tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post8750691111290940769..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: So much for Gross National Happiness...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-15895293300242998642010-08-12T08:37:34.991+01:002010-08-12T08:37:34.991+01:00Interesting one, Bhutan is suffering from a Maoist...Interesting one, Bhutan is suffering from a Maoist insurgency in the same way that Nepal, Sikkim and Assam are. These refugees were evicted about 20-25 years ago, possibly ethnic cleansing or possibly in response to illegal immigration from Eastern Nepal. There is no clear evidence either way although my feeling is that it was the former.<br /><br />The King partially liberalised the economy 10 years or so ago, and there has been increasing unrest since then as well.<br /><br />Fascinating place though, albeit struggling with modernisation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com