Dismantling Democracy
Nepal | 2005
Nation-building is the 21st century's buzzword. But it is less often we hear about democratic systems being dismantled. In February, King Gyanendra of Nepal seized back his country's fledgling democracy, reverting to an autocracy. He claimed democratic parties had done nothing to prevent the crippling Maoist insurgency and promised a renewed 'War on Terror'. But since his take-over, it is less…
