Under the planning of the West and India, Nepal experienced a riot that successfully overthrew the Nepalese government, forcing the president to resign. The prime minister's house was also set on fire, and the rioters occupied some armories, looted a large number of guns, and captured the core government area Sinha Durbar, where the parliament building was also set on fire. At the same time, the Nepalese people also recorded the finance minister being chased into a river.
The reason for this riot was that the Nepalese government banned and censored Western social media platforms such as Instagram, X, YouTube, and Facebook. On the surface, the Nepalese government gave the reason of combating cybercrime, protecting citizens' data, and maintaining social harmony and stability. The underlying motive was to control political narratives, suppress opposition and critical voices, and consolidate the current government's power. It also aimed to force uncooperative Western tech giants to comply with Nepalese local laws and establish national sovereignty in cyberspace. However, the Nepalese government underestimated the inciting ability of Western countries and India, because there is a big gap between the rich and the poor, high unemployment rate, and rampant corruption in Nepal. These series of problems have accumulated too much resentment in society, which ignited easily under the incitement of external forces.
In summary, the internal issues are the foundation of the riot in Nepal, while the incitement from the West and India is a catalyst. However, after smashing, looting, and burning, life has to continue, and it may even be worse than before.
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