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Another ignominious feather in dynasty's cap: Twitter reacts to RAW overthrowing Nepal's Hindu monarchy

In a startling revelation, a former RAW special Director Amar Bhushan revealed that India launched a covert operation to bring down monarchy in Nepal.

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  • Sep 02, 2019, 04:44 PM IST

In a startling revelation, a former RAW special Director Amar Bhushan revealed that India launched a covert operation to bring down monarchy in Nepal.

In the book, Inside Nepal Bhushan revealed that not only did the agency bring together various political parties with different ideologies, also raised assets to carry out ops in secrecy to throw out the monarchy run by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.

The Rajiv Gandhi-led government decided to support the people’s movement in Nepal after diplomatic overtures to pressurise the Nepalese king failed.

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1. Twitter reacts

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2. 'Gave China a route into the Himalayas'

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3. 'Rajiv responsible for demise of Hindu monarchy'

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