Lessons from Nepal & Indonesia

Burnt cars outside the Supreme Court in Kathmandu during a curfew imposed to restore law and order in the Nepali capital. — AFP

IN recent weeks, we have seen violent mass protests erupt in a number of places, most notably Nepal and Indonesia, and most recently in France as well.

The images and the videos have been quite scary. But once public anger has reached that point, we cannot be surprised when things turn out the way they did.