Interview with CPN(Maoist) chairman Com. Prachanda
Sir, you are going to talk to Prime Minister G P Koirala on the eight-point agreement and there are certain differences still remaining. What do you have to say to him at this point?
Prachanda: I think the 8-point agreement that we have reached last week, is very historical in the development of the new Nepal and it is the continuation and height of the 12 pt understanding we reached before the historical movement. Some discussion is there among the parties and we have also had a prolonged interaction with the political parties at different levels. I hope the situation will be change in the positive direction. (more…)
What’s your take on the government-Maoist talks?
He sits on a chair in front of a flag depicting two AK47s flanking a mountain with a red star over the summit. He is among the more reclusive Maoist commanders and this is a rare interview. Nanda Kishor Pun, Comrade Pasang, agrees to meet me in an office-like house in the small valley of Kureli in Rolpa and the meeting lasts five hours. 
