Top-RAW agents meet Maoists in Siliguri

The growing Indian anxiety over Nepal’s recent political overtures is understandable. The Indian traditional thinking that Nepal should remain within its fold come what may have, say analysts, prevailed over the modern liberal thinking that allows others to have their say in the Nepali politics as well.

The growing American, Chinese and the European influence in the Nepali politics is becoming too much for the traditional movers and shakers of Nepali politics stationed in New Delhi.

It was only China’s subtle indication over its willingness to support Nepal-virtually an Indian protectorate, overcome the current stalemate be it merely to supply petro-products- has made India to go berserk, say analysts.

Analysts are of the opinion that it is not unnatural for India to go berserk considering that Nepal until few years back was totally under the Indian sphere of influence but presently with stakes originating from almost all the international quarters, India has been merely witnessing its sphere shrinking at a fast pace.

Thus there are two sections of people in Nepal who have been witnessing continuous onslaught against them in the recent past.

First, an influential group of Nepalese men who toe the Indian line and belong to all possible political quarters in Nepal and it is only natural that India really cares those men with full sincerity, and the second one being our own Maoists brothers who are currently facing criticisms from all possible quarters.

For the Maoists though, it is only the erratic activities of their own cadres and wild discourse at times of their leaders that their support is waning at a fast pace.

There have been talks of late that the Maoists in Nepal have been using China Card a la King Gyanendra to sideline India but the Maoists are not that unintelligent politico to toe the Monarch’s line permanently to shy away from the Indian interests in Nepal.

It is however, an open question that if King Gyanendra in reality tried to shy away from India or it was only his lag to come in contact with the Indian viceroy in Nepal to garner this all important support to his regime, in the absence of that eventually made his ouster so easy.

In Prachanda’s case, when he more often that not mentions that moves are being made to push them to go to the Jungles once again and claims, no matter what happens we will not go into the jungles. In this background, analysts dare to say that in the eventuality that if the Maoists are really pushed to the jungles it will be India again but not China which will ensure their basic needs (Food, Shelter and Clothes) fulfilled a la King Tribhuvan in early 50’s. Prachanda knows this very well.

In King Gyanendra’s case too, if Kingship in Nepal comes to an end it will be India again that will provide him and his family a nice shelter and needed advice. This is what analysts say King Gyanendra might have missed badly during his rule.

Thus, one should admit that Prachanda is coming out as a clear winner compared to King Gyanendra.

Prachanda is rather quick in playing India Card to retain his position in the Nepali politics which the King unfortunately undermined and invited his quick downfall.

The following story would unveil as to how Prachanda and India both are trying to appease each other thus exposing so many things yet unspoken about both the parties in action. 

The story runs like this.

The suspense over the Maoists unwarranted crossing over of the Nepali territory towards the Indian city of Siliguri, West Bengal in India the other day has been unveiled, say reports.

The Maoists team that had arrived in the city of Siliguri met a high ranking delegation of India’s notorious intelligence agency RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), writes Madhav Basnet in the Dristi Vernacular Weekly, dated July 31, 2007.

The RAW team was led by T. Hermis- supposedly leading RAW at the moment, reveals the Dristi weekly further. Mr. Hermis was a RAW man in Kathmandu as well for over three years in the Indian embassy.

The crème de la crème of the Maoists leadership crossing over the Nepali territory to meet the RAW top-agents comprised of none other than the Supreme Commander Prachanda, deputy in command Baburam Bhattarai, leader Ram Karki and Nepalese expatriate leader of the Maoists Party, Hari Bhakta Kandel alias Pratik.

The Maoists’ leaders had crossed the Nepali territory on July 27, 07 at around 6:00 PM and arrived in Nepal the next morning staying in the alien land for over 12 hours.

On the occasion, Drishti reports further, the Indian Intelligence agents had advised the Maoists leadership to create favorable atmosphere for the CA polls and not to think even of quitting the government in Nepal.

A tacit agreement was made during the meet between the two sides that the Maoists will now on stop playing the China card and in return India will try to help the Maoists duo retain their endangered position due to the growing influence of “nationalists segment” within the party, writes Basnet further.

Immediately after landing in the Nepali territory, the Maoists duo Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai while meeting the press were reported as saying that they were against the idea of quitting the government.

In the end, India that is seeing its influence in Nepal waning is currently engaged in activities both overt and covert. They continue to appease the Nepalese leadership more so the Maoists to secure that their share in the Nepalese politics will remain intact and will try to offer whatever they can to wipe out the Chinese sphere of influence if any(?) in Nepali politics. All put together, India also apprehends that their influence in Nepal is waning thus goes berserk. For the Maoists though still time left to correct their blunders to take the public in Nepal into confidence rather than trying to strengthen their position in local politics by putting National Interest at stake.

Posted on : 2007-07-31 07:39:29

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