
Globalisation, faith and darkness
Are seemingly modernising forces such as globalisation fueling religious nationalism the world over?
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Are seemingly modernising forces such as globalisation fueling religious nationalism the world over?
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God and the gospel of globalisation
By: Meera Nanda
The complex nexus of market, religion and the state behind secularism's failure in the region.
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Internecine political battles are making Karachi a dangerous place to live
Where there is water, there is probably ore beneath.
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God and the gospel of globalisation
The complex nexus of market, religion and the state behind secularism's failure in the region.

Girija Prasad Koirala, (1925-2010), four-time prime minister of Nepal, died just after noon on 20 March after a protracted illness. Credited with sculpting the peace deal that ended the decade-long Maoist insurgency, GP Koirala’s political career spanning more than 60 years is also a history of the movement for democracy in Nepal.
Read Kanak Mani Dixit's Obit: 'Southasian democrat dies at the helm'
Plus: Read 'GP: Man of the Moment', the introduction to Koirala's Simple Convictions: My Struggle for Peace and Democracy on the life, politics and legacy of GP Koirala
Sophia Furber shines a light on the phenomenon of suicides by migrant workers in West Asia and probes the abuse and exploitation behind it.
PLUS in the story: Clips from Kesang Tseten's work-in-progress documentary Saving Dolma about Nepali migrant workers in the Gulf.
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