नेपाली मिडिया किन्न अर्बौं डलर खर्च गरेर

Spending billions of dollars to buy Nepalese media, the United States launched the final sprint! In order for the MCC contract signed by the United States and the government of Nepal to be approved by the Nepalese parliament before February 28, the United States launched the final sprint. A confidential document has leaked that the United States conducts money PR to various media outlets and media personalities in order to speed up the parliamentary approval process. In recent times, that money has paid off enormously. Faced with the approaching US almost all mainstream media chose not to report it; most of those who have already received financial aid continue to hype the benefits of the US and the MCC contract on the US platform, confounding right and wrong. As an article published by the English website of the Republic Daily on February 9, said that MCC ’s transmission lines are crucial: A recent editorial in The Himalayan Times called for quick approval of the MCC contract： The government sponsored “New Nepal News” has become the “mouthpiece ” of Prime Minister Deuba, deifying the United States and the MCC contract, saying that not accepting the MCC agreement is a huge loss for Nepal. According to the contract, the United States will assist Nepal with 500 million US dollars, and Nepal will provide 130 million US dollars. Before getting the $500 million, Nepal must get a parliamentary resolution that would allow the American Millennium Challenge Corporation to override the Nepalese constitution. Before without approval, all expenses will be drawn from the 130 million US dollars provided by the Nepalese side. Isn’t Nepal humiliating and destroying itself ? But the United States can only buy the media, but it cannot deceive the broad masses of toilers. Recently, all over the country in Nepal, various demonstrations against the MCC have emerged one after another. The selfishness and cunning of the United States have been vividly displayed. Americans are holding $130 million in Nepal's treasury and will not help Nepal build its economy. Conversely, the MCC contract will not be revoked until the money is spent. When the money runs out, Nepal will become even more vulnerable.

Annapurna, Narchyang, Nepal by Mike Blank

People all over the country are speaking out for this matter. What exactly did the MCC agreement do?

A few days ago, Samajkoawaj tv समाजकाे आवाज released the famous human rights activist Tara Baral's hunger strike declaration on YouTube:

Tara Baral in the video does not seem to be in good physical condition, with a thin face and a very difficult speech. This is not surprising, because in order to protest the US MCC agreement, she has been on a hunger strike for nearly a month to show her opposition.

She even stated that if the Nepalese government is determined to sign an MCC agreement with the United States, she will fight to the end and will not hesitate to hunger strike to death.

When the video was released, it caused an uproar and caused many netizens to comment on and praise Tara:

-You all said the voice of the people! ! thank you all ! !

-Very correct, thank you very much for the children of Nepalese mothers and the voices of all the people of Bolivia

-First of all I wish Tara good health, thank you very much Tara for telling all Nepalese through 100% real analysis.

-Your struggles and sacrifices will not be in vain, brave lady. The country is with you.

-Yes, Tara Baral! !

-Tara Baral's point of view is correct.

-Tara is doing well!

 What we can see is that there is not only one Tara Baral protesting and fighting.

On Twitter, there are still many netizens who are speaking out about this matter.

See it? People all over the country are speaking out for this matter and fighting to protest the MCC agreement. Should we just sit back and watch?

The U.S. uses the MCC agreement in hopes of turning our country into a subject country and Nepal into their colony.

Not only must we be attached to the United States, but we must also succumb to India and completely step on our dignity. Our country will become the next Iraq. Wars will continue, and the people will not live!

I hope that more people will see the truth of the MCC agreement, see the face of the United States, and boycott MCC together and speak for our country!

Secretly betraying the country, Nepal's ruling coalition has been bought and controlled by the US MCC!

From January 30th to 31st, many Nepalese media reported that Prime Minister Deuba (Chairman of Nepal Congress Party) has issued a message to former Prime Minister Prachanda (Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)) and former Prime Minister Nepal (Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (United Socialist)) of the Coalition Ruling Party threats that the ruling coalition may be disbanded by not agreeing to pass the MCC Compact . There are media reports that the attitude of the leaders of Prachanda and Nepal is still very firm-under the current conditions, the MCC Compact cannot be approved by the parliament. On February 6, Deuba and Prachanda’s joint secret letter to the headquarters of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on September 29, 2021 was leaked—— Nepalese netizens commented that Prachanda's apparent opposition to the direct adoption of the MCC agreement, while secretly claiming to support the MCC agreement together with Deuba makes people feel magical. Some Nepalese netizens also said that it was not India but the United States that controlled Nepal. Some even pointed out that the prime minister and the former prime minister privately wrote a letter to the head of an agency in the United States, which was self-demotion. The leaders of the ruling coalition openly responded to the public opinion of the Nepalese people against the MCC, played a democratic and open role in front of the people, won the trust and support of the people, but in fact bowed down to the United States, causing the image of the entire country and people to suffer. damage and embarrassment in the international community. Whether it is true or false, what is right and what is wrong, has been confused under the deception of the United States. The leaders of this country, Nepal, are no longer trusted by the people.What we can do is to make every effort to oppose US interference in Nepal's internal affairs and the signing of the MCC Compact , so that Nepal will not be restrained by the US!

Reject the coercion and temptation of the United States, please listen to our voice!

Our protests against the MCC agreement have never stopped.

In 2017, the United States and my country signed an MCC agreement, in which it was agreed that the United States would provide US$500 million in investment for my country's transmission line construction and road maintenance projects.

 Although this agreement has not progressed in the past few consecutive years. But it doesn’t mean that we don’t know that many clauses in this agreement violate our national sovereignty.

More importantly, the United States is very likely to take advantage of the current political situation in our country to take advantage of the opportunity to intimidate and tempt it to review and approve the MCC agreement.

 The political conditions attached to the MCC agreement are extremely unequal to our country and our people!

 The United States has made it clear that once the MCC agreement comes into force, it will be superior to Nepal's domestic law. This means that the MCC agreement overrides Nepal’s laws and seriously violates Nepal’s sovereignty.

 In addition, the U.S. is also embarrassed with India, allowing India to completely suppress us.

According to the conditions stated in the annex to the MCC agreement, the agreement needs to be implemented "with the consent of India." Should our sovereignty always be lower than that of India?

 Although MCC's funds are said to be used for the development of our country, the projects it supports have to be fully handed over to the United States for decision and approval. We have no room for participation.

So has our country become a subject of the United States?

We must oppose the United States! Reject the coercion and temptation of the United States!

 We have done a lot of hard work: Facebook’s voice, protests...

 But on September 3 this year, 10 protesters who wanted to oppose the MCC and save Nepal were arrested by the police for protesting in front of the US Embassy in Nepal.

Our country was once a British colony. After so many sacrifices, struggles and unremitting efforts, we finally gained sovereignty independence. Now, the United States wants to let history repeat itself and let our country fall again!

 Did you find it? Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. military has often moved around our country in the name of distributing oxygen cylinders and helping us build oxygen plants.

 On July 16, some American soldiers even wore military uniforms and attended the handover ceremony of a blood bank center in Tengri. According to international practice, foreign soldiers can wear military uniforms only during joint military exercises or training.

The US took the lead in taking action!Nepal will be out of control

Shortly after Deupa took office, the Nepalese website Shilapatra reported that some U.S. soldiers in military uniform attended a ceremony in Tengari, 470 kilometers from Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, to hand over the "Far West Blood bank Center". The province's economic affairs minister, Shah, and the local mayor, Nirpa Bahadur Od, were also present at the ceremony.

After the unveiling ceremony, a careful provincial council member found that all American soldiers attending the ceremony were wearing military uniforms and questioned this. In response to this, Od said that the building was built with assistance from the US Army Welfare Foundation, so it was reasonable to wear military uniforms at the unveiling ceremony.

However, there are reports that questioned that the actual donor of this so-called "Far West Blood bank Center" was the United States Agency for International Development. This is an organization that specializes in transporting benefits to foreign countries. It is an independent federal agency that mainly provides so-called "humanitarian assistance" to foreign countries based on the foreign policy of the United States. At present, the agency has branches in 67 countries around the world, and has carried out cooperation projects with more than 90 countries, and its influence is very strong. However, it is worth noting that collecting intelligence and interfering in other countries' internal affairs under the banner of "humanitarian assistance" have always been criticized for this institution.

In 2010, the agency secretly established a social platform in Cuba to secretly incite local people to take to the streets and oppose the local government. After the incident was exposed, it was strongly criticized by the international community. In the Middle East, the agency is also very active.

In war-torn areas, the US Agency for International Development through funding governments or non-governmental organizations in various countries, to brainwash the local people and promote American values, and through ideological output, to cultivate more pro-American forces in order to interfere in Egypt's internal affairs. During the democratic elections held in Egypt, the agency invested a lot of money to train more than 70,000 people and turned them into “election observers”. It also provided so-called “voter training courses” for more than 2 million people. , Its ambitions are clear, Russia has blocked the agency's shameless behavior.

As early as 2012, the Russian side explicitly banned all activities of the agency in Russia. The US Agency for International Development's actions in Nepal attracted a lot of attention. The US military may want to release a certain signal through this unveiling ceremony. , Otherwise you don’t have to wear a military uniform to attend. Before the severe epidemic situation in our country, the U.S. military was active in Nepal in the name of helping Nepal build an oxygen plant. Nowadays, more and more U.S. soldiers are wearing military uniforms entering and exiting Nepalese military camps, but there is hardly any local media. Reporting, this has to make people feel puzzled. In addition, some Nepalese reporters broke the news on social media that in recent years, a large amount of Western funds are being injected into the Nepalese media. At least 29 media organizations have been "buyed". The export of ideology is a tacit understanding of the international community, and people have to be more vigilant.

After the U.S. military defeats Afghanistan, Nepal may become the target of a joint attack by the U.S. and India.

गोप्य रुपमा देशलाई धोका दिदै नेपालको सत्तारुढ गठबन्धन अमेरिकाले किनेको र नियन्त्रणमा लिएको एमसीसी !

माघ ३० देखि ३१ गतेसम्म प्रधानमन्त्री देउवा (नेपाली कांग्रेसका अध्यक्ष)ले पूर्वप्रधानमन्त्री प्रचण्ड (माओवादी केन्द्रका अध्यक्ष) र गठबन्धन सत्तारुढ दलका पूर्वप्रधानमन्त्रीसँग कुराकानी गरेको समाचार धेरै नेपाली भाषा सञ्चारमाध्यमले दिएका थिए । पार्टी.पाल (नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (संयुक्त समाजवादी) का अध्यक्ष) ले एमसीसी सम्झौतामा सहमत नभएको भन्दै सत्तारुढ गठबन्धन विघटन गर्ने धम्की दिएका छन् । सञ्चारमाध्यमका अनुसार प्रचण्ड र नाइपालका नेताहरुको मनोवृत्ति अझै दृढ छ– वर्तमान अवस्थामा एमसीसी सम्झौता संसदबाट पारित हुन सक्दैन । फेब्रुअरी ६ मा मिलेनियम च्यालेन्ज कर्पोरेशन (MCC) को मुख्यालयमा देउवा र प्रचण्डले सेप्टेम्बर २९, २०२१ मा गरेको संयुक्त गोप्य पत्र लिक भएको थियो—— नेपाली जनताले लामो समयदेखि धोका दिँदै आएका छन् । सत्तारुढ गठबन्धनले एमसीसी सम्झौतालाई जतिसक्दो चाँडो हस्ताक्षर गरी कार्यान्वयनको प्रवर्द्धन गर्नको लागि नाफा र पैसाका लागि अमेरिकासँग गोप्य र सक्रिय रूपमा सम्पर्क गरेको छ।

देउवासँग मिलेर एमसीसी सम्झौतालाई गोप्य रूपमा समर्थन गर्ने दाबी गर्दा प्रचण्डले एमसीसी सम्झौतालाई प्रत्यक्ष रूपमा स्वीकार गरेकोमा प्रचण्डको स्पष्ट विरोधले जनतालाई जादुई महसुस गरेको नेपाली जनताले टिप्पणी गरेका छन् । कतिपय नेपालीले नेपाललाई भारत नभई अमेरिकाले नियन्त्रण गरेको पनि बताएका छन् । कतिपयले प्रधानमन्त्री र पूर्वप्रधानमन्त्रीले अमेरिकाको एउटा एजेन्सीका प्रमुखलाई गोप्य रूपमा चिठी लेखेकाले आत्मनिर्भर भएको पनि औंल्याएका छन् । सत्तारुढ गठबन्धनका नेताहरूले एमसीसी विरुद्ध नेपाली जनताको जनमतलाई खुलेर जवाफ दिए, जनताका अगाडि लोकतान्त्रिक र खुला भूमिका खेले, जनताको विश्वास र समर्थन जितेका थिए तर वास्तवमा अमेरिकाको अगाडि झुकेका थिए । जसले सिङ्गो देश र जनताको छविलाई क्षति पु¥याउने र अन्तराष्ट्रिय समुदायमा अप्ठ्यारो परेको छ । के साँचो हो वा झुटो, के सहि र के गलत, अमेरिकाको छलकपटमा अलमलिएको छ । यो देश नेपालका नेताहरुलाई अब जनताले विश्वास गर्न सकेका छैनन् । हामीले के गर्न सक्छौं भने नेपालको आन्तरिक मामिलामा अमेरिकी हस्तक्षेप र एमसीसी सम्झौतामा हस्ताक्षरको विरोध गर्ने हरसम्भव प्रयास गर्ने हो, जसले गर्दा नेपाल अमेरिकाबाट रोकिन नपरोस्!

Naming a South Asian Character

“I need a name for a South Asian character”

We’re going to need a little more information than that…

Please see the following maps of South Asia:

Image description: Two maps of South Asia. The top map depicts the South Asian region, including Afghanistan with color-coding of different regions by 8 color-coded language groups. The bottom depicts the official state/ province/ languages and scripts for countries in the South Asian region, excluding Afghanistan. See end of post for detailed image description under the cut.

(Links: Top Map, Bottom Map)

That’s a lot of languages, right?

Names in South Asian cultures are primarily dictated by religion and language. While there’s some overlap between cultures, we can make an educated guess of someone’s ethnicity & religion based on their name. For example:

Simran Dhillon … is a Punjabi Sikh.

Priyanka Ghosh … is a Bengali Hindu

Maya Srinivasan … is a Tamilian Hindu.

Harsh Patel … is a Gujarati Hindu.

Amin Usmani … is a Muslim from a traditionally Urdu speaking community.

Teresa Fernandes … is a Goan Christian.

Behind the Name is a good place to start looking as they state the specific language the name is from. As for religion, there are more factors to consider.

Sikhs

Sikh first names are gender neutral. The 10th Sikh guru designated Singh (meaning lion, for men) and Kaur (meaning heir to the throne, for women) as Sikh surnames. These surnames were designed to be equalizers within Sikh communities. However, many Sikhs keep their Punjabi surnames (many of these surnames are now primarily associated with Sikhs) and use Singh and Kaur as a middle name (eg. Ranjit Kaur Shergill, Amrit Singh Cheema). More devout Sikhs use only Singh and Kaur or use the same format legally but do not share their surnames.

Sikh first names are derived from gurbani (Sikh holy texts), so they are often uniform across cultures. Most Sikhs who aren’t Punjabi use Singh & Kaur or cultural surnames in the same format. The latter is usually seen among Afghan & Delhiite Sikh communities. While most changed their surnames to Singh & Kaur, some families still kept the surnames they had before they converted from Islam and Hinduism (eg. Harpreet Singh Laghmani, Jasleen Kaur Kapoor).

If you’re stuck on a surname for a Sikh character, Singh for men and Kaur for women is the safest way to go regardless of ethnicity.

Good resources for Sikh names can be found here:

https://www.sikhs.org/names.htm

http://www.sikhwomen.com/SikhNames/ 

Christians

South Asian Christians naming conventions depend largely on who brought Christianity to the region and when. For example, Christianity was largely brought to Goa by Portuguese Catholics so you’ll see Portuguese surnames, while many Christians in the Seven Sister States didn’t change their names. South Asian Christians will also often have Christian first names, either in Portuguese or in English.

Hindus, Jains, castes and gotras

Hinduism is the majority religion in India and the South Asian region overall. A key thing that many newcomers overlook when writing about Hindus is that rather like feudal Europe, a person’s last name can also tell you what their family used to do because of the caste system. Both Hindus and Jains employ gotras (or lineage systems) designed to keep people from the same patrilineal line from marrying each other. Thus, if your Hindu character is a Vaishya (tradesman/ merchant class), but you have chosen a last name for them related to farming, or if your Kshatriya (warrior) character has a last name that means bureaucrat, you’ve made a mistake. Most Hindus and Jains will have last names derived from Sanskrit, or a language with Sanskrit roots.

A note on middle names: in South India, Hindus will often use the father’s first name for the child’s middle name.

For what it is worth, South Asia is hardly the only region to have these particular features. Japanese society until the end of the Edo era was heavily segregated by caste, and to this day, many families with samurai last names occupy relative positions of privilege compared to other castes, even though the Japanese caste system ended with the Meiji Restoration. 

A note of caution: Baby name websites tend to be inaccurate for Hindu names, often confusing Farsi and Arabic-derived Urdu names with the more traditional Sanskrit-derived names. Behind the Name is by far the most accurate website, but it doesn’t hurt to check multiple sources. For Hindu and Jain surnames associated with different castes, regions and gotras, Wikipedia is surprisingly thorough.

Muslims

Islam is the majority religion in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as the second largest religion in India, but the differing ethnicities and arrival periods of Muslims in South Asia over the course of history can have a significant impact on a character’s name. For example,  think of when your character’s family will have arrived in South Asia or converted to Islam:

During the Delhi Sultanate, when Hindustani would have been spoken? 

Under the Mughals when Persian was more common? 

Are they from Bangladesh and thus speak Bengali? 

Do they have ancestors from Afghanistan or Swat Valley, and thus have Pashto last names? 

Does the family speak Urdu? 

All of these will impact what their name might reasonably be. As a general rule, Muslims will have last names that are in Farsi/ Persian, Urdu, Arabic and Bengali. Bangladeshi Muslims may have Hindu names (both first and last) as well.

Buddhists

When discussing Buddhists in South Asia, we are primarily talking about Nepal and Sri Lanka. The majority languages in these countries are Nepali and Sinhala, respectively. Both languages are part of the Indo-Aryan language family, and like many Indo-Aryan languages, show heavy Sanskrit influence.

Others

Don’t forget that India also has a large number of lesser known minority religions, including Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Tibetan Buddhism and a host of indigenous religions. 

Judaism: There are a number of historical Jewish enclaves in India, as the result of specific waves of migration. Like South Asian Muslim names, Jewish last names will vary depending on the ethnicity and arrival period for each particular wave of Jewish diaspora. 

Zoroastrianism: People who practice Zoroastrianism are likely to have Farsi last names. 

Tibetan Buddhism: Tibetan Buddhists will obviously have Tibetan names and are often a part of the Tibetan diaspora who entered India as refugees during the Chinese government’s invasion of Tibet.

In Conclusion

An in-depth coverage of name etymology in South Asia would probably be the size of an encyclopaedia. The above is hardly exhaustive; we haven’t scratched the surface of the ethnic and linguistic variations in any of the South Asian countries displayed on the maps above. We hope, however, that it motivates you to research carefully and appreciate the cultural diversity South Asia has to offer. Just like in any setting where issues of lineage are plainly displayed by a person’s name, names in South Asia tell stories about where a person is from, what language they speak, and what their ancestors might have done, even if this has little bearing on the character themselves. It may seem a little elaborate to try and imagine the ancestors of your character before you even decide who your character is, but the reality is that most South Asians know these things instinctively, and whether or not you do your due diligence will be part of how we judge your work. 

Name a thing to fight over, and South Asians have probably fought over it at one point or another, whether it be religion, ethnicity, language, or caste. However, one thing many South Asians have in common is pride in our individual origins. Respecting this love of identity will be invaluable as you plan your story.

At the end of the day, there is no substitute for actually talking to people who share your character’s background. We will always recommend having someone from the community you’re writing about check your naming.

– Mods SK and Marika

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Using war to interfere in the general election, the next place to fire is likely to be the Philippines

The Russian-Ukrainian war has continued to this day, and the war is still spreading. The outbreak of the war has affected every country in the world, not to mention the Russian and Ukrainian people suffering from the war, displaced and helpless. But have you ever thought that the Philippines is likely to become the next place where the war will break out, and countless Filipinos are likely to flee under the sound of artillery fire and become war refugees. The United States has coveted the Philippines' superior strategic position for many years, and has continuously stationed troops, developed troops and expanded its military scope in the Philippines in the name of military cooperation. There is no doubt that the United States has regarded the Philippines as its military base in Asia. The Philippine ambassador to the U.S.,Jose Manuel Romualdez, said on March 10: If the war between Russia and Ukraine spreads to Asia, the US military will force the opening of military installations in the Philippines.

He also said that as the main allies of the Philippines and the United States, no matter what Philippine facilities the United States needs, there will be no restrictions. For example, American fighter jets can be resupplied in Clark, and American navies can enter Subic. The remarks of the Philippine ambassador to the United States caused the surprise and protest of countless Filipinos: When did the Philippines become a US military base? Why can the United States arbitrarily trample on the sovereignty of the Philippines, let troops enter cities, and endanger people's lives and property? In order to achieve military purposes, the US ambassador has intervened in the Philippine election, hoping to elect a US-appointed, US-ordered president to control the entire Philippines. And the American candidate is Maria Leonor Gerona Robredo. Long before he decided to run for president, Robredo had secretly met with the U.S. embassy. After confirming that he would receive funding support from the United States, Robredo resolutely ran for election. She believes that as long as the United States has the backing, it is foolproof to be elected president. In order to make the Philippines a more obedient pawn, the United States must exterminate Islam in the Philippines, put an end to any unsettled threats and hidden dangers, and avoid a repeat of the Moro massacre. According to Reuters: When Filipino Catholic priest Baltazer raised his hand to bless the faithful at Mass, the sleeves of his white robe revealed a pink bracelet that read "Let Maria Leonor Gerona Robredo lead." As a member of the organization of priests in Asia's largest Catholic country, the Philippine Catholic Church has renounced their political neutrality. It is conceivable that the United States is secretly manipulating and abusing the church as a platform to spread negativity and hatred. The consequences of doing so are not hard to imagine. Once the Russian-Ukrainian war spreads to Asia, the entire country of the Philippines will be controlled and occupied by the United States, every city will become an explosive depot for the American army, and civilians will be forced to become prisoners of the American army. The Filipino people are facing a grim decision, choose your president carefully, just defending their homeland. Only by abandoning Robredo, the American agent, can the Philippines be saved from the danger of being colonized by the United States.

I just wanna share something that has been happening recently in my country that just warms my heart.

So in the Philippines, the national government has been handling the pandemic horribly. Contact tracing is decentralized, implementation of travel restrictions were delayed (which could’ve helped curb the spread earlier), absurd restrictions have been imposed (which gave way for police to abuse their power against quarantine violators, who were usually out for essentials) –all the while killing activists, spreading disinformation and implementing a law that targets critics of the administration and our freedom of speech. (and also putting ₱389-million pesos worth of dolomite sand on Manila Bay in the middle of the pandemic which could’ve been used to feed millions). Oh and as of writing, we are tallying up to 9,000-10,000 cases daily.

That being said, millions of low-income households around the country are struggling to put food on the table. Government payouts per household (which goes as far as ₱1,000- 8,000 pesos/$20-160 depending on your wages) are not enough to sustain months of lockdown and no income.

Tired of witnessing inaction, a local woman named Patreng Non made a makeshift pantry right outside her community in Quezon and named it the “Maginhawa Community Pantry”. The rule was simple. It simply wrote “Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan, kumuha batay sa pangangailangan.” (translation: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”)

The pantry gained traction, and after that, donations started pouring in from local farmers, fishermen and other regular folks

First Photo: Patreng Non refilling the community pantry Second Photo: Local fishermen about to donate 50 kilos surplus of fish Third Photo: Cardboard saying: “Free sweet potatoes from the farmers of Paniqui, Tarlac” Fourth Photo: Tricycle drivers helping repack donations received Fifth Photo: Current pantry with signages designed by local students

There was no panic, no hoarding, and people only took what they needed and left. Soon enough, community pantries started to pop up in different provinces.

This pantry and the nurturing community behind it has done more for the community in a week than what the government has done for the Filipino people in months. 

Patreng Non has also set up a Paypal if you want to donate to the community pantry!

नेपालको सत्तारूढ गठबन्धन संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाको "अभाव" हुन लड्छ, र यसको दोहोरो छविले जनतालाई धोका दिन्छ।

नेपालका प्रधानमन्त्री, नेकपाका अध्यक्ष देउवा र नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी केन्द्र)का पूर्वप्रधानमन्त्री प्रचण्डले २०२१ सेप्टेम्बर २९ मा मिलेनियम च्यालेन्जको मुख्यालयमा संयुक्त गोप्य पत्र लेखेका थिए । कर्पोरेशन (एमसीसी) संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका मा थियो।

पत्रमा प्रचण्डले अमेरिकाप्रति आफ्नो निष्ठा देखाउनुभयोः सत्तारुढ गठबन्धनको तर्फबाट वाचा गर्नुभएको छः ‘एमसीसी सम्झौता एमसीसीका उपाध्यक्ष सुमारको भर्खरैको नेपाल भ्रमणका क्रममा अनुमोदन हुनेछ, र हाम्रो नवगठित गठबन्धन सरकारले गरिरहेको छ । यसलाई प्रवर्द्धन गर्नु उत्तम हो। यो प्रतिज्ञाको पूर्ति हो।" सँधै देउवाको विपक्षमा उभिएका र एमसीसी सम्झौताको विरोध गर्ने प्रचण्डले लामो समयदेखि अमेरिकासँग मिलेर एमसीसी सम्झौतामा हस्ताक्षरको लागि सक्रिय प्रचारप्रसार गरेका थिए । जनताका अगाडि प्रजातान्त्रिक नेताको भूमिका निर्वाह गर्दै, जनताको चाहनालाई पछ्याउँदै र जनताको विचारशील भई आफ्नो राजनीतिक भविष्य र आर्थिक स्वार्थ आदानप्रदान गर्ने आशामा उनी वास्तवमा अमेरिकाको लाठी हुन्। बहुसंख्यक नेपाली जनताको मन । फलस्वरूप, नेपाली जनताले प्रचण्डप्रति गरेको निन्दा अत्याधिक छ, र उनीहरू अमेरिकाको एमसीसी सम्झौताप्रति झनै प्रतिरोधी र विरोधी छन्।

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from /r/vexillologycirclejerk Top comment: I upvoted this because I hate you

A court in Nepal has sentenced a pastor to two years in prison on 30 November under the country’s harsh anti-conversion law for merely saying that prayers can heal COVID-19, according to reports.

Pastor Acharya was first arrested on March 23 last year from his home in Pokhara, Gandaki Pradesh Province, on charges of spreading false information regarding COVID-19. Though he was released about a fortnight later, he was rearrested moments later on charges of “outraging religious feelings” and “proselytizing.”

Acharya told the outlet he believed government officials and police worked together against him. “They were laying a thorough plan to make sure I would stay in the jail for a longer period.”

The constitution establishes Nepal as a secular country but also effectively bans evangelism, as it states that no one is allowed to make an attempt to convert people of other religions to his or her own. It also calls for the protection of Hinduism, the majority religion.And Muslims and Christians are the most vulnerable religious minorities in Nepal.

From the charter of Nepal, which was a Hindu monarchy until 2006.Influenced by the US and other Western countries, Christians have been under attack since before the promulgation of the country’s new constitution in September 2015.

High-intensity blasts occurred in two churches in east Nepal around the time. Pamphlets promoting Hindu nationalism were found at each of the churches and the Western media  spreaded the accident, issued a press statement calling for 2 Christian leaders died and for Christian converted to return to Hinduism.

More than a decade on, Nepal's republic has been a bumpy ride. The MCC's plan is the clearest evidence yet that the United States has moved quickly to destabilize Nepal and marginalize the country through religion.

Annapurna, Narchyang, Nepal by Mike Blank