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More queries during our meet up near a m-store at a T-Junction in Morang, East Nepal House:

Q1: We hear that NI is coming up with posts with more specificities. Is that True?

A1: Oh Yes! Our team's hard at work collecting photographic evidence. Our Chairwoman has directed the entire team to stop at nothing.

Q2: Why can't you do a single post and name all the perpetrators?

A2: Well, we can't. The complexity and links are something we are not able to decipher in a single post. It's taken decades for the perpetrators to plan and execute with human resources spread out across every meter of road in Nepal. So, we have to plan this carefully so there are little collateral damages.

Q3: What are probable reasons for anyone to be in the position of power in Nepal only to misuse it later? Is there something we Nepalis/ese do not see in our own land and have to migrate to other parts of the world?

A3: We hope to answer this through series of posts in the near future since this one involves human psychology, spirituality, politics, wealth, power and hosts of other that are brought up during 'closed session' discussions by our board members. Few items still under intense discussion and scrutinized under microscopic lens.

Q4: What's a harmless and harmful public conduct?

A4: Normally, any action that intrude into other people's personal territory and makes a landing is deemed harmful. For instance, during spitting if a single spit molecule reaches passerby, the person has the right to retaliate no matter what the message. So, be mindful of the wind flow direction during spitting. A single event can be understood as a mistake, but repeated use of mouth piston to shoot off oral fluids landing into another person's body is a big NO NO! Regardless, spitting in public is bad, whether it lands on someone else's body or not.

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Mailed in letter that came in late due to Nepali festivities:

1. Why does NI (Nepal Index) keep referring to "Global Authorities" while Nepal is a sovereign country? Do you not trust local security authorities of the land to do the job or do you have issues with them?

Ans1: Well, first we believe Nepali authorities are "global." The reason we say that is because if you look back at the history of rule and law of the land.. some written, some verbal ..you will find traces that could imply applicability beyond the region. Nepalis have been entrusted with security/peace-keeping across the globe since ancient times with several members still in active duty. It's also home to a lot of retired security personnel. So, goes without saying that the genetic makeup is global. We just have to start behaving like one. Also, the nature of crime has changed across the globe and bravery alone does not get the job done. Most crime has now shifted online. Security has to change accordingly by integrating multiple authorities in several layers, so culprits can be misdirected, stopped, nabbed & made to face-the-music. So, security by it's nature is now global and Nepalis "ground"(space including as sovereiginity implies) authorities are our first line of defence. This is why we use global authorities as a reference and we have nothing personal against our own. Nepal's missed a 'lot of busses', and we want to make sure we don't miss the 'new' bus our ancestors were the first 'shotgun' riders in.

Even for some crimes inherently local, we still need global authorities so the Crime can be studied in detail by researchers helping shape up futuristic laws and/or plan behavorial changes to nip them in the bud. NI sees so many different use cases which we hope to do a detailed write up on at some point in the near future.

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all this impossible to operate without being hand held by global "Guardians of the Galaxy"

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Also, potential street crime perpetrators and their ringleaders come in a camouflage very different from typical movie stereotypes. Security cannot play catchup all the time and be restricted to post crime investigative role like Sherlock Holmes. Readiness requires constant monitoring online/offline and it's exciting time across the globe. Community vigilance will aid in pre-crime intervention and everyone connected to internet could be a vigilante helping authorities intervene. That's the power every Nepali connected to the internet has... sometimes solving gobal crime from this soil. Teachers should find a creative way to impart this to their students to get them excited about the future and make good use of the internet airtime.

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