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...This distrust speaks volumes of Nepal's present predicament, where parties spar over everything from the distribution of ministries to the appointment of ambassadors. "There is no genuine consensus at all," says Rhoderick Chalmers, Nepal expert for the International Crisis Group. Continued discord only strengthens the hand of the weakened King. Though the throne has lost much of its credibility under Gyanendra, many Nepalis still look to the institution as a source of stability and unity. "You can't legislate away the emotional link of the people," says Thapa. Others, including journalist Dixit, fear further squabbling and political anarchy could...
...less than a pure republic. But with the rebels operating across large parts of Nepal, the new government may have no choice but to cooperate. "The fact that the Maoists have got guns makes it all the more imperative that the new government try and deal with them," says Rhoderick Chalmers of the International Crisis Group. "They have to be brought into the mainstream." The Maoists have offered to lay down their arms as long as the planned constitutional referendum proceeds with no conditions-a demand surely to be rejected by the King, who will insist on keeping at least...
Died. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor, 66, tiny (5 ft. 4 in.) fighting admiral who captained the battle cruiser Renown that stalked and sank Germany's Bismarck in World War II, commanded the first Allied landings in the toe of Italy and was blown from his ship during the assault, was appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff (1951-55); in Aberdeen, Scotland...
Commander in chief of the exercise was 5-ft.-4-in. Sir Rhoderick ("Wee Mac") McGrigor, commander of Britain's Home Fleet. Said he: "The object of these maneuvers is to show that we are willing and able to work together in case of aggression . . . I can say straight away that it's been a very great success...
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