I cannot help but say that it was hilarious to get an update on the IT Park at Panauti simply because there was no update even though eleven long years have passed. This park has been touted as the flagship of our country’s foray into the world of information technology. IT means instant action where time is precious and to be counted in milliseconds.

Time is the raison d’etre for the information world and also the reason why it has invaded every nook and corner of human activity.

However, for us it appears time has stood still and we simply have to plod on irrespective of what happens. During the eleven long years many of our youths proficient in IT have left the country because the country did not have the necessary infrastructure to utilise

their talents. This is called brain-drain. What is disturbing is the human side of this sordid story. Many a time we speak haughtily about our 10 years of struggle for democracy but we are least concerned about guaranteeing the Nepali citizen the right to work. Where and when will this state of affairs end? We don’t have to look far. Even a cursory glance at our neighbouring country, India, indicates how political leaders have played a pioneering role in overcoming the plight of the country. When India’s telecommunication sector was in a total mess, Rajiv Gandhi, bypassing the bureaucracy, brought Sam Pitroda, an Indian telecommunication engineer, from the US and gave him power to handle the situation.

Chandra Babu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, converted the state capital Hyderbad into Cyberbad and today Narendra Modi did not get his charisma by birth. He earned his fame in Gujarat because he transformed it into a vibrant economy and now the whole of India looks to him for a repeat performance.

Laden Tshering Samdup, via e-mail

Pessimistic

This is with reference to the news story “Four forces ink 16-point pact to deliver constitution” (THT, June 9, Page 1). I think it is a welcome step towards drafting a new constitution with maximum consensus of major parties in the CA. A big question now is: Will it satisfy the others? I doubt that the pact will yield any fruit as other dissident parties will take to the streets. If all the political forces stand united there is every possibility that the impoverished country can move towards lasting peace and reconstruction. I can still remember the parties reaching consensus even in the past but they breached the deal within two days later in 2013. But, what happened later? CA-I was dissolved without delivering the constitution. Also, billions of rupees have gone down the drain in these two assemblies without drafting the constitution.The four major parties agreed to carve out eight Pradeshes without their names and boundaries. I may be

pessimistic but restructuring the state on identity is not viable in the country like Nepal. The state must be restructured only on the basis of economic viability.

Prabin Dhungel, KU