Rajendra Khadka has made several good points in "Diaspora in dilemma" (#77) But he suffers from the common Nepali affliction of finger-pointing. This is not helpful. Nepal's condition is not caused by those who are abroad. Who is more responsible: those who say they are helping the country but are corrupt, or those like me who know we are not helping Nepal-but at least we are honest about it.

Furthermore, some of us did not "leave" Nepal. We were born overseas. If you are going to use fallacies of logic and make off-base generalisations, you may as well fault me for the pollution of the Valley while you're at it. Instead of addressing the real problems, individuals like Khadka insist on blaming others. One would have thought that the politicians would be masters of passing the buck but Khadka has taken finger-pointing to a new level. Here is a new acronym: "NewBoFaPs"-Nepalis Who Blame Others For All Problems.

R Thapa
Seattle, USA

I think you should stop printing the cynical comments from Nepalis abroad in your paper and giving undue importance to their navel-gazing. They have an opinion on everything, and like to preach from their safe and comfortable exile. They should either show some guts and return and try to work for the country's development, or they should shut up.

Lila Sapkota
Kathmandu