The course of Naxalism
India's Maoists, while faced with considerable weaknesses of their own, have been able to continue the fight because of the abject failures of the Indian state.
Manoranjan Mohanty | Sep 28, 2005
Whither the Naxal comrades?
The Naxalites of India are engaged in an expansion spree but the party is hardly audible beyond its core areas. It is not to be found in the rural plains and cities.
Tilak Dasgupta | Sep 27, 2005
Afghans go for Parliament
Even though there is fear of electoral violence, even though parties are disallowed, even though this is an election organised to fit an international timetable, there is hope that the general elections of 18 September …
Aunohita Mojumdar | Sep 26, 2005
Righting the wrongs in Ladakh-Baltistan
The opening of a road could change the political and cultural landscape of one mountainous corner of Southasia that has suffered more than it should on account of others.
Ismail Khan | Sep 26, 2005
Dreaming democracy in Maldives
A manifesto for the future as the atoll prepares for its first elections.
Waheed Hassan | Sep 25, 2005
Fixing difference
How, in the end, all Asians in one British school end up as 'Waheed'.
Moyukh Chatterjee | Sep 02, 2005
Whodunit? All of them
A fine memoir of a wronged man who refuses to go for the jugular.
Ravi Nair and Rineeta Naik | Sep 01, 2005
The Persuasive Indian
Scepticism and rationalism brought India/Southasia till here, and will take us into the future, says the Nobel laureate.
A S Panneerselvan | Sep 01, 2005
Injury and the Bangladeshi Child
It should have come as no surprise that children die in such large numbers from injury. Fortunately, there is now recognition of the problem and a willingness to do something about it.
Prashant Jha | Sep 01, 2005
Get real with digital documentary
Documentaries have more or less gone digital, and while there are enormous opportunities to serve humanity, humanity had better watch out.
Fareeha Zaman | Sep 01, 2005
Impressions from the Devastation
The authorities and citizens of Sri Lanka's northeast and the Indian state of Tamil Nadu reacted differently when the tsunami struck.
Dagmar Hellmann-Rajanayagam | Sep 01, 2005
The rise of the Indian multinational
The center of gravity of world business is shifting, and India's MNCs are ready to carve out a good sized chunk of the pie.
Indrajit Lahiri | Sep 01, 2005
THE STILWELL ROAD: STRAIGHT AHEAD?
Here's a land route that would not only open up the possibilities for India's Northeast to trade and interact with its eastern neighbours, but as an overland link would also work to cement relationships between …
Carin I Fischer | Sep 01, 2005
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