The military’s hold over the Pakistani judiciary is explained by a reading of deep history. But there is no reason why colonial-era relationships should define the present of future of Pakistan.

Pakistan’s resistance poetry, in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi, has kept the lamp of liberty alive for decades. Its light exposed Pervez Musharraf’s shenanigans during 2007.

President Musharraf should step down before the 8 January polls. But since that seems unlikely, Pakistan’s citizens and the international community must force him to make the elections free and fair.

Despite the window-dressing by an unreformed general, Pakistan is not yet on the road to ‘civilianisation’. But the citizens are coalescing to make sure that happens sooner rather than later em./em

Even as climate-change predictions become increasingly dire, we all hope that someone else will make the first real move to mitigate emissions.

The November protests have unexpectedly come to highlight a germinating political voice on the part of the Indian community. The anxiety on the part of the Kuala Lumpur government does not seem accompanied by understanding.

Two of the largest forced movements in the country's history- the eviction of Tamils and Muslims from Jaffna- are not remembered or discussed within larger Sri Lankan society.

Gujrat's Muslim communities tried to send a strong message to the incumbent administration by organising against Narendra Modi. he swept the state, but will he temper hos style? Unlikely.

Let's see the record straight on Gorkhas.

In this Kashmiri village of widows, ideas of empowerment and development will require a renewed ability to sit and talk with old neighbours.

The Bengali urban middle class is enmeshed in a battle within itself: one side is excited by the possibilities of betterment from the new urban vision, while the other is finding psychological defence in an imagined antiquity. The battle finds particular expression in the home.

Amidst the dangerous convergence of economic approaches among the various political parties of India, the furore around Nandigram/Singur must trigger new thinking about industrialization.

West Bengal's newly awakened civil society needs to stop pretending that politics has no role in the way forward.

Interview: Debabrata Bandyopadhyay

The recent events in Nandigram and Singur have brought to the fore widespread public anger. Many do not agree that industrialisation without employment guarantees is sound policy, and they are convinced that strong accountability needs to be re-integrated into the country’s system of governance.