- the RNA, by culture and training a ceremonial adjunct to the royals, has neither the will nor the stomach to fight the Maoists; it must be reinvented and brought under civilian control.
- the Maoists "are republicans first, revolutionaries later".
- fears about Maoist plans for a corridor from Nepal to Andhra are exaggerated.
- Indian arms supplies to the RNA should be resumed on a calibrated basis so as not to give strategic advantage to the Maoists; a pro-India rather than pro-China or pro-Pakistan RNA is in our interest.
The Two-Edged Khukri
Raises a host of issues which need to be studied and discussed within and outside South Block, given the high stakes India has in a peaceful, friendly and stable Nepal.
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