NEPAL- A Fine Gesture


IT is perhaps too early to fully appreciate the political significance of King Birendra's gesture allowing B P Koira- la to travel abroad for medical treatment. The meeting between Birendra and Koirala was their first. After his return from exile in December last, Koirala had explictly stated that if he got a chance of meeting the King he would explain everything to him in person, including the reasons for his voluntary return. Though there were rumours that a meeting between the two had taken place, these turned out to be mere gossip. But when they at last met