By no means I am expert on this subject matter. This is my analysis on how the world probably is
looking at Nepal crisis. To fully understand this we need to first know how the modern India was
formed. When British left India in 1947, Indian union was formed. The Indian union integrated
princely states into the existing provinces. In 1950 the new constitution made India a sovereign
democratic republic and declared the new republic to be a "Union of States". The states were
formed. After the movement for creation of linguistic based states, some states were restructured
along the linguistic lines. India is a very diverse country - culturally, linguistically,
religiously and ethnically. That's why the world calls India - a subcontinent. Now lets get back to the
blockade.

The blockade is a big problem for Nepal. I can feel for my relatives, friends and all people who
are going through this hardship right now. This blockade is really taking a toll on people living
in Nepal. I can't imagine how hard it must have been to live without a basic energy - gas to cook food.
However, "Jaatiyeta" is a much bigger problem for India than Nepal. India is a home to many
ethnicities and tribes. If we look at the history, there are more than few ethnic movements in India since
its inception. It is very important to the government of India to stand for equal rights for all people from
all ethnicity in the new constitution of Nepal. This stand is important for their own existence. Already many tribes in India are
fighting to have their own state or to be an independent country. Also, I think the Nepal government gave
this golden opportunity to PM Modi as a gift to show Indian people that his government will stand for each
and every Indian regardless of their ethnicity, religion or language. I got a little fond of PM Modi and did
a little research on him myself. I think that he had made his intentions very clear from Gujrat inciden that
He is not going to buy into any "sampradayik danga". I think his policy is to eradicate this religious and
ethnic conflicts through economic development. He even said that he is from "nichli jaati" during
his prime ministerial campaign.

That's why I think that it is time for the Nepal government to understand this and treat this Madesh unrest
as an internal problem as they should have treated this from the very beginning. I think that the
Nepali politicians are also escalating the Madesh problem for few votes in the next election by
using nationalistic sentiments of the Nepali people. It was the Nepal government's responsibility
to keep peace in Nepal, and also now it is the Nepal government's job to solve the country's foreign affairs.
Even the Nepal government is taking advantage of this increasing anti-Indian sentiments in Nepal to
hide their weakness and failure to solve this impending situation. Politics of sentiments is old school.
Sentiments will start to fade away as the reality will come to the surface. I think that the Nepali people
would want to see the results now. And, the most important thing is the Nepali people voted for
the Nepali government, not PM Modi, so the Nepali people should raise and direct their questions to
the Nepali government. Please don't give them a free pass. They can't just have a cake and eat it too.

I hope this Madesh situation will get resolve peacefully. Otherwise, we know how the Europe was before
the second world war. They were always fighting with each other.

@dctroll why? are you surprised? well, I am not and I have two reasons.

Firstly, I am a bahun. I grew up with bahun values and customs. My bahun values and customs were different from my newaar friend's values and customs and also were different from my gurung friend's values and customs. However, our common Nepali values were our hate towards India and love for the Indian music and cinemas. Yes, I was a part of the riots against an Indian actor Hrithik Roshan in 2000. When I think about that dreadful moment, I feel lucky to be not be among the four unfortunate people who died during the riots.

Secondly, we know that the political hemisphere in Nepal has been dominated by three political players after the fall of the Rana regime - the royalists, the political parties and the Maoists. What did these players do when they were in power? Did they reach common Nepali people? I think that it is safe to say - NO. Instead, they just accumulated wealth for themselves as you mentioned and tried to increase their power and influence through nepotism and keeping the power in the inner circle. This is no surprise that the most of the top leaderships in all three political systems were/are assumed by the people of two jaats - Bahun and Chetrri. And, you are surprised why some people are not as patriotic. Have you thought that maybe they don't have any faith and trust in any system? You know, when my parents were looking for a potential match, they were not only looking for a Nepali woman. They were specifically looking for bahuni woman. This is how segregated our society is. It is a different story that I married a wonderful bahuni woman, and I feel really lucky to have her in my life.

You have really good insights in the history and the situation at hand. I really appreciate that you sharing your knowledge with me and other readers in sajha. My point is pointing finger is easy thing to do, but it does not solve the problem at hand. I am of the view the more you understand yourself it is easier to deal with an outside problem. You would have better understanding of your weaknesses and strengths, and know exactly what you can get out of the situation. Rather than beating around the bush. The problem is the divided people, and the solution is creating the real Nepali values (not just anti-Indian sentiments) that every body will wear with dignity, pride and integrity.