In 1870, at the zenith of the British Empire, Queen Victoria was revered by subjugated peoples worldwide, including the Ceylonese. This was a time when loyalty to the throne and
We are certainly holding our own in the worldwide competition of absurd laws.
In the beginning was the Preamble to the Constitution, with the people, in 1950, proclaiming India to
Torment of silver nights, a pain with no cure,
Heartache unanswered, the body's long cry of despair –
Only a few days, dear one, a few days more.
– Faiz
On 3 May, World Press Freedom Day, as seminar attendees around the world parleyed about whether the free media was actually free, journalists in the Swat Valley were more likely
Amidst the hype around the ill-effects of fossil fuels, that is often ignored is the challenge of providing all citizens of Southasia access to clean and cheap energy.
"Those who bear arms acquire and wield an extreme measure of power. We believe that if this power is abused, it will inevitably lead to dictatorship."
– Prabhakaran, from
Following shelling by the security forces in Jammu & Kashmir, 11 people were killed on 18 September 1997 in Arin, in Bandipore of Baramullah district. Eleven years later, the victims&
Unexpected political developments have, again, dragged Nepal towards uncertainty and chaos. On 3 M ay, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal made a unilateral decision to sack Chief of the Army
Burma
Fishy analysis
Reports of media censorship from Burma are hardly surprising, but the iron-fisted Censor Board has recently chosen an unlikely target: the fishing industry. The clampdown was
Nepal's relationship with its northern neighbour, Tibet, was cemented when the Nepali princess Bhrikuti Devi married the king of Tibet, Songtsan Gampo, in the seventh century AD and
