Posted by Maurice
on 23/3/2008, 20:43:45, in reply to "Bhutan's royally-instigated transition to democracy "
About 35% of Bhutan's population is made up of ethnic Nepalis. There's been conflict between the Bhutias and the Nepalis in the past so it'll be quite a challenge for the new elected government to manage this.
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: Today's Washington Post has a front page
: article on the Bhutanese king's introduction
: of democracy into the country.
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: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/22/AR2008032202522.html?hpid=topnews
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