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| VOLUME
19 • NO. 2 |
MARCH
- APRIL 2006 |
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Himal Southasian magazine happens to be based in Kathmandu,
from where with increasing horror we have watched the
evolution of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal –
and in the latest instance, the palace activism in particular
following the royal takeover of 1 February 2005. Looking
out over the Southasian landscape, we realise that a
country that had made relatively good progress as a
democracy following the People’s Movement of 1990
is being forced backwards in time, by rebel and royalty
alike. In the cover feature of this issue, we have charted
the course of both of these forms of extremism, scrutinising
the continuing warfare and sudden democratic deficit
in the country where we happen to be based. We also
believe that editors and reporters must stand up as
citizens when a society’s most basic values are
under threat.
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| The Southasia
Trust, GPO Box: 24393, Kathmandu, Nepal. Phone: +977
1 5547279, Fax: +977 1 5552141 |
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