LAST CALL FOR SIKKIMESE UNITY & IDENTITY 
Bonafide 'Sikkimese Nepalese' possessing genuine 'Sikkim Subject Certificate' must be included in the Scheduled Tribes list as 'Sikkimese' and not as Gorkhas as in the case of Sikkimese Bhutia-Lepchas.
Seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly must be reserved for bonafide Sikkimese on the basis of them being 'Sikkim Subjects' and not on the basis of them being Gorkhas.

 (L to R ) Journalist Jigme N Kazi, former Chief Minister, Late NB Bhandari, former Lok Sabha MP, Pahalman Subba, and former Minister, KN Upreti, at a seminar on Sikkimese identity in Gangtok several years back)

Let all Gorkhas in Sikkim, other than Sikkimese Nepalese, be included in the ST list as Gorkhas. Give maximum benefits to the old business community in Sikkim. And let other residents of Sikkim feel that they too belong to this place; treat them with respect and dignity.
HOWEVER, if the Sikkimese Nepalese want to part ways with Sikkimese Bhutias and Lepchas this is the time to speak up loud and clear. Silence is consent. Whatever decision they take must be respected. We may part ways but must live together in peace and harmony. There is no other way.

SIKKIM SALVO ON DOKLAM

With Xi firmly positioned and the Modi magic fading it is time to take a realistic look at the Doklam issue.
Sikkim, now a part of India, became a British Protectorate in 1890. Till early 20th century the Sikkim King (Chogyal) had his Palace in Chumbi Valley, which was then a part of Sikkim.

The 'gifting' of Darjeeling to British India in 1835, led to the annexation of Darjeeling (then a part of Sikkim) in 1860. Britain virtually took over Sikkim after annexing Darjeeling. 

The 1890 Convention between China and Britain ignored the two other stakeholders, Tibet and Sikkim.
Today, only China and India are busy debating over Doklam, where yaks once grazed. Sikkim, Tibet and Bhutan must have their say. 
The two giants of Asia must note that “Security depends on people, not territory.”