Expression from an Idiot by birth:

I MAY BE WRONG, BUT AT-LEAST THIS IS HOW I SEE The country is divided when the law makers of the nation tabled the  minimum daily tariff of USD 250/tourist/day for discussion. The debate is on and i believe that debate is healthy for any kinds of paradigm shifts and developments. My vote was for doing away with minimum daily tariff, however to maintain the daily royalty of USD 65/tourist/day. There are many thinkers who believe that tourism policy and the minimum daily tariff has worked in Bhutan and there is no need for revision or rather discussion. I will not argue on this as it has made Bhutan one of the most sought after destination and only about 5 % of those in whose bucket list Bhutan is reflected is able to visit the country. And this is not because Bhutan is expensive. It is because many tourists has always thought that Bhutan's visa is difficult to get which is further coupled with the daily tariff of USD 200-250/day/tourist. It isn't the fault of the tourists, ...

I was in Nepal yesterday to attend a conference on climate change and energy security and i feel that it would not have been organized at a better time. The conference organizers put me in one of the finest hotels in Kathmandu and there was a car and a driver to take me to the hotel from the airport. As soon as i got in the car, i greeted the driver with Namaste Dai! This two words of greetings made him feel comfortable to share on what's happening these days in Nepal and what's happening to him at personal level. He began by saying "khoi sir..." (means a sense of un-happiness) and said that, he lost his ten year old son during the devastating earthquake which hit Nepal and his house was totally destroyed. He said, government didn't approve his proposal to build a house and now they are living in a small makeshift home. Then he went on to saying, how badly Nepal has been hit by this so called un-official blockade. Nepal has been severely hit by the  blockade ...