Monday, May 29, 2006

Nepal faces Hindu backlash over declaration as secular state | csmonitor.com

Nepal faces Hindu backlash over declaration as secular state | csmonitor.com: "Nepal's Hindu majority is denouncing the recent move to end Nepal's longtime status as the world's only Hindu state.
By Bikash Sangraula | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
KATHMANDU, NEPAL – The May 18 declaration by Nepal's parliament ending the country's distinction as the world's only Hindu state was one of the several hard decisions taken by the new government to coax Maoist rebels to join in a peaceful political process. But the move has bred new conflict with the country's Hindu majority."

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