Snapped Connectivity, Great-Power Rivalry and Nepal’s Strategic Choices
Devendra Gautam My phone’s broken, perhaps as a result of my fiddling with it. The computer snaps every now and then, and so does my thought process. Surprisingly, I see no foreign hand in life’s little inconveniences like these. Flickers of old reports come to mind, and I muster enough courage to write once again in this great city of well-known intellectuals for whom finding space in the glittering pages of leading publications appears almost effortless. Before proceeding further, I request the enlightened readership to keep in mind that I am writing pretty much the old way — mostly by remembering what I read, heard, watched. While this escapade from cyberspace feels great to me, I request the enlightened lot to highlight factual errors, if any, even if it requires some serious reading. We are not known as a country of serious readers, and if this writeup spurs a bit of reading—and thinking—in a bid to find out factual errors, what more can I ask for? ...