http://ushaft.wordpress.com Writing is a product of silence. -Carrie Latet Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:47:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://ushaft.wordpress.com http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/terrorism-or-not/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/terrorism-or-not/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:22:28 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=1020 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/terrorism-or-not/feed/ 1 ushaft Terrorist attacks mapped around the world (via The Economist) http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/president-coup-maoist-propaganda/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/president-coup-maoist-propaganda/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:46:48 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=986 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/president-coup-maoist-propaganda/feed/ 1 ushaft General Rukmangad Katwal "Strongman": Akhilesh Upadhyay wrote about Baburam Bhattarai's tendencies PM Bhattarai is said to be one of the most intelligent and shrewd politicians Nepal has seen after 1990 (picture: Mercantile Communications) Maoists protesting against the President in 2009, after resigning from power. They staged roadshows mimicking the President as a buffalo herder (picture: demotix.com, Edwin Koo) http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/before-the-budget/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/before-the-budget/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:58:28 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=960 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/before-the-budget/feed/ 1 ushaft November 2010: Maoist lawmakers roughing up Finance Minister Surendra Pandey as the latter prepares to present the budget for 2010/11 fiscal in the parliament. image.php0000 Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai during a television address (Picture: krishnasenonline.org) http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/dinner-baburam-bhattarai-bisuni-sada/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/dinner-baburam-bhattarai-bisuni-sada/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:30:40 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=945 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/dinner-baburam-bhattarai-bisuni-sada/feed/ 0 ushaft PM Bhattarai with his team at the dinner http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/understanding-anonymous-speech/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/understanding-anonymous-speech/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:57:20 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=916 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/understanding-anonymous-speech/feed/ 5 ushaft More on anonymity: Right to anonymous speech is a constitutional right in some democratic countries. I wish we had a society as free as that. I'm reminded of the "Tascon List," which is a list of people who signed a petition against Venezuelan Prez. With the Nepalese public sphere in the hands of Chavezians, I wonder of that's why people are after the names of anonymous writers. People in the Tascon List were systematically discriminated, including during job applications and government services. http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/united-nations-answer-a-few-questions-nepal/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/united-nations-answer-a-few-questions-nepal/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:46:07 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=882 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/united-nations-answer-a-few-questions-nepal/feed/ 5 ushaft The UN involvement in Nepal's peace process (especially the management of arms and cantonments of Maoist army) was controversial (picture: franceonu.org) H.E. Robert Piper, UN Resident in Nepal http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/what-do-we-do-now-nepal/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/what-do-we-do-now-nepal/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:56:52 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=862 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/what-do-we-do-now-nepal/feed/ 3 ushaft Politicos (picture: nepalitimes.com) All smiles, Baburam Bhattarai. Baburam Bhattarai Prachanda to Stalin (picture: nepalitimes.com) Baburam Bhattarai http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/how-to-promote-conserve-nepalese-culture/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/how-to-promote-conserve-nepalese-culture/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:07:10 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=834 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/how-to-promote-conserve-nepalese-culture/feed/ 1 ushaft Janai Purnima: a priest offering sacred thread Janai Purnima: a priest offering sacred thread Dashain, Nepal Holi, Nepal http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/citizens-express-concern-over-blatant-foreign-intervention-in-nepal/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/citizens-express-concern-over-blatant-foreign-intervention-in-nepal/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:09:31 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=831 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/citizens-express-concern-over-blatant-foreign-intervention-in-nepal/feed/ 0 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/leaders-for-nepal/ http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/leaders-for-nepal/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 15:29:28 +0000 ushaft http://ushaft.wordpress.com/?p=813 ]]> http://ushaft.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/leaders-for-nepal/feed/ 15 ushaft 547397_3734282728690_1624728879_2973323_1335049446_n