I’m not quite sure how much the news of the Nepal student protests resulting in reinstitution of parliamentary powers has been making the rounds in the West, but in India this is getting top billing. Justly so, the voice of the students has been heard and the King decided to act in the interest of the nation rather than fighting the people and losing total power in the process.

For better or worse in the interim, these kinds of democratic movements are necessary.  The French youth who protested against the government labor issues hurt themselves, but the will of the people should stand supreme irregardless of material outcome.

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