Onboard Special Aircraft: Observing that India could not afford to see Nepal becoming a failed state, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday welcomed King Gyanendra's announcement on handing over power to political parties as a step in the right direction.
Singh said the King's announcement had initiated the process for formation of a government in Nepal, which exercises all executive powers.
"By and large, whatever steps the King has made, they are in the right direction," Singh added.
He said that it was important that multi-party democracy should be restored in Nepal and "there should be a government in place which exercises all the executive powers. The process has begun."
"We have to help Nepal to deal with difficulties they have got into," the Prime Minister said.
Making it clear that India was not dictating anything in Nepal, Singh said, "Our role is that of a conciliator to ensure that democratic process is restored our role is to ensure that all elements of Nepalese polity are talking to each other. Now I hope the King and political parties will talk about future consequential steps."
Singh said India has a position that the constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy are two pillars of Nepalese polity and there is no change in the stand.
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