Added: Jan 23, 2008

From: cyberak

Duration: 9:34

Kunda Dixit, Editor of the Nepali Times speaks on "The Abolition of the Monarchy in Nepal." in an unusual event at the FCCT Across South and South-east Asia, the story of democracy continues to be a struggle on many fronts, sometimes pitting large sections of the public who yearn for it against members of the ruling elite who treat with contempt the political will of the people. Each narrative unfolding in a country's attempt to restore democracy or to save it from abuse is different from that of its neighbour. Those of us who have been living in Thailand since the country's 18th military coup, in September 2006, were witness to one such clash of ideas and wills. To broaden this understanding of Asian countries in transition towards democracy, the FCCT has the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion featuring respected editors of newspapers from three countries: Pakistan, Nepal and Indonesia. Such relevance has been generated by the recent assassination of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto, exposing the multiple tensions that plague that country, which has been under the grip of a military dictatorship for nearly a decade. In neighbouring Nepal, on the other hand, the dominant story is the push by the country's powerful political parties to abolish the 240-year-old monarchy, an act that has drawn interest in some of the other kingdoms across the region. Indonesia, by contrast, has generated interest for its mixed record towards democracy a decade after the Soeharto regime was turfed out by mass pro-democracy protests.

Channel: News

Tags: maoist  monarchy  nepal  nepali  politics 

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