It is disappopinting to ntoe that the news of the decision of the Nepal government to clsoe down the Dalai Lama's office at Khatmandu was not covered by most of the mainline dailies. This shows the depth of their coverage. Only one newspaper covered this.
We have not learnt the lesson of the Pakistanis hijacking of our aircraft. NOr is the country reacting to the increasing Beijing influence at our backyard.
Added to this is the Maoist threat -filtering thorugh INdia and establishing their link with the Naxalite and other outfits in the country. IN this context, it is also shocking to find an inconsistent approach, with the congress government encouraging a soft line with Naxalites as witness tgheir starting dialaogue with them in AP.
Hope Parliament will ensure a fuller debate on our Nepal relations when it assembles.
