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SAARCONOMY AND FREE TRADE

The recent meeting of the Commerce Ministers of the SAARC countries and the SAARC Trade Fair culminated in announcements and commitments. SAARC Trade Centres are going to be established and

By Sujeev Shakya

/ 1 Mar 1996

A Common Sensitivity for South Asia

New veins may contain less toxic blood. New generations in both India and Pakistan may be more willing to let the past stay in the past. In March 1948, when

By Rajmohan Gandhi

/ 1 Mar 1996

With Kautilya as Guide

India should learn to differentiate among its neighbours. Nepal and Sri Lanka cannot be spoken of in the same breath as Pakistan and Bangladesh. A good policy, according to Kautilya,

By N Sukumar

/ 1 Mar 1996

Going Organic in Pakistan

LAHORE – Being a woman in the male-dominated field of farming in Pakistan is the least of Samiya Mumtaz's problems. This 25-year-old pioneer from Lahore says

By Cassandra Balchin

/ 1 Mar 1996

Toilet Training

NEW DELHI —When Lee Wang-Fend and Cheu Chulu Kuel were married in a public loo in Taiwan on 14 January, little did they dream that their wedding, splashed in

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

HIGH DAMS FOR ASIA

Neo-Gandhian Maoists vs. Nehruvian Stalinists When everyone thought that the day of the large dam was over, the tables turned with a sudden agreement on a massive project on

By Dipak Gyawali

/ 1 Mar 1996

Guns ‘n’ Rotis

India is not really over-spending on arms, say New Delhi analysts. Besides, the neighbours are belligerent. The obscure district of Purulia in the rural backwaters of West Bengal had

By Mitu Varma

/ 1 Mar 1996

HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND MAKE ENEMIES

Few can match the skills of Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her Pakistan People´s Party when it comes to creating intimidating opponents and rivals out of whatever is

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

LHOTSHAMPA SHOW SOME INITIATIVE

The Lhotshampa refugees from Bhutan in the camps of southeast Nepal have finally raised some dust. Having tarried for over five years on UN HCR dole, waiting for desultory talks

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

FOR WHOM THE POLLS TOLL

The 15 February elections in Bangladesh left a government loudly proclaiming victory, and almost no quarter giving it the benefit of the doubt. Voting day itself was marked with polling

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

When Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Nepali counterpart, Prakash Chandra Lohani, put their signature on a treaty for the integrated development of the Mahakali river, which runs

By The Editors

/ 1 Mar 1996

Power Valley

IPower Places of Kathmandu: Hindu and Buddhist Holy Sites in the Sacred Valley of Nepal Text by Keith Dowman Photography by Kevin Bubriski nner Traditions International, Vermont

By William F. Fisher

/ 1 Nov 1995