02-24-2005, 12:17 AM
<b>Going for broke</b>
<i>When realpolitik is needed in Nepal, we pursue ideology.</i><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Being ideological or practicing realpolitik is a function of whether and how you can reorder the world. India failed to exercise its levers in Nepal when it couldnât prevent Gyanendraâs takeover, and when commonsense tells you to indulge in realpolitik, ideology is shoved down everyoneâs throat. An ideology that cannot be enforced is worthless, and now China is backing the king. By bringing in the US and UK, if the Indian foreign office is to be believed, we have lost or damaged our few levers in Nepal, and the mishandled events have greatly suited China.
It is a wonder that no one can stop the rampaging of Natwar Singh. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<i>When realpolitik is needed in Nepal, we pursue ideology.</i><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Being ideological or practicing realpolitik is a function of whether and how you can reorder the world. India failed to exercise its levers in Nepal when it couldnât prevent Gyanendraâs takeover, and when commonsense tells you to indulge in realpolitik, ideology is shoved down everyoneâs throat. An ideology that cannot be enforced is worthless, and now China is backing the king. By bringing in the US and UK, if the Indian foreign office is to be believed, we have lost or damaged our few levers in Nepal, and the mishandled events have greatly suited China.
It is a wonder that no one can stop the rampaging of Natwar Singh. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->