The Gurkhas' new fight.(Nepal soldiers fighting for UK army demand better pay and benefits)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: August 14, 1999 | Copyright information

Nepal

KATMANDU

The old soldiers appeal to Britain for a better deal

THE recruitment of Gurkhas by the British army has long provided a tough but lucrative job for some people in the hills of Nepal with unproductive land and no other source of employment. Harka Gurung, a former government minister in Nepal, recalls that his father could educate four of his children on his pension of 75 rupees (less than Pounds1 these days) that he received for his 2...

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