The donor countries, which came to the rescue of the Thapa government, were, the United Kingdom, United States, India and the likes. Its corollary would be that while rescuing the Thapa establishment, the international community of the donors, knowingly or unknowingly, also provided a clean chit to King Gyanendra and his moves that he made after October 4, 2002.

Analysts ponder as to what would have happened to the image of the monarch and his government in Singh Durbar had the donors taken a decision as demanded by the political parties fighting against what they call “regression”.

Vocal among the donors was DFID, the department for international development, Monday pledged about forty million Sterling Pounds for Nepal for the fiscal year 2004-05 and for the rest of the period has not yet been determined.

This was declared by DFID country director, David Wood, Monday while announcing new assistance policy towards Nepal.