Nepal’s two wars
There is strategic stalemate and no possibility of military victory for either side in Nepal’s domestic conflict, but only the Maoists have publicly acknowledged that they accept this reality.
Sam Cowan | Mar 27, 2006
Affirmative action for a shared India
Positive discrimination in government jobs and in education has helped the Dalit progress, despite continuing discrimination elsewhere. But when will leaders of Indian industry understand that the empowered Dalit means an economy that is vibrant?
Chandra Bhan Prasad | Mar 26, 2006
Cold feet in the atoll
Even if the Maldives’ president has had second thoughts about democratic reforms, the country’s people have not.
Michael Van Es | Mar 25, 2006
The ambivalence about Gandhi
Southasia's difficulties with Gandhi's legacy
Ashis Nandy | Mar 24, 2006
Hindi cinema, Indian cinema
Will Bollywood's globalising success smother Indian cinema as a whole? It will unless we get wise to the power and potential of regional-language film
Utpal Borpujari | Mar 24, 2006
A quick jab
Bangladesh's renowned vaccination programme turns its focus to measles, and provides an example for the rest of Southasia.
Lahari Mahalanabish | Mar 24, 2006
In the name of security
AFSPA, PTA, TADO, ATA: how security laws categorise citizens in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Kaushiki Rao | Mar 23, 2006
Remittance Economy
Nepal's evolution towards accepting and incorporating the labour of its overseas workers
Pranab Man Singh | Mar 20, 2006
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