The self-congratulatory rhetoric of the inter-governmental merry-go-round will once again be heard at the 15th SAARC Summit in Colombo. In reality, SAARC at (almost) 23 has
Throughout my life, I've always had a strong attachment to things Indian. When I was a young boy, I loved travelling from Kathmandu through Uttar Pradesh, through towns
What a strange request: asking someone from the UK to comment on the value or otherwise of a concept such as 'Southasia', when we struggle with our own
As another SAARC Summit rolls along, it is time to ask rather pointedly, Where exactly is Southasia heading? From the day SAARC opened its doors, the conditions necessary to establish
Southasia once again seems to be in great turmoil, with each country in the region faced with crises for which resolutions are far from easy. Consolidation of the transition to
If SAARC is to succeed, it must lead to something that citizens can really experience. Much of what SAARC has done thus far is little more than talk at the
Representing seven percent of global demand, energy consumption in Southasia is considered low for a region with more than 22 percent of the world's population. However, as the
All regional groupings have their peculiarities, but none more so than SAARC. It may seem pedantic to ask how many countries constitute SAARC, since any student of high-school civics
The democratic revolution in Nepal ousted a deeply entrenched and centuries-old monarchy, and the country is now engaged in the process of building a republic. This expression by the
"Southasian' is one among the many identities that I carry, and I am also a Muslim, a Pakistani, a Punjabi, a Lahori, a teacher, a researcher, an economist
Fortunately or unfortunately, this piece, like the headquarters of SAARC, will have to be located in Nepal. My case, quite frankly, is that if there is a larger identity I
