The Re-making of a Country Is Never Smooth

Injured demonstrator in Kathmandu, courtesy of Gulf Times, Qatar

Fourteen people, including an 8-month old baby, were hospitalized yesterday as a result of injuries sustained during clashes between ethnic groups in Pokhara, Nepal, just a few miles from where I am staying. Yesterday was the second day of a three day bandh (general strike), called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) to … Read more