More than 10,000 Nepalese have been killed by Maoist's terrorism for nearly 10 years.

Unfortunately there is evidence India has been supporting the terrorists. New Delhi's intelligence service, RAW (Research & Analysis Wing) has been supporting the terrorists perhaps because New Delhi may have designs on Nepal's territory and wants to see more instability.

The professed goal of the insurgency, now nearly 10 years old, is the establishment of a totalitarian state, ala Pol Pot's Cambodia. For this, in their view, it is necessary to begin from "ground zero". For the fulfillment of their objectives it is necessary, in their view, to first knock down Nepal's traditional pillars of stability and unity: the Monarchy and the Army.

In Nepal, India is operating on two levels: officially it says she is also threatened by the Maoists; yet, they provide facilities for meetings between Maoists and Indian leftists, not to talk of looking the other way as far as arms supplies, medication and sanctuary for them are concerned.

The real threat is to Nepal's very existence.

The last chance for a peaceful resolution is this ceasefire, unless the pause is used by the Maoists and political opposition to simply join forces and stage a larger uprising. Their intention being to overthrow the Monarchy and rule the nation under New Delhi's guidance.

If the government cannot come to terms with the Maoists and the opposition parties then the violence and suppression will become worse. With the extent of the problem, peace is virtually impossible and that may be what New Delhi wants.

According to Sobia Nasir an editor of Pakistan Tribune "India through RAW has played terrorist activities in order to destabilize the Nepal. Most importantly, there are strong operational linkages between Indian Maoist Communist Center (MCC), Peoples War Group (PWG) and Maoist guerillas in Nepal. The MCC and PWG based in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are instrumental in providing Nepalese Maoists with training facilities, arms, ammunition, logistical support and safe sanctuaries to take refuge once hounded by security forces". She further argued "India through its militant organizations is promoting terrorism in Nepal. The events of confrontation between Royal Nepal Army and Maoist guirellas show that Maoists are a hinderance in the revolution and prosperity and are aggravating the problems of impoverished masses because of their opportunistic and cruel tactics. Ironically, India is showing undue munificence towards these Mao rebels and they safely recede into their hideouts in Indian territory after operating and attacking Nepali military and paramilitary forces.

She also warned "The Maoists have become the best weapon for India to fulfill its mission. Nepalese government is also concerned over the reports that Maoists cadres are being trained by LTTE Guirellas in Srilanka. There is a palpable apprehension in Nepal that India may use Maoist insurgency to send a peacekeeping force to consolidate its influence in Nepal. Besides creating destabilization in Nepal, the ethnic crisis in Bhutan led by people of Nepalese origin is aggravated by Indian intelligence agency RAW to try and turn the political crisis to India's advantage".

Maoists activities of Killing one year babies and civilians and destruction of infrastructure have turned them into criminals and terrorists. The communism received its impetus only in twenties in Southeast Asia from China. The Nepalese Communist Party was established in 1949 only. That party was established at a 'time when the great Chinese revolution had been won and socialism was developing in the USSR.' The adoption of Chinese style revolution, although today the Chinese diplomat denies of any relationship with Maoist except with the name of Mao, is based upon the principle of Mao's successful revolution in China.

In Nepal,--the populations at large condemn Maoists' terrorism. The best and surest way of controlling the insurgency is to win the people's heart and mind. Winning heart and mind would require taking serious actions to reform.

Growing terrorism is the major threat and all must join hands if national security was to be assured. Besides arms race and terrorism, poverty remained the most formidable challenge to the security. Terrorism had become the biggest threat to national security in Nepal. If world community is serious about getting involved in anti terror movement world community needs to develop more sophisticated tools and capacities, must develop counter terrorism capacities that seek to minimize the problems of mass violence. They also need to develop a capacity to reintegrate people displaced by crisis into their societies, food, water and other life-saving resources need to be introduced quickly.

Maoists terrorism has to stop for the betterment of all people.

Ms. Kamala Sarup is an editor of peacejournalism.com