Monday, February 4, 2008

What should Bhutan fear?

What should Bhutan fear? Threat from militant groups or a natural disaster? We seem to be totally unprepared for both.

Weeks after the explosion of four bomb in four districts, another bomb went off at Samtse. Although no casaulties were reported, its seems they are upto something.

A police spokesperson said that they have recovered leaflets of the Communist Party of Bhutan based in Nepal from the scene threatening to stop the National Assembly election in March. (Kuenselonline)

People's expectation and demands are strange that change with time and situation. Back in 1990's, some of these people destroyed public property, murdered innocent people, went againt the nation and left the country all in the name of democracy. Now that Bhutan is introducing democracy, they want to stop the first ever election to be held in March. It is strange.

Then Todd Crowell's feature at Asia Sentinel is equally if not more disturbing. In his feature High-altitude flood warning, he says,

Global warming could cause catastrophic emptying of lakes in Nepal and Bhutan.

The upper Himalaya lakes in Nepal and Bhutan that were formed by retreating glaciers are getting bigger as global warming causes glaciers to recede, with possibly ruinous consequences, a development that Japanese scientists have been monitoring with concern.

It is not a new phenomenon, but it is a growing and dangerous one.

What could be more disturbing? What should Bhutan fear? Militant threat from the south or high altitude flood from the north?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Bhutan should fear being absorbed into our dystopian, militaristic Western civilization.