About INSN.org
The INSN.org website was created in November 2004 by the International Nepal Solidarity Network to be a source of information to help Nepal's transformation into a peaceful and democratic society.
Our mission is to be non-partisan and open to multiple viewpoints, to present timely and relevant news from original reporting, as well as news summaries and analysis of other media, to present and archive press statements and documents from any organization who chooses to send them to us, and to serve as a forum of discussion and dialogue on the issues of the day.
Bela Malik, an Indian national and a talented editor by trade, has served as chief editor since early 2005, as well as contributing a number of original pieces and daily news summaries. She is currently in a deep sleep due to an unknown neurological condition, but we are all hoping for her awakening at the earliest.
Rewati Sapkota, who staffs the central news desk for Nepal-1 Television, contributes reportage and news summaries.
Sage Radachowsky of Boston, USA created the website and manages the technical aspects, as well as doing a lot of the editorial work and some original reporting.
usha titikshu, a well-known Nepali photojournalist involved in social justice movements of all kinds, has contributed a great number of powerful photo-reports, as well as managing some of the organizational tasks. She contributed now-historical photographs which were smuggled out of Nepal and published on this website, when former King Gyanendra's regime blockaded all media and communications in Nepal on 1 February 2005.
Shisir Khanal, who also founded the Nepal Democracy Network website, has contributed greatly in terms of technical assistance and editorial advice, as well as some original editorial pieces.
Dr Pramod Dhakal is a former faculty member of Tribhuvan University and holds a PhD in electrical engineering. He is Executive Director of Canada Forum for Nepal and lives in Canada. He is a contributing writer.
Sara Shneiderman, an anthropologist and well-known Nepal scholar, serves as an advisor to the web team and has also contributed greatly in terms of organizational work and editorial advice.
Samir Singh writes political and philosophical articles from his residence in Kathmandu. He is former editor of ViswaNepali weekly, published from Delhi, and is an occasional lecturer in philosophy and mathematics.
Many others have contributed essays, articles, and reportage, but do not wish to be named due to security concerns, with the high rates of repression of journalists who are critical of the powerful actors in the country. In fact, the website team consists of more than 30 individuals who have and do work behind the scenes to contribute.
Help us
This website is designed to be open and inclusive. We want people to submit articles, opinions, and news items that they think are important. We also want open discussion of the articles posted. We are a pluralistic force. We desire dialogue. We want to discuss analysis and strategies. This is the only way forward. Please keep comments civil, it is all we ask. Please say nothing that you would not say face to face.
Anyone may submit articles. There is an editorial board that will consider submissions quickly. Anyone may post comments at any time.
This website may have times of great strength, and times of stagnation. It may spring into action when needed, as it did when former King Gyanendra's regime blockaded all media and communications in Nepal on 1 February 2005. At other times, our staff difficulties and other committments may cause us to be less active. Please understand this. And help us if you can.
What is INSN?
The International Nepal Solidarity Network is a network of concerned persons working for peace, justice, and self-determination for the people of Nepal. At the moment, the government/Maoist conflict is a major factor in Nepal, so many of our activities and advocacy may focus on the conflict and protection of basic human rights, but we are dedicated to pursuing social justice in all aspects. We are not aligned with any party in the conflict.
Mission
INSN is a collective of concerned people committed to bringing about peace and democracy in Nepal, with human rights, civil liberties and press freedom guaranteed. We are an independent, non-partisan group. We believe in peaceful, non-violent solutions to Nepal's conflicts. We are a meeting point for diverse member organizations and individuals working in various countries and social contexts to organize localized actions for Nepal.
Objectives
* To serve as a link between grassroots Nepali activists and citizens and the international diplomatic, political, development, and media communities by making sure that information flows in both directions.
* To gather, generate, and share relevant information from various sources.
* To influence international policy on Nepal by informing policy-makers and the public.
* To encourage continuous and consistent international media coverage of Nepal.
* To provide forums for discussion, primarily through the INSN website, but also in face-to-face meetings wherever possible.
* To provide a structure within which individuals and organizations all over the world can develop and coordinate strategies for Nepal.
* To provide a safe space (literally and figuratively) for those in danger both with and without institutional linkages, both inside and outside of Kathmandu.
* To expand the network of people who are concerned about and working for a better future for Nepal.
Technical note
The website runs on a highly modified version of WordPress 1.5, coded in PHP, and using a SQL database to story the more than 4,000 articles that we carry. We also carry a great amount of collateral material, and strive to be an archive of high quality for documents, photographs, and statements related to the history of repression and resistance in Nepal's latest struggle for democracy and peace.
Slogans (of course we must have slogans!)
We at INSN strive to be inclusive and participatory for all those who believe in democracy irrespective of their net weight and maximum retail price. :)
"Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander."
- Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
A great initiative! Thank you for indispensable job for the solidarity of Nepalese!!
A great job to organise Nepalese wherever in the world for the democracy and human rights.
Weel done!!
Aashis, New Zealand
Great intiative!
Greatful that you could manage to provide some latest news on Nepal, which we do not access so easily.
How can interested people join the network? Could you respond to my email?
Rgds
Krishna
Thank goodness your website is up and running in this time of crisis - when the world’s foremost human rights organisations don’t seem to have anything very useful to say or suggest in response to the mass arrests and crack-down on 1 February. In additon to reporting on abuses, can you report on or suggest action around the world which might have the desired effect of reducing the abuses occurring in Nepal?
“Right work at the Right Time” I am very hopefully that it will create a opportunity to people who are committed towards democracy. Please provide way forum for discussion also.
Great initiative, to unite our voice, desire and aspiration for democracy and human rights in Nepal.
Yes, we are all together. We can not axcept or tolerat dictership any more. Yes, Jung Bahadur Kowar (Rana) killed all the top heads to creat a political vaccume to force the family rules in 150 years back and the situtation in this moment is on the same principle as i experienced a year back while i was at army ’s hostaged a with out reason!
Individually or collectively we should do what we can.
Thank you so much for bringing updates about Nepal, you are playing great role to help people to understand reality of DARK DAYS of Nepal. Keep posting all atrocities committed by current authorities of Nepal.
Good luck for your campaign,
Meena Poudel
Newcastle, UK
Great intiative!
Right work at the Right Time. We are very hopefully that it will create a opportunity to people who are committed towards democracy and human rights movement. Manage to provide some latest news on Nepal, which we do not access so easily.
Weel done!!
Good luck for this campaign.
I am not at all happy with the material that is posted in this website. I commend the job that you are doing-”Bringing news to the fore front to inform Human Rights related abuses to the masses”. But they way that you are doing is very unfair to the government forces. Tell, is the government forces the only one who is committing human rights abuses? Dont the Maoists have to be blamed for any of their heinous crimes. Why isn’t a single word of proyes being raised against the Maoists. Its alsmost like you support the Maoists Terrorist cause. Yes, the government forces and the government are to be blamed, but atleast there should a single word raised against the Maoists. Please keep this in mind and support unbiased reporting of the actual situation in Nepal.
Dear INSN,
Again, the same mistake is being reported about human rights abuses. Reference SG Khan’s (Amnesty International) visit to Nepal. The blame is being placed on the government forces. Why isn’t any one protesting about Maoist Atrocities? Local Nepalese people fear that the Maoists might come after them, but and international dignitary like SG Khan- why doesn’t she say anything about the heinous crimes committed by the Maoists? Alot of finger pointing is being done in the Amnesty International’s press release, but not even a single credible solution is put forth for the crisis. Is the job of the Amnesty Internation just to point fingers and raise voices unjustly?
Thank you for bringing report of Irene Khan and her team on current atrocities committed by military regime under the royal dictatorship in Nepal. World must understand what is happening in the DARK.
Regards,
Meena Poudel
University of Newcastle, UK
Thank you for providing a forum to get informations and share ideas. Could you please inform how we can put informations what we have inthis site. Thank you once again for great initiative, my commitment is with the group.
Web-in-charge, is there a way in which articles posted on the site can be e-mailed to friends?
Jan
Deat INSN
Thank you for bringing the news update on Nepal. In a situation where the fundamental rights of the Nepalese have been curtailed, media can be an effective tool to generate awareness about the Human rights situation in Nepal to the international community. Thus INSN has taken an initative at a right time and all nepalese living around the world will support the INSN in its mission. I also want to know can we join the network and can we contact the people involved in creating this website via email?
suvechha
Thailand
How can I be part of this organization? Is there a way I can help?? Please e-mail me at limaadhikari@hotmail.com
In reply to Sanjeev Adhikary, I want to state that the various people involved with INSN do recognize that the CPN(M) has committed many serious human rights violations and acts which must be condemned. There are many dynamics going on that determine what articles appear on this site.
Now after the royal coup, many articles are being produced on this topic. Most of them are very critical of the King’s actions and also the security forces who now have even greater impunity. We also want to hold the CPN(M) to accountability but in the present moment the King’s government is perhaps more dangerous in the near term to many people who are working for democracy and freedom and not for either armed actor.
If you look back in the archives you will also find articles critical of the Maoists.
To the other responses, thank you for the kind words. We appreciate it and happy to provide the ‘right service at the right time’.
Dear INSN
Civil crisis is deepening in Nepal everyday, it seems to me that there is urgent need to create more and strong international pressure against new dictator who has been enjoying on killing civilians, arresting activists and politicians, raping women and misusing Nepalese tax payers money.
Nepalese people, temporarily or permanently, living abroad have role to play but the problem is imposed restrictions where we can not communicate with our colleagues in Nepal. Based on your network mission 4, 5, 6 and 7 I would request you to facilitate a forum for us to discuss, analyse situation and formulate common strategies those could be helpful to create more pressure from outside.
Could you please have some thoughts?
Meena Poudel
Newcastle, UK
Dear INSN
It’s a courageos effort from your side to work for the democracy of our country.You better include in this web site that PALACE IS ALWAYS AGAINST THE DEMOCRACY IN NEPAL AND HER PEOPLE. I’m also supportive to you,always.
Yours is the only website that is the closest thing to an organized counter move to King G’s horrendous move. This is one unique vehicle with a global reach. The cause of democracy has to be served.
Dear Meena,
Your idea is very good. I am thinking how we can do this the best way.
Great website people. I think it was a great job. And keep it up. I am sure as long as all remain unbiased and balanced, the website will be a great success.
INSN has played a role of showing the light to the intellectuals who have internet access. Still we need to reach to those people who do not have internet access and make them understandable how important democracy is. We are arranging to translate and print the availaible matter and in Nepali and distribute it.
We dont know the organozation like Transparency International and Propublic is keeping quiet. They think that the King is transparent? this is the time to speak in favour of Democracy . Because, good governance and transparency is the possible without the rright to speak and other human right. Is transparency International and Propublic sold . If so the donor organization who have funded them should be serious and should stop to fund.
At the mean time the party leaders should realize their mistakes.
DEMOCRARY FORUM NEPAL
a GROUP OF ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY
democracyfroumnepaly@yahoo.com.au
democracy forum activists, this is a good idea. many are asking about the silence from many ngos, the only form of civil society that donors seem to see and after seeing fund to the teeth. it seems the donors are not themselves too fond of good governance and transparancy. they are not fools, those big people in big positions with big degrees at the head of these big donor agencies. there must be something else.
We, living far from country, can only see-tip of the iceberg. Means, we are hardly informed about real life situation in Nepal. So, this sort of initiatives which caters all kind of informations in a single menu, is really appreciable. This is a best alternative to news seeker in and out house people. Congratulations.
From Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
Thanks for providing forum where all the people who beleive in democracy and fundamental rights of Nepalese people can share their views together.Presently , some of us may not be at our homeland but our heart and mind will always be their for the caring of Nepalese people.Ultimately, democracy will win.
gr8 work, how can we contribute to ur endeavour
I am glad you ask this! We have to work in some way of security, so we are a group of people who know each other. But I think if you are real Gagan Thapa then we know you as well. Then you need to coordinate with someone who is involved already.
Anyone can sign up to post articles and all people can take part in the dialogues on every story. This is one important way to contribute.
Also to make suggestions what we should do differently in the website.
And then to volunteer your labor on editing and making new design for the website.
And for advocacy and strategy on supporting freedom and democracy and good social justice in Nepal, see the link on the front page of What to do? के गरने? and enter this discussion.
Thanks very much your website.How can Intrested person join your network ?could you inform me on my email?
Harihar pokharel
UK
I have not yet read any of the articles hyperlinked in this website yet; it’s totally new to me, having just come across a url in the following article or letter, and for which it’s necessary to scroll down the page to the third entry, or whatever the term is, following the main article and the second, which is another letter:
“Nepal, the King and the Maoists”,
http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn03192005.html
That strikes me as excellent, given what I have so far learned of the situation in Nepal, also through the same website; over the past week or two.
And it’s touching, for lack of a better word, to see that you individuals have organised yourselves for this purpose; instead of waiting for official organisations to get involved. Great human spirit you are illustrating; very inspirational.
A must website, it surely seems to be.
I strongly feel a need for a separate topic on the caste system. i think it ties and is linked with every issue discussed in this forum. people really take the caste system for grant. plus it would be nice to hear different views on the issue, since we all are a part of it.
‘Down with the caste system’ - I agree with you also. We have a need for special sections on many things, but only slowly is this website growing. Also it is not the one website to address everything as there are many websites specifically for Dalit issues, but I agree we need a section on caste system and its relation to other problems. Maybe soon.
Until that time, at this website we have only this report (PDF file) by Suvash Darnal of Jagaran Media Centre from 31 March 2005, about the situation of Dalits in Nepal.
I filled out your registration form but i never received the password. please do solve this problem asap so i can login.
Hey mintupintu,
I also faced the same problem when registering.But the problem is that the e-mail address(httpd@web35.opentransfer.com) that INSN uses to send password and sername after registration is filtered as SPAM by GMail, Hotmail.
So better look in you SPAM folder for the pass.
I think this will help
bye
To Gagan Thapa: you can also help us by publicising the website to students and friends who can contribute to it through articles and discussion. I am keen on creating a small section: profiles of those in detention/custody
beginning with a short sketch of Kundan Kafle so that he is more than just a name on a list of ‘arrested on or since 1 February’.
Can you help us with those? At least one sketch per day?
Hi Mintupintu -
I can’t solve the problem for you without your email address - so please sign up again and watch your spam email box or else send an email to the web-coordinator.
Thanks, i turned off the spam filter and it worked
We want to publish our activities in your web site, please give us your contact method.
we are doing moment against the king of nepal, and his current action.
Please write to the Web-coordinator from the main page - address is webmaster@insn.org - or you may also click ’submit article’ and sign up with a username and email address, then submit articles for publishing.
Hey web coordinator, the site is good, but it’s developing two problems:
a. it is too ‘ngo-ised’ with UN news, statements in UN and so on dominating in the past few days, the same days when horrible things are happening in Nepal needing urgent independent reporting.
b. mostly reprinted material already available on other sites.
INSN was more than a clearing house when it began, now it’s beginning to lose its cutting edge.
Any thoughts?
We are waiting for democracy and working for peace and development , this mission will promote by this website also, so I want to add some Nepalese media and youth movements released information in your page.
Thanks
Dear friends, excellent website ! On Nepali friend of mine just forwarded me the the url to this website. Keep up the struggle, we are in solidarity. We hope to see a democratic Nepal soon. Also do tell us what we could do to join you.
In solidarity, zakir kibria
Dhaka, bangladesh
Dear team,
Great job well done. keep it up.
sunita
Maryland, US
Dear Shock and Shame,
I know what you mean, it is becoming too ´NGO’ized´. Part of this is because of the UN commission hearings going on in Geneva, so a lot of reporting is about that. But part is also because we don´t have independent reporters on the ground in Nepal and only rely on the scraps of information that we get by chance from the loose network of friends and helpers.
I wish that we had the power to do real on-the-ground reporting, but we don´t. Only by chance when someone we know writes up a report. But isn´t this the same problem of the real news dailies like Kantipur? They have the reporters but they´re not allowed to do their work properly. They can´t even publish the counter-monarchy facts they find.
Hey web coordinator, INSN is free and open access. So why aren’t reporters who can’t send stories to the private mainstream press sending their stories (anon. or otherwise) to INSN?
Also the rate of increase of hits on this site are going down. No fresh nothing and people don’t buy.
Dear friends,
This sort of initiative justifies the need and values of freedom and democracy. Also it shows the world and the few selected hippocrats of Nepal that Nepalese people are no longer in a mood to sacrifice the freedom. Instead they have decided that they will make their move in a united way for their freedom and the freedom of the country. Individual freedom, civil liberties, rule of law and economic freedom should be our major agenda’s now onwards and we the nepali youth will continiously go on the way of entertaining our rights and go for the prosperity of the nation.
prachanda will turn nepal into Cambodia. He’s another wannabe PolPot.
Gyanendra will turn it into Saddam Hussain’s Iraq. Then the US will come. Then Indian troops will come. Then Laro kha Prachanda will cry. People will say ’see we told you.’
Great job ! Specially INSN.ORG is a open forum in this critical situation of the country where anyone can upload their opinion openly and can be informed different news and views. Thanx very very much for giving such great opportunity to all.
This INSN help to presentation of openion of people. In this critical sitution of Nepal it help to openly presrnt our voice anywhere of the world. Thanks a lot the insn team.
You r great
I wish I had found you a few months earlier - I was out of my mind with worry about the State Of Emergency earlier. Although the state of emergency was lifted I still feel things are moving in the wrong direction. I read on the BBC News website about a new census in the Kathmandu Valley. I think all information plus a photo has to be given to the government within a month. Failure will result in punishment but no one has said what punishment yet. What is the point of the census anyway? With the amount of people fleeing the countryside it will be out of date within a week. I just have a bad feeling in my bones….
Ms Lucy Mcdonald, one cannot quantify feelings, but your feelings in the bones are right. It is all wrong, terribly wrong. You can feel it in your bones because you are a good caring sensitive human being.
Nations feed so much rot to global citizens: security, national pride, honour, that the feeling in the bones goes away. Keep your feelings alive.
They contribute to life and living.
Dear Watching Democrats….
Just want to say thank you for replying. I wasn’t even sure anyone read the site that often to see what I wrote let alone reply - thanks.
I was wondering if anyone knew of a group in London that wanted to highlight the Nepal cause. I’m sure I read somewhere that there was a march/gathering in Washington US, and I would be interested in getting involved in the UK.
I also wanted to say that I think both the Maosist and the Government forces are wrong in their actions. Violence is never the answer. In a country which is so poor, surely the easier way and cheaper way (taking into account the price of military equipment let alone human cost) of getting support would be look after the people and provide health care, education and assistance to those that have innocently lost their houses and incomes due to this atrocious situation. It makes me mad with anger. It is just a power struggle and I do not think either side gives a damn about the people. At least the King is openly flounting the consituation - the maoists will do the same. It is not about the people it is about indiviuals craze for power.
Peace to all.
Hi Lucy, good to talk to you mate!
There is a group in the UK: UK crisis group on Nepal or some such thing. There are some statements by UK based academics that are posted on this website that I saw. I guess it would be easy to get their contacts and find out what is happening in the UK on Nepal.
The pity in Nepal is that there is a third and a fourth side to the conflict and they seemed to have cared a damn given their histories in Nepal. The third force (international community, the aid and loan givers) are powerful and have funded Nepal into the neolithic neoliberal age. The fourth force are the parliamentary parties the biggest of whom commanded 75 per cent of the electorate. But their histories haven’t shown much care for the bulk of Nepali people either.
So no one really seems to care about Nepali people, armed or unarmed, they end up equally violent in the death, destruction and damage they cause the people of Nepal.
Is there a God? Maybe she is listening.
what is the objective to having anonymos writers in web sites? it is cowards who hide behind false names. why not everyone comes out openly declaring truly ones identity? may be there will be less chatter on such web site but may be the quality of what is said is higher. editors of this web site please give it a thought. thank you.
Dear give it a thought,
Your comment is very interesting and I am sure everyone would like to do as you say. But I noticed something very funny. For someone who is asking everyone to reveal their names you are hiding behind a pseudonym. Can you please tell me why that is so? Perhaps you are a army person trying to find out who is who. So until you give us your real name you should not ask others to give their real names.
Thank you
We Need your regular suscription.
The initiation must be based to emphasize the greater consencus and solidarity to enhance peace, democracy and human rights. These issues must be bold enough to address the need of the nation.
Initiations of solidarity are been threated and is the culter inherited through dowry to bride in Nepal.
Though, allign for peace and democracy should have to be strenghten enough to enhance longer and ever-celibrating typed democracy. All of us shouldnot have to commit mistake to analyse the situation of the present Nepal and the devotion to democracy and peace are the “SUGAR COATED BITTER PILLS”. The so-called democracy covered-up nowadays, must have to be unrevealed with solidarity effort. Revealition of the tyrrany and to throw-off it, we all have to allign to front for consencus and democracy.
Thank you
The moists could and would turn the country into another Cambodia with millions massacre of innocent peasants. Let’s compare: Moist muder civilians by crushing their heads using big boulders, slitting throat, shoving clothes in the mouth and kicking them to death. Army beats them harasses them.
Does any fairminded person see the comparison? Yet the Human Rights organizations only talk about the Army’s attrocities which is proportionately much less harrowing the much less cruel. How blind these HR people are?
Is there a hidden agenda here, which I am not aware of?
hello every body
Good Job keep your spirit high…one thing you must keep in your mind that check and balance is must in everything and you are not exceptional..BRAVO
Brother the new site though has new look but the older one is more clearer way of arrenge ment and very very very speeder then the new site. But i am not saying that new is not good but real and serious INSN is seen in the older theme please make a vote and just follow them to choose between the two themes. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! The older one was very good.
Thank you for your efforts to remove the picture bhotahity crossover.
this is good job,but u a lazy,cause updating late. if grab recent event n display. that maybe good. me visit this site 1st time ,seen yesterdays news. so plz try to catch recent….next time , i want to read what heppen this morning n noon.
this is good job,but u r all looking lazy,cause updating event lately,why ? if grab recent event n display. that maybe good. me visit this site 1st time ,seen yesterdays news. so plz try to catch recent….next time , i want to read what heppen this morning n noon.
Yes, this site needs more constant updating. Hardly anything new ever. It was not like this.
plz make ur site a bit fresh
it looks like a lazy frog
what’s up ? comon do good man
Nepals war on human rights a summit higher than everest
In 2004 I finally fullfilled a life longlong ambition to visit Nepal. I spent all my time with a Nepalese friend in Kathmandu and at his home village in rural outskirts of Gorka. We maintain regular contact via the internet and I’m fully aware of the politcal situation out there. I’ve never settled since my return and am really keen to involved in any way I can (paid/voluntary) either in the uk or back in Nepal. For a start I’m interested in just putting out feelers and making contact with anyone else who has the Nepalese peoples interests at heart.
The biggest influences in my life, who else, but Ghandi.
Look forward to hearing from you
Dear INSN,
I appriciate you all job. After the royal Coup by king Gyanendra, security personnel and Government administration immediately started to make phone calls and write letters to various rights activists and leaders to come down to DA office to make positive support/commitment of King’s stapes and those right activists or political activist went there and show their disagreement on Royal Coup were taken into custody. There is not security guarantee of rights and political activists, leaders especially Dalit rights activists/leaders. Many Rights activists received a letter from the Government requesting their presence and support. On Feb 3rd, 2005 sensing the representing in the offing, Federation (DNF) immediately wrote letters to the ambassadors to the United States, United Kingdom, European Presidency and UNDP requesting international community and Nepal located diplomat missions to give attention towards the current democracy crisis and fundamental rights as well as security concern of rights activists/leaders especially for the dalits leader/activists over the country.
State machinery that was suppose to guarantee safety to Rights and politician activists was after them as they had strongly denounced that the Royal Coup as well which was not in the best interest of the democracy, fundamental rights and Dalits whose voice had been silenced for 30 years during similar take over in 1970.
Many Rights activist and politician are barred from the traveling abroad. However some of us managed to escape the police security and was able to safely leave the country for the sensitization to international community on current political insurgency and fundamental rights of Nepalese people including Dalits. Many of Rights activist and politician are area detections of Katmandu valley and police (in plain clothes) has searched their apartment and taken all the books, important documents from their house not only this security force are threatening to activists and leaders.
This is a small example of actrocratic regime. INSN has been playing great role for the sensitisation on absolute democracy of Nepalese People.
With regards,
D. B. Sagar Bishwakarma,
National President,
National Dalit NGO Federation, Nepal
The site is boring. Why is it only Gagan, some right wing crap and some NGO bullshit? Isn’t there more to Nepal? Come on. The king wasted his time blocking this site. It hasn’t anything worth blocking. Nothing at all.
It’s shocking to see so many people denigrating Nepal and its King, even Nepalese (who live abroad, mostly). Nep[al was one of the most peaceful places on the planet until the Democracy wankers ruined it. How hilarious to see the entire Western Christian world brow-beating everyone with the “democracy-is-the-ony-way bullshit, again….. If the westerners didn’t incorporate torture, murder, and cannabilism into their culture via their religion, perhaps they wouldn’t now be wishing to cannabilize Nepal, Iraq, Afganistan, and other countries that don’t venerate their taudry culture. What, after all, do the westerners have to offer? Bad TV, bad food, stupid political ideas. Does democracy work in the USA? Hardly, and so how can they hope to guide anyone else? This is a simple-minded game called “shame the indigenes” by telling them they are inadequate and backward, until they are so confused they collapse. Monarchy is the very best system ever devised, not democracy. No one in the western world has ever lived under monarchy, but those of us who have lived many years in Nepal have. Shame on those who can’t let the Nepali monarch and his people work this out for themselves without being hamstrung by faux foreign jive-talk. Thanks INSN for provideig a forum, but it is very heavily weighted towards the anti-Gyanendra crowd, who do not appear to have Nepal’s best interests at heart.
Why so arbitrary–saying obscene words will be blanked out and visible on mouseover?
a. Nepali obscene words are not blanked out
b. you have done more than blanking out…you have removed comments entirely.
why? Can you please explain why you are behaving like the RNA?
As one site administrator, I am somewhat offended by the person who writes with the name “TO INSN LORDS AND MASTERS”.
We set out to create a site for civil discussion. We created this site with our own energy and maintain it daily. When people engage in obscene and uncivil dialogue, we reserve some right to moderate and to try to encourage what we see as more productive discussion.
If you disagree with our idea of civil discussion, then you can create and promote your own website — and maybe the RNA will block access to it from Nepal.
Are we truly behaving like the RNA? We have created this space. We are not censoring any other information source. We are only doing the most basic moderation to maintain a civil dialogue.
Yes, I know Nepali words are not blanked out - they were not built into the plug-in that we used to to that.
Yes, we have removed entire comments on a couple of occasions, for language that added nothing but a base level of obscenity to the dialogue. You can see the blanked out comments anyway, with one click of the mouse. Is this like the RNA? Or is this a basic level of civilization?
‘Civilisation’–yes that is what Blair said about the attack on London, and what Bush said about the attack on the WTC. Civilisation. Don’t assume that civilisation only means one thing.
People are of course free to start their multiple websites, but is that the answer you are going to give to someone who is unhappy with the fact that very selectively comments are removed (I did not say erased, but removed from immediate view). Whose sensibilities are you protecting? The civilised world’s?
this is best and best
It is a brave initiative. Let not democracy,human right and liberalism not die in Nepal. Nepalese democracy, perhaps, can only function well without king.
Let us put full stop for kingship. Let Nepal go forward in the path of democracy, human right and liberalism.
Beware of two torch bearers of terrorism:
1. Gyanendra Shah
2. Prachanda
her randi ka chora haru, timi haru kina khoker basi rakheko chau , machini haru , jad ra randi lai paisa dina sakchau tar nepal ma pati pauwa banauna 1 rp pani didainau tes karan nepali ko ragat ma nai gaddari chha , des ma gaddari chha, pan chabao , bur chodao…..
It is a good website that brings awareness about the situation in Nepal to the people. But I also think you are bringing wrong kind of awareness. I personally think, this website is totally biased against the king.
Everybody talking about what wrong has king and his force done. But nobody is really coming up with solution. I don’t have solution myself. But one thing I know for sure is removing monarchy is not the solution. At least not until the political parties like what we have now exist.
Nepal perhaps could have remained the most peaceful country in the world, if so called “deomocracy” was not introduced in the first place. If we think, introducing multiple political parties in the country and removing the king from his crown is going bring peace and Nepal will prosper, then I am very sorry to say, this is not the way it is going to work. At least not until we have not understood what “democracy” really means.
I think, we already have enough problem in the country and you are making it worse by making our king look evil in the eyes of the world. King has taken his initiatives to make our Nepal a better place, why not give him a chance? Why are we pulling his leg like all our Political parties do when one of them is not in the prime minister’s chair. Can we not remain calm and see if WE can be of any help in restoring peace in Nepal instead of throwing shit on eachother’s face?
All the people who have commented above me, seem to be wise people, but we need to see little beyond what we can really see. We need time and not disturbances. Thanks.
Hey Friends
Enjoy dasain this year, but not at the cost of so much buffalo and goat.
Good initiative,
Feeded with best stuffs and better thinking and ideas.
Keep up the great job
Visitors per day doubled when we were banned by the Kingdom of Nepal! Says INSN.
Is this to be proud of? Did you want to be banned for your increased popularity?
FM radio in Nepal facing threat. They resist. They are opposing. You are international. Hope that you are doing something to resist and will not forever carry that little ‘Visitors per day doubled when we were banned by the Kingdom of Nepal!’ notice proudly at the end of your pages.
This is a decent news and discussion site on Nepal. It should be available to at least those have access to the internet in Nepal.
Do something.
thanx a lot ………..but i think all maoists and king should left there demand and all nepalies should kick out king and maosist and other poltical parties …….so we can live nepal with happy and peace so fuck up u all king and maoists .u all are mother fucker .u all fucked nepal………….
rato ra chandra surya
ok ……… maosist and king should leave there demand they were fucker ….. and they fucked there mother land go to hell ass holes …………all r fucker
To INSN,
Dear fello I am sorry but I have to say it that the popularity of INSN is down not double as claimed by you as I am very longtime with you and watching you from close. The news here is either copied from other site of from Nepal’s news paper and that is all you people do now a days no other article beside old news is appeared in your website. And onr more thing I feel very strongly that your site support maoist terrorist and neglect democrats and the news you posted are controversal that creat unstability and this is nice way to help terririst.
Well done ! Your initiative is highly appreciable because I belive that many small effort for a mission could become a solid power for the same goal.
This site is not an independent site with broad prospective and unbiased vision. It is better not to use this private club discussion.
Subject: A proposal to build a South Asian Union (SAU) like European Union by expanding SAARC states.
His Excellencies,
Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings, Head of Governments & States, Political & Religious Leaders, Intellectuals, Educationists, Economists, Welfare Organizations, Mass People of South Asian region.
Peace be upon all of you, history is repeating from the creation of human life till now and will be repeated till the last final judgment of Creator. Actually, Creator created us as his best creation of life but we divided it into different nations, religions, cultures, languages, ideologies, etc in several thousands of years since the appearance of 1st human Adam (PBUH). We don’t know when the human life on earth will be finished for ever on dooms day, but some think that human life never stop repeating it’s wrongs. Now we have seen that the days of the human being are becoming more critical, insecure, divided among our selves in different ideas, increasing of poverty, and destruction of economy of some nations in comparison with the economy of some rich counties of the west. So the time for South Asian nations to unite as a strong body which is most caring for the inhabitants of this region has come, and in this way, we can develop ourselves. I have no right to waste your valuable time, but my heart is pressing me to place this proposal or advice to the holy hearts of our great rulers of the people of SAARC counties.
Proposal for future South Asian Union (SAU)
1. The mass people of this region want to abolish visa system for themselves in order to enjoy traveling facility freely and free trade among the regional counties like EU states. We can include Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, China Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan & Philippine. The Afghan president his Excellency Mr. Hamid Karzai and his Government also shows interest for entering into SAARC.
2. If we can include twenty three more countries (Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan & Philippine) with the seven counties of SAARC (Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives), then this organization or union will be one of the strongest unions. And then we can establish a powerful single currency like EURO as, for example SACU (South Asian Currency) or dollar or any other selected by the forum. And currency value can be fixed by averaging the currency values of the nations concerned.
3. All states will keep there own national flags as state flag and one common union flag, like that of EU.
4. We can establish joint military command council for the defense of the whole region like EU. That means we can unite in a union to ensure human life security along with a strong economy like European Union.
I don’t know when the people of this region of South Asia will start to feel love and affection for each other, and will be united. But we should try to establish a golden future for ourselves. If successful, then generation after generation of this region will remember you for your kindness. God bless us with eternal & external peace.
Yours,
Saulat Kamran
E-Mail Address: saulat@dhaka.net
House No -28, Road No-4, Dhanmandi R/A.
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Good thought, Saulat
If it is implemented then will surely help this region
Ideally it’s good but how can we forget the reality where there is the most diversent situation than other situation. of course, the EU is an example to look at, but still we’ve to think about the weakness of the EU system.
Copying an idea does not mean but still it can sound good. unless and untill the asian diversity can be met with all state efforts so as to open up an avenue, such dream cannot be come to be a truth.
corrency matter is not much important, but the most important is the aspiration, mutual understanging, respect and dignity. how can we settle the sub-regional problems is the most concerned issue at this time rather than just thinking about a broader coalition. many bilateral issues should be settled down first. how can india and pakistan can settle their problem. how can nepal and bhutan be clear on the issue of refugees, how can sri lanka and india be clear on the issue of refugee and also equivalently the issue of conflict and intervention. similarly, what about the issue of bangladesh and pakistan which has been still remaining in the heard of the either countries basically of bangladeshis. what about the border and other national interference issues between nepal and india. of course these are the major issues and are much more complex that cannot be easily settled down, in my view. another aspect is our geo-political as well as religious and ethnic composition that always hinders to make a larger coalitions like EU. We can dream of EU but our reality is different.
Imagination — of course can be translated in reality but we’ve to be more practical. imagination come to be truth in basically poetry. but i of course regard the idea but cannot agree right now. may be we’ve wait for decades.
but, think about south asian sub regional development. think about the trade with the asean countries. think about north and north east asia — particularly china, korea and japan. these things can enlarge our idea. but merely building a eu like intergovernmental body is not suitable right now. we don’t have ground for that.
so please think about national situation first and then the sub-regional.
let’s discuss about the effectiveness or failure of saarc. what are the ground effects of saarc. does it really means for the poor people in this sub-region. what would be the possible options for choice.
thanks
pragya
If you look at historical development, it will always shine a bright light on land and its people where there have been cross-border activities, whether on commercial trades, academic and intellectual exchanges, arts, science etc. The idealization of central Asia’s glorious past can be re-implemented only if there is mutual respect and understanding between people of different cultures, backgrounds, faiths and what not. The pre-requisite in all these is a serious attempt by each governments and intellectuals within various countries to reflect on its present situation and future endeavors. There must be sincere efforts by leaders to compromise on issues that do not have much to do with other members of the group. India and Pakistan single handedly control all the SAARC agenda because one considers the supreme will of Allah that Muslims should rule the world whereas other bleeds and cries over the lands lost after partition. How can forward-looking agreements be forged when there’s almost a regressive tendency to go back to how things once were? More than implementing the EU model of unique currency and what not, there needs to be realizations that until and unless the cultures and people are recognized by other states, the people in power will always try to exploit the sentiment for their own agenda. Thus, initially there has to effort made by the intellectual community to reach-out amongst intellectuals of other states and forge a tie so that such can be used to lobby their respective governments to move towards a much kinder, peaceful region which has seen enough wars, famine and destruction in the name of antiquated beliefs and super enlarged egos.
How did conflict in Nepal arise - not the historical facts of it, but the motivation for it? I would like to investigate that question with others and find out, and perhaps we end it. Could we say conflict arises from an imposition by one entity, individual or collective, on another? Does this not produce reciprocal violence? How does this cycle end? Clearly we have to end violence in ourselves, as seen in our relationships with others, for this is a reflection of what we are. People need to do this and we are the people .. are we seeing that together? There is war. The ultimate imposition is taking another’s right to life. Certainly this is a manifestation far more abhorrent than any ideological conflict; any philosophical or political or religious imposition. That is a matter of degree, however, don’t you agree? Violence can be very subtle given the definition that violence is any degree of imposition. For example, comparing one school-child to another to evoke shame would be violent, even if the purpose is to impose behavioral expectations we believe would benefit the child. Even imposing the ideology of non-violence would be violent. In actuality we are violent, right? It is true, even if we are not abducting that schoolchild, coercing her into atrocities on her own family and brainwashing her into a belief it is glorious. The more subtle too often evolves grossly: take for example “democratic” capitalist exploitation, the “Communist” cultural revolution and the “Christian” inquisition. We have had in Nepal the King and the Maoist imposition. So in our dialog I don’t want to impose any operating conclusions I may have, or be a victim of another’s violence. Whatever ideas we have are put on the table, we work together as we share common insights as to the purpose of what we are doing.
Well Done,
Its may help to estblish peace in nepal,
Seven Party and Maoist should be united…for total Democrecy in Nepal.
That is the way to go…
I don’t think you write honestly. YOu only write about the mistake or immoral work done by Government or other parties. You never write wrong things of MOWIST. It make us beleive that insn.org is of MOWIST.
Sumitji, going by the slogans after 6 April, it appears that all of Nepal is “Mowist”, so if you think that insn is also “Mowist” then so be it.
In the meantime, why don’t you grow up a little bit. See the world around you has changed.
what is
Dear sir,
you are doing great job. Obviously it will help to established peace in Nepal.
Thank you