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When King Gyanendra of Nepal named Suryabahadur Thapa the country's Prime Minister in June, no one had to show the new Premier where the pens and paper are kept?Thapa had been PM four times before. The moderate royalist is expected to be replaced once again in coming weeks, a casualty of partisan maneuvering as the nation's politicians attempt to unite with the palace against the Maoist rebels. At his home in Kathmandu, Thapa spoke to Time's Alex Perry...
...TIME: How bad is the current situation? Thapa: We are not at all scared. We are determined to foil their attempts. But it is definitely a crisis, there's no denying it. If all the political parties do not come together, democracy itself in Nepal is threatened...
...ASIA Nepal: On the Brink Interview: Nepal's PM Bombay: House of Terror? Essay: Overcoming 9/11...
...TIME: Do you see peace talks resuming? Thapa: The priority should be dialogue and to address Nepal's socioeconomic and political problems. We have to address the imbalance in incomes, particularly between Kathmandu and the regions. We put forward measures to produce such a progressive transformation in the last round of peace talks. But looking back, the Maoists were not sincere in the talks, didn't look at our proposal and merely used the lull to regroup...
...ASIA Nepal: On the Brink Interview: Nepal's PM Bombay: House of Terror? Essay: Overcoming 9/11...