Word: indrajit
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...Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba tells TIME that "we are determined to give full protection to the industries and citizens" of Nepal, but the rebels' intimidation continues: last Friday, explosions rocked a Kathmandu government office and a guard post. Nepalese security analyst Indrajit Rai says cutting off Kathmandu could signal a possible endgame. "[The Maoists] are beginning to tighten their grip," he says. "Penetration [of Kathmandu] could follow the blockade, including sabotage attacks in Kathmandu. That's always been the plan." A full-scale siege is unlikely?the Maoists remain an outnumbered guerrilla force?but their war of harassment...
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