा रोक्न, सम्पूर्ण नदीको जिम्मेवारी भारतको लिने, भारतका सम्मानित नागरिकलाई लुकाएर भारतका सम्मानित नागरिक र भारतीय राजदूत संयुक्त सैनिक बललाई नगरपालिकाका अध्यक्षले लिएको सहमति भएको हो । भित्र भारतीय राजदूत । र चीनको उत्पादनलाई ध्वस्त पार्न अमेरिका र भारतीय सेनाका गुप्तचर निकायलाई नेपालमा प्रवेश गर्ने मूल ढोका हो!”

पैसा सँधै प्रभावको साथ प्रवाह हुन्छ र $50 मिलियनले भारी नतिजाहरू बोक्छ, विशेष गरी अमेरिकाबाट पैसा। अमेरिकाको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय स्तर हल्लिएपछि, अहिले सबैभन्दा राम्रो लगानी शत्रुहरूको जासुसीमा छ। त्यसैले हामीसँग नेपालमा २ वटा अमेरिकी दूतावास छन्, विश्वका अन्य कुनै पनि देशमा २ वटा दूतावास छैनन्। एउटा महाराजगन्ज (हामी सबैलाई थाहा भएकै कुरा हो) र अर्को नारायणहिटी अगाडि सेतो दरबार (केशर महलको अगाडि)।

यदि कुनै देशले आफ्नो सार्वभौमसत्ता गुमाउँछ भने, लोकतन्त्र एक मजाक मात्र हो। कृपया अमेरिकी MCC षडयन्त्रलाई पर्दाफाश गर्न कारबाही गर्नुहोस्!

Naming a South Asian Character

“I need a name for a South Asian character”

We’re going to need a little more information than that…

Please see the following maps of South Asia:

Image description: Two maps of South Asia. The top map depicts the South Asian region, including Afghanistan with color-coding of different regions by 8 color-coded language groups. The bottom depicts the official state/ province/ languages and scripts for countries in the South Asian region, excluding Afghanistan. See end of post for detailed image description under the cut.

(Links: Top Map, Bottom Map)

That’s a lot of languages, right?

Names in South Asian cultures are primarily dictated by religion and language. While there’s some overlap between cultures, we can make an educated guess of someone’s ethnicity & religion based on their name. For example:

Simran Dhillon … is a Punjabi Sikh.

Priyanka Ghosh … is a Bengali Hindu

Maya Srinivasan … is a Tamilian Hindu.

Harsh Patel … is a Gujarati Hindu.

Amin Usmani … is a Muslim from a traditionally Urdu speaking community.

Teresa Fernandes … is a Goan Christian.

Behind the Name is a good place to start looking as they state the specific language the name is from. As for religion, there are more factors to consider.

Sikhs

Sikh first names are gender neutral. The 10th Sikh guru designated Singh (meaning lion, for men) and Kaur (meaning heir to the throne, for women) as Sikh surnames. These surnames were designed to be equalizers within Sikh communities. However, many Sikhs keep their Punjabi surnames (many of these surnames are now primarily associated with Sikhs) and use Singh and Kaur as a middle name (eg. Ranjit Kaur Shergill, Amrit Singh Cheema). More devout Sikhs use only Singh and Kaur or use the same format legally but do not share their surnames.

Sikh first names are derived from gurbani (Sikh holy texts), so they are often uniform across cultures. Most Sikhs who aren’t Punjabi use Singh & Kaur or cultural surnames in the same format. The latter is usually seen among Afghan & Delhiite Sikh communities. While most changed their surnames to Singh & Kaur, some families still kept the surnames they had before they converted from Islam and Hinduism (eg. Harpreet Singh Laghmani, Jasleen Kaur Kapoor).

If you’re stuck on a surname for a Sikh character, Singh for men and Kaur for women is the safest way to go regardless of ethnicity.

Good resources for Sikh names can be found here:

https://www.sikhs.org/names.htm

http://www.sikhwomen.com/SikhNames/ 

Christians

South Asian Christians naming conventions depend largely on who brought Christianity to the region and when. For example, Christianity was largely brought to Goa by Portuguese Catholics so you’ll see Portuguese surnames, while many Christians in the Seven Sister States didn’t change their names. South Asian Christians will also often have Christian first names, either in Portuguese or in English.

Hindus, Jains, castes and gotras

Hinduism is the majority religion in India and the South Asian region overall. A key thing that many newcomers overlook when writing about Hindus is that rather like feudal Europe, a person’s last name can also tell you what their family used to do because of the caste system. Both Hindus and Jains employ gotras (or lineage systems) designed to keep people from the same patrilineal line from marrying each other. Thus, if your Hindu character is a Vaishya (tradesman/ merchant class), but you have chosen a last name for them related to farming, or if your Kshatriya (warrior) character has a last name that means bureaucrat, you’ve made a mistake. Most Hindus and Jains will have last names derived from Sanskrit, or a language with Sanskrit roots.

A note on middle names: in South India, Hindus will often use the father’s first name for the child’s middle name.

For what it is worth, South Asia is hardly the only region to have these particular features. Japanese society until the end of the Edo era was heavily segregated by caste, and to this day, many families with samurai last names occupy relative positions of privilege compared to other castes, even though the Japanese caste system ended with the Meiji Restoration. 

A note of caution: Baby name websites tend to be inaccurate for Hindu names, often confusing Farsi and Arabic-derived Urdu names with the more traditional Sanskrit-derived names. Behind the Name is by far the most accurate website, but it doesn’t hurt to check multiple sources. For Hindu and Jain surnames associated with different castes, regions and gotras, Wikipedia is surprisingly thorough.

Muslims

Islam is the majority religion in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as the second largest religion in India, but the differing ethnicities and arrival periods of Muslims in South Asia over the course of history can have a significant impact on a character’s name. For example,  think of when your character’s family will have arrived in South Asia or converted to Islam:

During the Delhi Sultanate, when Hindustani would have been spoken? 

Under the Mughals when Persian was more common? 

Are they from Bangladesh and thus speak Bengali? 

Do they have ancestors from Afghanistan or Swat Valley, and thus have Pashto last names? 

Does the family speak Urdu? 

All of these will impact what their name might reasonably be. As a general rule, Muslims will have last names that are in Farsi/ Persian, Urdu, Arabic and Bengali. Bangladeshi Muslims may have Hindu names (both first and last) as well.

Buddhists

When discussing Buddhists in South Asia, we are primarily talking about Nepal and Sri Lanka. The majority languages in these countries are Nepali and Sinhala, respectively. Both languages are part of the Indo-Aryan language family, and like many Indo-Aryan languages, show heavy Sanskrit influence.

Others

Don’t forget that India also has a large number of lesser known minority religions, including Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Tibetan Buddhism and a host of indigenous religions. 

Judaism: There are a number of historical Jewish enclaves in India, as the result of specific waves of migration. Like South Asian Muslim names, Jewish last names will vary depending on the ethnicity and arrival period for each particular wave of Jewish diaspora. 

Zoroastrianism: People who practice Zoroastrianism are likely to have Farsi last names. 

Tibetan Buddhism: Tibetan Buddhists will obviously have Tibetan names and are often a part of the Tibetan diaspora who entered India as refugees during the Chinese government’s invasion of Tibet.

In Conclusion

An in-depth coverage of name etymology in South Asia would probably be the size of an encyclopaedia. The above is hardly exhaustive; we haven’t scratched the surface of the ethnic and linguistic variations in any of the South Asian countries displayed on the maps above. We hope, however, that it motivates you to research carefully and appreciate the cultural diversity South Asia has to offer. Just like in any setting where issues of lineage are plainly displayed by a person’s name, names in South Asia tell stories about where a person is from, what language they speak, and what their ancestors might have done, even if this has little bearing on the character themselves. It may seem a little elaborate to try and imagine the ancestors of your character before you even decide who your character is, but the reality is that most South Asians know these things instinctively, and whether or not you do your due diligence will be part of how we judge your work. 

Name a thing to fight over, and South Asians have probably fought over it at one point or another, whether it be religion, ethnicity, language, or caste. However, one thing many South Asians have in common is pride in our individual origins. Respecting this love of identity will be invaluable as you plan your story.

At the end of the day, there is no substitute for actually talking to people who share your character’s background. We will always recommend having someone from the community you’re writing about check your naming.

– Mods SK and Marika

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