Víetnamar fagna sigri á heimsvaldasinnum! Að hugsa sér að enn skuli Víetnamstríðið njóta stuðnings sérviturra íhaldsmanna. "My country, right or wrong."
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Nepalski maóistaflokkurinn: Opið bréf til Prachanda formanns frá Baburam Bhattarai, næstráðanda. Sé þetta bréf ekta, þá er bersýnilega alvörumál á ferðum, sem gæti jafnvel varðað framtíð nepölsku byltingarinnar.
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Abheek Barman skrifar í Times of India:

Last week, India agreed to lift an arms embargo to Kathmandu. Gleeful at the prospect of more guns, the king threw the leaders of all parties in jail. ...
Nepal is in the clutches of a bumbling and dangerous despot. It is futile to expect Gyanendra to restore democracy, the rule of law and institutions. Though Maoist boss Prachanda says he's with the political parties to overthrow the king, this could be a feint. Why should Maoist militias become the vanguard of democracy? One costly - and uncertain - option is to cut off the king, wait for Nepal to implode and institutions to emerge from the rubble. Actually, the only policy that makes sense for India is this: Export governance and institutions to Nepal. Run it as a protectorate. It is pointless to agonise over Kathmandu's sovereign rights. When states fail, as Nepal has done, sovereignty is a dangerous idea that empowers despots and their cronies. Today, Gyanendra's sovereignty has trapped the people of Nepal, 42% of whom are officially poor, in a cycle of violence and misery.
Freedom has to be earned: Gyanendra, Nepal's venal parties and the Maoists just got the pink slip.