By Nirmal P. Acharya
We live in the age of American hegemony. This is a reality we must face and the MCC program is evidence of American hegemony. The MCC has eliminated the jurisdiction of the Nepali government and the constraints of Nepali laws. The US can do whatever it wants in Nepal under the name of the MCC and even call it a gift.
Hegemonic behavior means exerting its stronger political and military influence over another and if one does not obey it, it will subvert them. There are three main subversive means, one is “color revolution”, the second is “sanctions”, and the third is “military attack”.
If Nepal exercises sovereignty over the MCC, what can the US do?
A military strike against Nepal? Personally, I don’t think that’s possible. Because doing so would pose a direct threat to both China and India, neither of which would stand idly by, and the US, in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war, cannot afford to engage in a fierce military contest with China and India at the same time.
Sanction on Nepal? Nepal does not have significant and close economic ties with the US. Nepal is not economically dependent on the US. Imposing sanctions on Nepal will have no effect.
That leaves the US only an option of “color revolution” against Nepal. It is nothing more than demonizing people, sowing discord within Nepal, plotting “street politics” and plunging Nepal into anarchy.
We have a new government. The hegemon will obviously come and tame the new government. The new government will also have a knee-jerk reaction. A great drama of taming and counter-taming is unfolding here in Nepal.
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