Congratulations to Shree Bhakta Khanal for his gripping story ("I didn't know they were spies," #89). This is explicit verification of the allegation that Nepal was a safe haven for spies. The situation is no different now. Crouched uncomfortably between two nuclear superpowers, India and China, and this in a highly sensitive zone, it is an open secret that Nepal has always been a playground for spies from around the globe, whether it is the CIA sneaking into Tibet through this, perhaps the easiest, route to escalate the tension in the autonomous state in China with a view to shattering the world's most powerful communist nation, or the alleged terrorism being promoted by Pakistan's ISI and India's RAW.

Such behind-the-scenes games have plagued this nation in the past and point to graver national tragedy in the days to come. It's true, there are many other burning issues in Nepal today, but we need an immediate probe into this matter, and we need to put behind bars all those involved in making a mess of this country. We must safeguard our national integrity.