"We have sometimes to take tough decisions—even infringing some of our freedoms"
– Prime Minister AB Vajpayee,
November 11, 2002.
Jails are supposed to be reformatory in nature.
Kachchativu: And The Maritime Boundary Of Sri Lanka
by WT Jayasinghe
Stamford Lake Publication, Colombo, 2003
As WT Jayasinghe describes it, "Kachchativu is known as a parched and almost
Gender and Caste
edited by Anupama Rao;
series Issues in Contemporary Feminism
Kali for Women, New Delhi, 2003;
Hold tight, each one of you
Snake-tails of your own
Country, religion, convictions
The way people hold each other
On a sinking boat.
—Noman Shauk, Dubati Nau Par
After
Two anthropologists examine the Maoists' claims of radical social transformation in the light of women's experiences on the ground. Based on fieldwork in several areas, they consider
In the progress of nuclearisation in South Asia, India has been the leader in the sense of provoking the next stage of escalation at every turn. In this context one
Indians and Pakistanis meet to address a taboo subject - nuclear escalation in the neighbourhood.
The number of independently nuclear states in Asia has risen to four. Though the increment to the total nuclear capacity on the continent is marginal, the potential for a nuclear
