As the 'mini-ministerial' negotiations broke down on 29 July, the future of both the World Trade Organisation (WTO)'s Doha Round of trade negotiations and the
With its strong belief in a united Southasia, Himal is always eager to join discussions exploring aspects of this entity. Featured here are a series of articles from The South
The first time I crossed the river it was a clear autumn day – birds singing joyously after the rain, a bracing breeze moving through great golden honeydrops of sun. Despite
Since a military-controlled interim government assumed power in Dhaka in January 2007 – suspending elections, announcing a jihad on corruption, arresting former prime ministers, and promising to right all that
For the past thirty years, millions of Karen villagers in Burma have been living a precarious existence, regularly being displaced from their huts into the surrounding forests and state-controlled
Gatekeepers at the roundtable
The Panos-Himal Southasian media gatekeepers' roundtable,11-12 November 2006.
Since May 2002, five gatekeepers' roundtables have been held on the India-Pakistan
Over years, the concept of Southasia has evolved and expanded to advocate for regional inclusiveness and plurality, not just economically but in its politics as well. The idea of Southasia
You should drive down to Lahore," I suggested to Kiran, when both of us were sitting in a Pokhara café.
"Technically, you should be allowed to cross on
As Southasia's politicians and bureaucrats get busy for the next SAARC Summit, and as the pundits of the region start conferring their predictions and comments, here is a
Through the tales we connect
Through the roots we aspire
Through the songs we unite
Through the tunes we acquire
Through the fires we confront
Through the storms we survive
My forefathers came from southern Gujarat, and settled further south along the western coast of India. With no kin across the newly formed border, and living in Bombay at the
