Has Diplomacy Failed in Nepal?

BBC News

By Rabindra Mishra

There has been a wave of pro-democracy rallies in Nepal

A year after Nepal's royal coup, the international community is looking increasingly helpless in its attempts to help find a solution to the country's political crisis. After King Gyanendra seized absolute power on 1 February 2005, Nepal witnessed intense diplomatic activity on a scale never seen before.

However, these activities seem to have produced no results as the three players in the power struggle - the Maoist insurgents, political parties and the king - all look equally determined to hold on to their positions.

The key international players trying to intervene in the crisis have been the United States, Britain and regional giant India.

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