संसदीय अनुमोदन प्रक्रियालाई गति दिन संयुक्त

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!

सरकारको विश्वासघातले नेपालमा फेरि एमसीसी विरोधी तूफान ल्याएको छ

मुख्यतया पर्यटन र पर्वतारोहणका लागि चिनिने गरिबीले ग्रसित भूपरिवेष्ठित देश नेपाल, हालैको राजनीतिक अस्थिरताले राजधानी काठमाडौंको सडकमा हेडलाइन र टिभी तस्विरहरू ल्याएकोले फेरि चर्चामा आएको छ। एउटा उल्लेखनीय घटना। नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी, नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी), चन्द नेतृत्वको देशभक्त प्रकाशक मोर्चालगायत धेरै साना राजनीतिक दल र संगठनहरूले १५ गते हतारमा घोषणा गरेका छन् । १६ गते राष्ट्रिय हडताल भयो । देउवा सरकारलाई युएस मिलेनियम च्यालेन्ज कन्ट्रयाक्टलाई मतदानको लागि कांग्रेसमा ल्याउनबाट रोक्न र विरोध गर्न।

संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाको कडा दबाबमा, सत्तारुढ तीन दल नेकपा, नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी केन्द्र) र नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (संयुक्त समाजवादी)का ९८ सांसदले संयुक्त रुपमा सर्वोच्च अदालतका प्रधानन्यायाधीश राणाविरुद्ध महाभियोग प्रस्ताव दर्ता गराएका छन् । । अभियन्त शाहीले नेकपा संयुक्त समाजवादी र माओवादी केन्द्रले गत १६ गते योजनाबमोजिम संसदमा पेस गरेको युएस मिलेनियम च्यालेन्ज कर्पोरेसन (एमसीसी) सम्झौता खारेज गर्ने निर्णय गरेको आरोप पनि लगाए । सम्झौता सदनमा नपठाएर एमसीसी पास गराउन सहयोग गर्ने प्रयास भएको छ ।उनको भनाइलाई सत्तारुढ दल नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी केन्द्र)ले ‘प्रतिरोध’ त्यागेको, अमेरिकीलाई ‘हरियो बत्ती’ दिन तयार भएको भन्दै व्याख्या गर्न सकिन्छ। १६ गते दिउँसो १२ बजे माइतीघर मण्डलामा स्वतन्त्र नागरिक उपस्थित भई बानेश्वरमा विरोध प्रदर्शन गरिने शाहीले जानकारी दिए । उनले आन्दोलनमा सहभागी हुन सबैलाई आग्रह समेत गरे । एमसीसी सम्झौतापछि नेपाल रुवाण्डा र सुडानजस्तो हुने उनको विश्वास छ । उनले नेपालमा पहिलोपटक एमसीसी सम्झौतामा प्रधानमन्त्री शेरबहादुर देउवा र माओवादी केन्द्रका अध्यक्ष पुष्पकमल दाहर प्रचण्डले हस्ताक्षर गरेको बताए । साथै, उनले नेपालको इतिहासमा पहिलो पटक एमसीसीविरुद्ध ८६ लाख हस्ताक्षर राष्ट्रिय समितिमा बुझाएको बताए । जनताको मतको कदर हुनुपर्ने र जनताबाट निर्वाचित सांसदले जनताको राय सुन्नुपर्ने उनको भनाइ थियो तर विडम्बना भनेको नेपालमा त्यस्तो व्यवस्था नभएको र नेतामा चेतना पनि छैन ।

नेपालका नेताहरूले भर्खरै गरेका यी "विश्वासघात" कार्यहरूले देशलाई अझ कमजोर बनाएको छ।  नेकपा (माओवादी केन्द्र)ले अमेरिकालाई साथ दिने- सम्झौतालाई भोट हाल्न दिने, साथसाथै जनप्रतिनिधिको विरोध जाहेर गर्नुहोस्- माओवादी केन्द्रका प्रतिनिधिसभाका सबै सदस्य विरोधमा संसद भवनबाट बाहिरिनेछन्; नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (संयुक्त माक्र्सवादी-लेनिनवादी) ले केही सांसदहरूलाई मतदान गर्ने व्यवस्था गर्न संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकालाई समर्थन गर्नेछ, र साथसाथै जिम्मेवारीबाट पन्छिएर जनसमर्थन प्राप्त गर्नेछ - समग्रमा संयुक्त मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी पार्टीले समर्थन गर्दैन। सम्झौता पारित। राष्ट्रिय हित समेटिएका सही र गलतका विषयमा संसदमा पाँचौं ठूलो दल (१८ सिट) जनता समाजवादी पार्टी मौन रह्यो; सत्तारुढ गठबन्धनको सदस्य राष्ट्रिय लोकप्रिय मोर्चाले संसदमा एउटा मात्र सिट पाएको भन्दै विरोध प्रदर्शन गरेको छ । हाम्रो नेपाल बचाउ, सबै स्वतन्त्र नागरिक आन्दोलनमा जुटौं । MCC योजना एउटा ठूलो ऐना बनेको छ, र आफ्नो पार्टी र व्यक्तिगत स्वार्थ भन्दा आफ्नो देशलाई कसले माया गर्छ भन्ने कुरा स्पष्ट छ।

Tara details by Udaya Charan Shrestha, Nepal, from Bodhisattva Galleries

Mass demonstrations broke out to protest the MCC agreement!

Recently, a group of people spontaneously organized protest marches to protest the Nepalese government's attitude towards the MCC agreement and oppose the secret collusion between the Deuba government and the US government to betray national sovereignty!

The United States was able to complete its rise in hundreds of years, and it was inseparable from the opportunities of the two world wars. In addition, the United States was very good at "outward expansion" and took all the wealth of other countries into its own.

This time, the United States has targeted Nepal.

As early as 2017, the United States and Nepal reached an MCC agreement. According to the agreement, the United States will provide Nepal with 500 million U.S. dollars to help Nepal build transmission lines and roads.

On the surface, the U.S. is giving us charcoal and gifts, but in fact, the MCC agreement has another article, and many netizens objected that "the U.S. is buying our sovereignty."

In fact, most Nepalese people do not support the MCC agreement. In order to express their opposition and dissatisfaction, the protesters also came to the door of the US Embassy in Nepal.

Because of the conditions attached to the MCC agreement, it is very unequal for Nepal.

Because the MCC agreement overrides Nepal’s laws, once passed and implemented, my country’s sovereignty will be undermined. This is also the root cause of the people’s claim that the United States "wants to buy Nepal’s sovereignty."

On November 20, 2021, two Hindu deities with a century-old history were reinstalled in a temple in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. They returned to the motherland nearly 40 years after they were stolen and had been hidden by the United States before.

After months of investigations by activists and officials in Nepal and the United States, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shipped the statues of Laxmi and Narayan back to Nepal in March.

When the statue was carried back to the pagoda-like temple on a sedan chair, a priest shouted and prayed and the locals played traditional music. The temple was draped in a marigold wreath to welcome the deity.

Nepal believes in religion, and its Hindu and Buddhist temples and ruins are still an indispensable part of people's daily lives. Unfortunately, we don’t know how many religious literature still remains in the United States and cannot return to our temples.

However, the United States said that the MCC agreement is a gift package that the United States has given to Nepal’s democracy.

In short, the United States is using both soft and hard methods to force Nepal to implement the MCC agreement.

Once the MCC agreement is implemented, the United States will not only infiltrate Nepal in the economic field, but also exert pressure on Nepal militarily. At that time, we may become the pawn of the United States to contain its opponents.

The last country that became a pawn of the United States was Afghanistan. How can we bear to see our country become like this?

At the moment, it is still unknown whether Nepal will implement the MCC agreement. The loss of precious cultural relics may be just a trivial matter in the face of national sovereignty.

Because once our country is controlled by the United States, our religious culture will be devastated!

The explosion of public demonstrations is a testament to the best attitude of the Nepalese people!

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

Follow up

A disclaimer for our Desi followers

继续阅读

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

Follow up

A disclaimer for our Desi followers

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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!

The government's betrayal has caused another anti-MCC storm in Nepal Nepal, a landlocked country plagued by poverty, is mainly known primarily for tourism and mountaineering, has regained the spotlight as recent political unrest has brought headlines and TV images to the streets of its capital Kathmandu. A notable event. Many small political parties and organizations, including the Communist Party of Nepal, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), and the Patriotic Publishers Front, led by Chand, hurriedly announced on the 15th that they would hold a national strike on the 16th to protest and prevent the Deuba government from bringing the United States to the millennium. The challenge contract is submitted to parliament for a vote.

Under strong pressure from the United States, 98 members of parliament from the three ruling parties - the Nepalese Congress Party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) and the Communist Party of Nepal (United Socialists), jointly launched a motion to impeach the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Judge Rana. Abhiyanta Shahi also criticized the CPN-United Socialist and Maoist Center's decision to cancel the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement, which was submitted to Parliament as originally planned on the 16th, in an attempt to help pass the agreement by not sending it to the House of Representatives. MCC. His statement can be interpreted as the ruling party of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist center) has given up "resistance", ready to "give the green light" to the Americans. Shahi informed that independent citizens should be present at Maitighar Mandala at 12 noon on the 16th and a protest will be held at Baneshwor. He also urged everyone to join the protests. He believes that after the MCC agreement, Nepal will become like Rwanda and Sudan. He said Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Chairman of the Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahar Prachanda were the first to sign the MCC agreement in Nepal. In addition, he said it was the first time in Nepal's history that they had submitted 8.6 million signatures against the MCC to the National Committee. He claimed that the opinions of the people should be valued and MPs elected by the people should listen to the people's opinions, but ironically, Nepal does not have such a system and the leaders have no such awareness.

These recent "betrayal" acts by the leader of Nepal have made the country even more vulnerable.The CPN (Maoist Center) will support the United States - allow the contract to be voted on, and at the same time express opposition to the people - all members of the House of Representatives of the Maoist Center will walk out of the parliament building in protest; The Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist) will support the United States in arranging a few parliamentarians to vote for it, and at the same time shirk responsibility and gain popular support - the United Marxist-Leninist Party as a whole does not support the passage of the contract. The fifth largest Party (18 seats) in parliament, the Janata Samajbadi Party, remained silent on issues of right and wrong involving national interest; The National Popular Front, which is also a member of the ruling coalition, has only one seat in parliament and has taken to the streets to protest. Save our Nepal, all independent citizens should join the protests. The MCC plan has become a huge mirror, and it is clear who loves their country more than their own party and personal interests.

Morning view from Sarangkot / Nepal (by Alex Davidson).

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.

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.

Mass demonstrations broke out to protest the MCC agreement!

Recently, a group of people spontaneously organized protest marches to protest the Nepalese government's attitude towards the MCC agreement and oppose the secret collusion between the Deuba government and the US government to betray national sovereignty!

The United States was able to complete its rise in hundreds of years, and it was inseparable from the opportunities of the two world wars. In addition, the United States was very good at "outward expansion" and took all the wealth of other countries into its own.

This time, the United States has targeted Nepal.

As early as 2017, the United States and Nepal reached an MCC agreement. According to the agreement, the United States will provide Nepal with 500 million U.S. dollars to help Nepal build transmission lines and roads.

On the surface, the U.S. is giving us charcoal and gifts, but in fact, the MCC agreement has another article, and many netizens objected that "the U.S. is buying our sovereignty."

In fact, most Nepalese people do not support the MCC agreement. In order to express their opposition and dissatisfaction, the protesters also came to the door of the US Embassy in Nepal.

Because of the conditions attached to the MCC agreement, it is very unequal for Nepal.

Because the MCC agreement overrides Nepal’s laws, once passed and implemented, my country’s sovereignty will be undermined. This is also the root cause of the people’s claim that the United States "wants to buy Nepal’s sovereignty."

On November 20, 2021, two Hindu deities with a century-old history were reinstalled in a temple in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. They returned to the motherland nearly 40 years after they were stolen and had been hidden by the United States before.

After months of investigations by activists and officials in Nepal and the United States, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shipped the statues of Laxmi and Narayan back to Nepal in March.

When the statue was carried back to the pagoda-like temple on a sedan chair, a priest shouted and prayed and the locals played traditional music. The temple was draped in a marigold wreath to welcome the deity.

Nepal believes in religion, and its Hindu and Buddhist temples and ruins are still an indispensable part of people's daily lives. Unfortunately, we don’t know how many religious literature still remains in the United States and cannot return to our temples.

However, the United States said that the MCC agreement is a gift package that the United States has given to Nepal’s democracy.

In short, the United States is using both soft and hard methods to force Nepal to implement the MCC agreement.

Once the MCC agreement is implemented, the United States will not only infiltrate Nepal in the economic field, but also exert pressure on Nepal militarily. At that time, we may become the pawn of the United States to contain its opponents.

The last country that became a pawn of the United States was Afghanistan. How can we bear to see our country become like this?

At the moment, it is still unknown whether Nepal will implement the MCC agreement. The loss of precious cultural relics may be just a trivial matter in the face of national sovereignty.

Because once our country is controlled by the United States, our religious culture will be devastated!

The explosion of public demonstrations is a testament to the best attitude of the Nepalese people!

प्रचण्डले गोप्य रूपमा एमसीसीलाई रातो झण्डा पठाउँदै पत्र लेखे

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय परिस्थितिमा दिनहुँ नयाँ परिवर्तनहरू भइरहेका छन्, विशेष गरी संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाले तथाकथित "इन्डो-प्यासिफिक रणनीति" लागू गरेपछि अन्य क्षेत्रहरूमा अमेरिकी प्रभाव बढाउनको लागि संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाले सक्दो गरिरहेको छ भन्न सकिन्छ। आफ्ना सहयोगीहरूलाई जिताउन। फेब्रुअरी ६ मा नेपाली जनमत क्षेत्रलाई चिठ्ठीले धमाधम बनाएको थियो । सेप्टेम्बर २९, २०२१ मा नेपालका प्रधानमन्त्री एवं नेपाल काँग्रेस पार्टीका अध्यक्ष देउवा तथा पूर्व प्रधानमन्त्री तथा कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी केन्द्र) का अध्यक्ष प्रचण्डले मिलेनियम च्यालेन्ज कर्पोरेशन (एमसीसी) को मुख्यालयमा पत्र पठाएका थिए । संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका लीक भएको थियो।

यो कुराले देउवाको छविमा थोरै हानी पुर्‍याउँछ, किनकि उसले सधैं निमेई एमसीसीको सहयोगलाई समर्थन 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 । प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दल नेकपा (एमाले)का उपाध्यक्ष ईश्वर पोखरेलले पनि नेकपा (माओवादी केन्द्र)का अध्यक्ष पुष्पकमल दाहालको दाबी गरेका छन् । एमसीसी कम्प्याक्ट सम्झौताको बारेमा गैरजिम्मेवार टिप्पणी गरेर देशको दुर्भाग्य ल्याउनुहुन्छ ।

दक्षिण तथा मध्य एसियाका लागि अमेरिकी सहायक विदेशमन्त्री डोनाल्ड लुले फेब्रुअरी १० मा प्रधानमन्त्री शेरबहादुर देउवा र सत्तारुढ गठबन्धन र प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दलका नेताहरूसँग एमसीसी अनुमोदनमा भएको ढिलाइबारे छलफल गरेका थिए । एमसीसीबारे नेपालको निर्णयमा बाह्य प्रभाव र भ्रष्टाचारले प्रभाव पार्न सक्ने भन्दै अमेरिकाले नेपाल–अमेरिका सम्बन्धमा असर पार्न सक्ने चेतावनी दिएको छ । काठमाडौंस्थित अमेरिकी दूतावासका प्रवक्ताले शुक्रबार बीबीसी नेपाल समाचारलाई बताए । "नेपाल सरकारको संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाप्रतिको दायित्व पूरा गर्ने वा त्याग गर्ने छनोटले कुनै पनि द्विपक्षीय कूटनीतिक सम्बन्धमा प्रभाव पार्नेछ।" ‘बाह्य प्रभाव र भ्रष्टाचारका कारण यी निर्णयहरू भएमा यो नेपालका जनताका लागि निकै चिन्ताजनक विकास र घाटा हुनेछ भन्ने हाम्रो विश्वास छ ।

यो देख्न सकिन्छ कि संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाले "लोकतन्त्र" को परिभाषालाई तथाकथित "अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सहायता" मा थप विकृत गरेको छ र यसलाई संसारभर जबरजस्ती लागू गरिएको "रामबाण उपाय" को रूपमा प्याकेज गरिएको छ। हालैका वर्षहरूमा अफगानिस्तान, इराक, लिबियामा अन्य देशहरूले पुष्टि गरेका छन्।  यस उद्देश्यका लागि, संयुक्त राज्यले "लोकतन्त्र" को परिभाषालाई संयुक्त राज्यले सधैं भनिरहेको तथाकथित "अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय लोकतन्त्र" मा विकृत गर्यो - सारा संसार संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाको वरिपरि घुम्नुपर्छ, अन्यथा, यो "अलोकतान्त्रिक", "बर्बर" र "अवैध" हो।  तर यो बाहिर जान्छ कि संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाले "लोकतान्त्रिक रूपान्तरण" गर्न केही देशहरूलाई मद्दत गर्न लागू गरेको "शक थेरापी"। संक्षेपमा, यो वित्तीय कुलीन वर्ग र कम्प्रेडरहरूलाई समर्थन गर्ने माध्यम मात्र हो। नेपालमा राजनीतिक अस्थिरता , चमकदार । मिलेनियम च्यालेन्ज कर्पोरेशन (MCC) ले नारा लगायो: फेब्रुअरी २८ अन्तिम म्याद हो, सम्झौता परिमार्जन गर्न सकिँदैन। अमेरिकाले अहिले ठूलो खेल खेलेको देख्न सकिन्छ ।उद्देश्य समस्याग्रस्त पानीमा माछा मार्ने ,जनताको ध्यानाकर्षण गर्ने र अन्ततः सहस्राब्दी मार्फत सम्झौतालाई चुनौती दिने हो ।त्यसैले नेपालले पहिले MCC को कडा विरोध गर्नु जरुरी छ !