Table Of Contents
May 2009
Cover
Beginning of the end of the Chinese miracle
By: Gordon G ChangAfter two decades of uninterrupted prosperity, the initial stages of the downturn are exposing the inherent weaknesses of China’s economy, to be felt near and far.
Economic war footing
By: Mahendra P LamaEven while India reels in the current monetary climate, China could be facing even rougher waters.
The opportunity of the yam
By: Sujeev ShakyaNepal needs to view its two massive neighbours not from the perspective of outdated power-balance geopolitics, but through the lens of economics.
The end of export-led growth
On the way up
Delhi to Bikaner
Opinion
One year on
Profile
Renegade no more
Sighting
Oh Ratnavalli, oh Rodi woman
Special Report
State of the Maoist state
Southasian Briefs
Round-up of regional news
Mediafile
Tidbits of the region's media
Voices
opinions from the region
Southasiasphere
The hug of the dragon
Web Exclusive
Jouno kormir shantan by Debolina Dutta and Oishik Sircar
Since 2005, children of sex workers have been highlighting their misrepresentation in films like Born into Brothels.
(Related stories in our August edition)
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| Indigenising extremism – Iqbal Khattak writes about how the rise of the so-called ‘Punjabi Taliban’ is another step in the escalating spiral of extremist violence in Pakistan. |
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| Minor offence – Dilnaz Boga on the children who have been gunned down since January in the escalating cycle of violence in Jammu & Kashmir. |
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