On 28 May this year, the Economic Times, India's leading business daily, carried a story titled, 'Kashmir survey finds no majority for independence'. That is a
In February, hundreds of Dongria Kondhs congregated for their annual festival atop the Niyam Dongar Hill in the Niyamgiri hills. This year, however, the mood among the Dongria Kondhs was
Delayed Transit
Following the joint communiqué and agreements between India and Bangladesh in January this year, the Bangladesh government has welcomed negotiations on transit facilities with Nepal.
The transit agreement
Tussle for supremacy
The power struggle between President Mohamed Nasheed and the opposition-led parliament in the Maldives has resulted in a political deadlock, with the government alleging that the
With the trial of those suspected of war crimes likely to begin soon in Bangladesh, closure for what took place four decades ago might finally be possible. But the opposition is determined to stop the process in its tracks.
The curtain has finally come down on one of the murkiest episodes of Indian intelligence, after 34 Burmese rebels, long held in Calcutta's Presidency Jail, reached a '
Painting by Bhairaj Maharjan, 43x46cm
Where: Any old place I can lay my head
When: Sooner than you think
What to bring: Firestarter, ramifications, distance, baubles, your possibles bag
Over a year after the end of the war, the Sri Lankan regime is continuing the politics of confrontation, undermining the possibilities for reconciliation in the post-war period. There
For the third consecutive summer, the simmering anger in Jammu & Kashmir has erupted in agitation. Protestors crippled Srinagar with mass demonstrations and stone-pelting, and created a sustained challenge
Just what is it about sex that brings out a society's deepest anxieties? Prudery and squeamishness, working in tandem with religious injunctions and restrictive laws, have managed to
