Indian journalist wants India to solve problem in Bhutan

Kathmandu, December 13: One senior Indian journalists Kuldip Nyar warned that further 'mishandling' of the issue of the exiled Bhutanese could set a wrong example in the entire South Asian region.

Nyar has bee in Nepal visit to gather views on what could be done to solve the problem at the earliest. "If the crisis is not sorted out, it could be a cogent case of rank intolerance," Nyar said during an interaction session organised by the Nepal chapter of South Asians for Human Rights on Wednesday in Kathmandu.

He stressed that India could end up facing worst cases of ethnic unrest as in Bhutan where people of Nepali origin have been victimised. "It would be better if nations can set examples on how to live together rather than embarking on ethnic cleansing," Nyar said.

He said Indian government has ignored the issue at the hands of Nepal and Bhutan. He had asked the US ambassador to Nepal, James F Moriarty, to explain the reasons why the US had offered to take a large chunk of exiled Bhutanese to the US instead of having them sent back to their original country.

"What Moriarty told us is camps are witnessing terrorist activism. That could affect north-eastern India. We are trying to help India," Nyar said. Bhutan News Service