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This September, Astha Thapa ’07 traded in the spectacular summits of the Himalayan mountains and sloping green hills that have surrounded her since her childhood for the flat lawns and wrought iron fences of Harvard Yard...
Harvard has offered many new tastes and freedoms for Thapa, not the least of which is walking around the relatively calm streets of Cambridge...
...TIME: What about the persistent allegations of torture and executions by your own troops? Thapa: There's no truth in that. The violations of human rights are all by the Maoists...
...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...
...TIME: How angry were you when the Maoists broke off the cease-fire? Thapa: I wasn't angry, I was sad. But we have learned from what has happened. If talks do not work, the military solution is next?and our military is much more advanced and better trained...