Chitra Ganesh & Christopher Myers
Globalisation, faith and darkness
Are seemingly modernising forces such as globalisation fueling religious nationalism the world over?
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March 2010
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.
Analysis
Rajapakse's escalting authoritarianism invites comparions with J R Jayewardene
The hundred-day deadline has just passed for the promulgation of Nepal’s long-awaited new constitution. But there is little optimism that t
Report
The internationals are preparing to bail out of Afghanistan, presenting impractical quick-fix solutions.
Internecine political battles are making Karachi a dangerous place to live
The talk drags on in Kathmandu about integration, rehabilitation and the future of the Maoist combatants.
Essay
Reflections of a historical tradition
The 18th-century ‘discovery’ by Western academics of Sanskrit allowed a whole new branch of science-minded researchers to delve into
Time and a place
Where there is water, there is probably ore beneath.
Reflections
Did being an island help Sri Lanka evolve a particular type of hominid?
Sighting
The ruins of one of Asia’s great centres of learning still inspire travellers
What we celebrate when we mark 8 March
Rajapakse's escalting authoritarianism invites comparions with J R Jayewardene
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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.
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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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