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 | | Surprisingly, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was a bit more transparent about King Gyanendra's third trip to India since he ascended the throne in the aftermath of a mysterious palace massacre of June 1, 2001, which claimed the lives of King Birendra, Crown Prince Dipendra, and eight other members of the royal family. |
 | | In 1990, when King Birendra was facing a pro-democracy movement, India's then foreign secretary S K Singh flew into Kathmandu with a draft of a friendship treaty, which was even worse than the unequal and anachronistic treaty initialed on July 31, 1950. |
 | | While leaders of the political parties continue to criticize King Gyanendra for promoting an authoritarian regime, supporters of the monarchy are raising their voices against the anarchy and corruption unleashed by the elected leaders who ruled Nepal since the restoration of democracy in 1990. |
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