[Reader-list] Does the murder of Jamim Shah in Kathmandu implyanything broader?

[TaraPrakash]

Hello Bibek. Thanks for posting to this list. And yes I am sure your mail is 
well received. And here are my comments, though by no means expert:

Thus far we have nothing but the conspiracy theories to go by. It's very 
likely that RAW was involved in this killing. But it is also likely that 
Maoists got him killed. Since this guy was known to be having anti-India 
agenda, the suspicion for his murder will naturally go towards India. Andn 
Maoists can rejuvenate their support by taking usual anti-India stand and 
garner some more support. Again this is just another explanation.

We may know the answer in future, or we may not. In the meanwhile, can you 
inform us about Shah's views about Chinese repression in the areas where 
Muslims live in large numbers. China has recently browbeaten some countries 
to hand the dissidents over to them, and many of them have already been 
hanged.

It might be China, and since it takes no nonsense, the government will not 
allow any public opinion develop that questions China's motives. You will 
remember that any country that crushed Tibbetans in 2008 as brutally as 
China did, it was Nepal.

Some gangs might have got him killed for ransom, and it is not foregn to 
south Asian countries.
Thugs like Chota Rajan may as easily play in the hands of RAW for money, as 
they can do for others. How about some other media group?

How about ISI getting him murdered to malign and get India demonized? He was 
a rich guy with sympathies towards fundamentalism, so a likely target for 
CIA, Black Waters and Israel.

Best of luck investigating this matter further.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bibek Paudel" <eternalyouth at gmail.com>
To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 6:56 AM
Subject: [Reader-list] Does the murder of Jamim Shah in Kathmandu 
implyanything broader?


> Hi all,
> I am a reader of this list, from Nepal. I haven't posted anything to
> this list so far, so please inform me if my posting doesn't go well
> with the expectations of other readers.
>
> Have you been following the murder of Nepalese media entrepreneur
> Jamim Shah in Nepal and
> its coverage in Indian media?
>
> Quoting blog.com.np
> http://blog.com.np/2010/02/07/was-jamim-shah-anti-india-with-isi-and-underworld-nexus/
> :
>
> Shah may be guilty for his alleged anti-India activities on Nepali
> soil but that was never verified. Neither we heard of any reports of
> India sharing its intelligence about Shah’s anti-India activities with
> Nepali authorities. There are many media outlets in Nepal
> (particularly newspapers) that are believed to be run (or help run) by
> the Indian embassy in Kathmandu because they run not only hagiographic
> reports about everything-India but also negative reports about
> Pakistan. About Shah too, there were rumors in Kahtmandu about his
> anti-India things but again they were never challenged in related
> authorities.
>
> Another post might be helpful too:
> http://blog.com.np/2010/02/08/jamim-shah-murder-update-indian-says-he-killed/
>
> Here is the most important part: “[The Jamim Shah murder] is a
> statement from New Delhi that it will not let off anyone it perceives
> as hostile to its national interests.”
>
> From: 
> http://blog.com.np/2010/02/09/jamim-shah-murder-a-statement-from-delhi/
>
> Here are my opinions:
>
> RAW might have used Chhota Rajan gang to get him killed. I am not sure
> about his criminal
> records (noone in Nepal is), but such an act of killing is very bad
> and sad. Besides, it only helps those suspicious of India's motives
> get more united and stronger in their belief. claiming oneself a
> promoter of democracy and acting otherwise is very unfortunate, and it
> will weaken sympathizers of better india-nepal relations. it will also
> invite greater involvement of US, Israel, China, Pakistan and other
> non-state entities in Nepal. Noone wins.
>
> I hope democracy dissidents in India speak up about it. Like Outlook,
> Hindu, Arundhati Roy etc. But i dont think its on their priority. I am
> thinking of mailing all of them with a request. Lets see.
>
> comments?
>
> Bibek
> _________________________________________
> reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city.
> Critiques & Collaborations
> To subscribe: send an email to reader-list-request at sarai.net with 
> subscribe in the subject header.
> To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list
> List archive: &lt;https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/>