The hijack is now a distant memory in Kathmandu. In the summer of 2001, when I landed in Kathmandu to report on the royal massacre, it was a city on edge. Over the years, rumours and anti-India sentiments have been key ingredients in most developments in Kathmandu. Indian agencies said Shah used his cable channel to provoke anti-India riots. A senior Indian official who heard the taped interview told me that while I had indeed met the real Shah, Indian agencies had over the years been probably listening in on the wrong guy.

Source: The Hindu June 20, 2017 18:45 UTC