Media Has Vital Role In The Development Of The Nation As Well As Towards Nationalism, Compare To Other Magazine, Honestly And Truthfully I Appreciate This Magazine Becoz Of Sensitivity Towards My Mother Land - Nepal. As Having Such Type Of Conception I Thought To Share The News In Between - Nepali, Who Are Within The Country As Well As Abroad. Please Go Through Peoples Review Weekly. Foreign Reactionaries Mobilized Media - Nepal, Be Aware.........Be Ind-pendent And Work In The Context Of Nepal And Nepali People. Wednesday, 06 August 2014 16:18 Nepal should be Switzerland of the East: Ji Ping Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on an official visit to Nepal whilst giving precedence to the neighbours of India. Modi who won the hearts of majority of the Nepalese while addressing the parliament hinted that there has been a clear change in India’s policy towards Nepal. He cited that India-Nepal friendship will no longer be based on bureaucracy and secret agencies but at a higher political level. A Chinese official, who had invited Modi for a visit to China during latter’s term as Chief Minister of Gujarat, had kept a good scrutiny over Modi during latter’s visit to Nepal. When Ji Ping was political consular at the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi in September, 2010 he had led the task of inviting Modi twice for visit to China. As deputy General Director of Foreign Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) he has also been overlooking the Chinese For Peace and Development as its deputy General Secretary. He has good personal relations with Modi. The Chinese youth leader Ji Ping is known as an expert on Nepal. Almost 22 years ago he had taken the led of a journey of the then CPN (UML) general secretary late Madan Bhandari from Lhasa to Beijing. Bhandari was killed in Dasdhunga a week after his return from China. Excerpts of an interview with Ji Ping: Q: What are the objectives of CAFPD? A: CAFPD is a non-governmental organization. It aims to promote and support peace and development in developing countries. It has been operating in many African countries and Asian nations as Vietnam, Laos, Combodia, Pakistan and Nepal. In Nepal we are collaborating with Girija Prasad Foundation. We have already reached an agreement on providing two thousand Tube Wells. Tube Wells will soon reach poor and backward communities. We are also creating a model village in a rural part of Sindhupalchowk. It aims to uplift the life standard of general people. It is our objective to eradicate poverty in developing countries. This organization also has gained a special committee status in the United Nations. We will contribute in achieving the development goals for 2015. Another objective is to facilitate the exchange of information between the citizens of the two nations. Chinese people know more about India than Nepal. So this visit has been organized so that Nepali people can understand China directly. There is a Chinese adage, ‘Seeing is believing’. To show this we are organizing such visits. It also imparts a message that China’s development does not pose danger for other countries. Q: What are the major concerns of China in Nepal? A: Our prime concern is stability. Stability is a precondition for development. We are concerned with the peace process and the process for drafting of the new constitution. Due to constant change of government Nepal has not been able to stabilize. Mindful of the Chinese experience we can determine that development cannot take place without stability. In the decades of 1920, 30 and 40 China was very unstable. There was no peace and the country was facing a civil war. Foreign powers took advantage of the instability in China. In Nepal the government is weak. People are struggling for daily existence. Not only in the decade of 1940, China almost plunged into a civil war during the Cultural Revolution in 1966. The Chinese experience tells that without peace and stability development cannot take place. It is our belief that development will take place only in stability. Q. Nepal is located at a very significant geo-political location between two economic giants. Shouldn’t Nepal be benefiting from this? A. Nepal should be able to benefit from being neighbors with two great nations. It is very important for the economic development of Nepal. Nepal can be the bridge and the transit point between china and india. But for this, Nepal should work on building its infrastructure. By doing this, Nepal can benefit from the progress of its two neighbors. Q. But what in your opinion is keeping away Nepal from benefiting from its neighbours? A. There is no problem from China’s side. China is always supportive towards Nepal. I don’t know how it is on India’s side. Q. China has its model for development. What is this model? Can Nepal also follow this model for development? A. Every country has its own model for development. No country can copy any models from each other. Chinese model for development is for peaceful rise. China’s development is not a threat to any other nation. Therefore, it won’t be appropriate for Nepal to follow Chinese model. It depends largely upon the need and requirement of a nation. Q. Nepal has always been keen on bringing in Chinese investment. There also has been lots of interest in the investment in water resources. How can we bring in Chinese investments to Nepal? A. Chinese government is keen on investing in hydropower in Nepal. Huge hydropower projects can be constructed in Nepal considering the potential water resources it has. I acknowledged that the government and the people are interested in Chinese investment on these hydropower. But I have not understood why it has not materialized. Q. May be it’s the ‘foreign factor’? A. This is also an issue of international relations. If you are building a dam in the south then you should acknowledge the effects it might have. For that you have to take into confidence the Indian government, or the local governments of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. It will prevent any sort of wrong publicity. Nepal should understand that any investment from India and China is not against the nation and should be able to tell her neighbors too. Q. What could be the blueprint for Nepal’s development? A. The main foundation of Nepal’s development is its geo-political location. Nepal should be able to benefit from it largely. It should be able to make use of its resources. It can be as good as the Switzerland. China wants Nepal to become like Switzerland. It should solve the problem of poverty for which a strong governance is a must. If the government is not strong, everything else will fall. There is a need for a stable and strong government for Nepal. (Jana Aastha vernacular weekly)
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