| Nepal Monarchy Watch, from Britain
Not to suggest that this piece is perfect in every aspect, but this truly is one engaging look by a Western author about Nepal in a long, long time. British novelist Louis de Bernières visits Nepal and writes in the Times of London: Despite all the mess, Nepal is not a country that provokes despair, and nor does it tempt one to mutter “basket case.” As if to balance that story from Times, which also has some words to spare on king Gyanendra, Dan McDougall of the competing daily The Observer focuses mainly on the fate of the beleagured monarch. Monarchy is always something of a fascination for the British media.