On the altar of foreign relations
The Kathmandu government is forcing the Tibetan-refugee population to remain in limbo
Tenzin Choephel | Dec 10, 2007
Chhattisgargh’s purification hunt
The state’s Adivasis are being treated like marionettes, as political, corporate and state-security interests seek to gain access to their land.
Shubharanshu Choudhary | Dec 10, 2007
Towards a contentious reform
The proceedings at the recent 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China suggest that more reform is indeed on the way in the Middle Kingdom, though only within the rigid confines set forth …
Sankar Ray | Dec 10, 2007
Democracy will not go back into the bottle
Gen Musharraf appears to have won this round, but the people of Pakistan are sure to win the next. What has changed is that the judges are on the side of the people.
Beena Sarwar | Dec 10, 2007
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