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THE STILWELL ROAD: STRAIGHT AHEAD?

Here's a land route that would not only open up the possibilities for India's Northeast to trade and interact with its eastern neighbours, but as an overland link would also work to cement relationships between Southasia, East Asia and Southeast Asia.

By Carin I Fischer

/ 1 Sep 2005

Nathula: Trading in uncertainty

The increased bonhomie between India and China in recent years has opened up the possibility of building newer avenues of cooperation between the two countries. There are reports that after

By A.C. Sinha

/ 1 Sep 2005

Between despair and hope: interrogating ‘terrorism’

"The practice of violence, like all action, changes the world, but the most probable change is a more violent world." – Hannah Arendt The words 'terror' (meaning

By Dilip Simeon

/ 1 Sep 2005

Understanding India

If there is one word that has been used endlessly to describe India's foreign policy, it is 'continuity'. For almost four decades during the Cold War,

By The Editors

/ 31 Jul 2005

Heady days in Male

A letter written recently to the editor of an independent Maldivian news portal identified a minor crisis in the country's rapidly changing political climate: the lack of terminology

By The Editors

/ 30 Jul 2005

Jinnah: The fractured image

The Founder of Pakistan, Father of the Nation, the Great Leader, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) is today the sentinel of Pakistan's Islamic ideology. His

By The Editors

/ 30 Jul 2005

Royal regime change in Nepal

When King Gyanendra of Nepal conducted a military-backed coup on 1 February 2005, even those who thought it was drastic and ill advised had expected that he had '

By The Editors

/ 30 Jul 2005

The mechanics of peace

Chandrika Kumaratunga has stood by her pledge to work with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for tsunami recovery in the northeast of Sri Lanka. A 'joint mechanism&

By Jehan Perera

/ 30 Jul 2005

Ah! Gwadar!

Gwadar is a name to keep in mind for those who do not already know it. Situated in Balochistan-by-the-sea, it consists of humble fishing villages about to

By M Ismail Kahn

/ 25 Jul 2005

The nearly secret Maobadi War

Red radicals of Bangladesh have been at it for five decades, but more than a law and order issue their presence points to a systemic failure of the state.

By Afsan Chowdhury

/ 25 Jul 2005

Who killed Siva?

Political disquiet and the fervour of revolution in Sri Lanka.

By Kunda Dixit

/ 25 Jul 2005

Air travel takes flight

Southasia is becoming smaller as more people fly to more destinations, within the region's countries and across their borders. As people-to-people contact increases in volume and variety, the region is being realised in new and novel ways.

By Himali Dixit

/ 24 Jul 2005