You deserve appreciation for your illuminating editorial comments on the ongoing peace process between the government and the Maoists ("Pen pals" #156 ).The Maoist problem will not be resolved in the near future, as the three players (the palace, the Maoists and the agitating political parties) are committed to defeating one another at the cost of national independence. We were never a slave country, but we were (and are) always plagued by political instability, conspiracy, poverty and corruption. Does it not show that our rulers have completely failed us? Do we really need a political master to teach us good governance? And is sovereignty the price we have to pay for it?

Bigyan Niva, Bishalnagar