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News Topical, Digital Desk : Today is the third day of violent protests in Nepal over the social media ban. After violent protests and political turmoil, the army took control of the entire country on Tuesday night and imposed strict restrictions and curfew. Still, violence continues in many areas. The army has arrested 27 miscreants today.
Nepal's army says that the rioters were taking advantage of the situation and plotting to cause sabotage, chaos, looting, arson and damage to life and property. Police have also seized Rs 33.7 lakh in cash, 23 guns, 31 different types of weapons including magazines and bullets from these rioters.
The question is that like Nepal, coups took place in India's other neighbouring countries - Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Afghanistan in the same pattern. Do you know what is the situation in India's seven neighbouring countries? If you don't know, let us tell you..
Bangladesh: What is the condition of those who ousted Hasina?
Last year in 2024, the coup of Hasina government in Bangladesh also happened like the events in Nepal. After this, Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus was appointed the head of the interim government. Elections were to be held after 90 days, but Mohammad Yunus has remained the Prime Minister for the last 13 months.
Initially, many agitating students were included in the interim government, but more than half of the eight prominent student leaders were sidelined, after which they have left the government. Now the army is ruling in Bangladesh and the agitating students are completely sidelined.
Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa's party wiped out, Wickremesinghe in jail
After Covid-19, Sri Lanka was facing an economic crisis in the year 2022. There was a huge shortage of oil, gas, medicines and food items. Inflation went above 50 percent. The situation became such that people were standing in line for hours to get petrol and diesel.
In July 2022, angry people broke into President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's palace and the Prime Minister's residence and vandalized and looted them. Rajapaksa had to flee the country. The party was wiped out in the elections. Ranil Wickremesinghe was then elected the new president.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake became the President on 23 September 2024. After becoming the President, the Anura government took strict action against corruption. Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and 5 former ministers were sentenced to jail in corruption cases.
The situation in Sri Lanka is still like 2022. The economy is still in crisis. People are burdened with inflation, unemployment and poverty.
Pakistan: Imran in jail, rebel attacks increase
Imran Khan left power in Pakistan in April 2022. After this, Shahbaz Sharif's coalition government was formed. Although Shahbaz Sharif is the Prime Minister in Pakistan, the government is being run by Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.
The government is grappling with discontent on many fronts. Insurgent attacks have increased by more than 70 percent in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Inflation, unemployment and poverty are on the rise.
Myanmar: The command of the country is in the hands of the army
It was February 2021. Aung San Suu Kyi's government was overthrown. Aung San Suu Kyi was put in jail. The army took over Myanmar. After this, Myanmar plunged into civil war.
Lakhs of people fled to Bangladesh and India. Thousands of people were killed. According to the UN report, 6,231 civilians have been killed so far.
Afghanistan: Restrictions on women, people living in poverty
It was August 2021. The US Army returned to its country from Afghanistan. After this, the Taliban took over the power of Afghanistan. After the return of the Taliban, the then President was Ashraf Ghani, who had to flee the country to save his life.
As soon as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, numerous restrictions were imposed on women. The country got stuck in an economic crisis. According to the UN report, 97 percent of Afghans are living in poverty. People can hardly afford two meals a day. Education and health services are also badly affected.
Maldives: Stuck in debt quagmire, China's pressure increases
The economy of Maldives is facing a deep debt crisis. Maldives' debt has reached about 134 percent of GDP. Maldives has a debt of Rs 91,500 crore to China, which is more than 35 percent of the foreign debt. Due to this, Maldives is facing pressure from China.
Nepal: The country is burning; Army has imposed curfew
In 2006, there were mass movements in Nepal for the abolition of monarchy and restoration of parliament. Now there was a Gen-G movement against social media ban and corruption. In which the protesters vandalized and set fire to many administrative buildings including Parliament, Singh Durbar and Supreme Court yesterday i.e. Tuesday.
The private residences of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, President Ram Chandra Paudel, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were also set on fire. Party offices and police stations were attacked. Banks were looted. Former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arju Rana were beaten up inside their homes. Finance Minister Vishnu Paudel was chased and beaten up outside his home in Kathmandu. The former PM's wife was burnt alive.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was forced to resign. It is being said that KP Sharma Oli also had to leave the country like Hasina. So far 23 people have died and more than 400 people have been injured in the violent protests. The army has taken control. Violence is still continuing.
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