One year ago, the progress of a bus entering Pakistan from India was keenly followed by over a billion people across South Asia and closely monitored the world over. The
A glimmer of hope has broken through the gloom that clouded hope for a political resolution of Sri Lanka´s bloody ethnic crisis, which has cost an estimated 50,000
SAARC may be beyond repair, but are the non-governmental ´friend´s friend´ networks doing any better?
Two incidents occurred in quick succession in the last two months that had
Next only to the Gulf War and the Kargil conflict, the hijacking of Indian Airlines' IC 814 has become every satellite network's infotainment dream. The region'
King Birendra of Nepal, who just turned 55, should be more actively involved in the development concerns of his long-suffering subjects. His constitutional position would allow such a role.
The armoured Mercedes Benz limousine parked between the woman bomber and her intended victim, saved the president´s life, although she was hit by shrapnel in the region of the
In a move that caught everyone by surprise, the Royal Government of Bhutan freed Tek Nath Rizal, along with 39 other political prisoners and 160 others convicted for cofmmon crimes,
"Asian" in America means Chang, not Chakravarti; Kong, not Kumar.
Everyone has a vice. Mine is email, or, more specifically, an on-again off-again addiction to the
At the same time as India gets ready to launch the 'second phase' of neo-liberal economic 'reforms', the Bharatiya Janata Party-dominated government is trying
A Sri Lanka Air Force helicopter scattered jasmine blossoms on the cortege of Savumyamoorthy Thondaman, the son of a humble plantation worker who made the long trek from South India
By the time she died at age 89 on 20 November, Begum Sufia Kamal had accomplished what would take more ordinary folks many lifetimes. One of the earliest Muslim Bengalee
