Prachanda, the US, and China

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Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday that his country was “closer to logically concluding our unique…peace process”, and that “completing the remaining task of transitional justice is top on my political agenda”. He said there would be “no blanket amnesty for the serious violation of human rights”, and sought “goodwill and support” from the international community for the conclusion of the peace process. A large number of Maoist leaders, including Prachanda himself, are accused of murder and grave violations of human rights during the 1996-2006 civil war in Nepal, in which...