Even while the SAARC leadership met on Bentota´s sunny beaches, India´s prime minister was being embarrassed by his insistent ally, Bombay´s don, Bal Thackeray. As part of
The torrential rain in Colombo preceding the SAARC summit and the gloomy skies visible through it reflected the general mood. Colombo was host to the summit but was not a
There is no evidence that indicates mountains are unfairly disadvantaged when compared to adjacent plains.
During this century, Switzerland has managed to develop that honourable mountain occupation, smuggling, into a
If he gets over his disenchantment with the nuclear daredevils of South Asia, Bill Clinton is slated to swing by Bangladesh, too, this October. Expect photo opportunities with cute street
When former Pakistan president Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari launched a new political party in Lahore on 14 August, the Independence Day, it was widely seen as an attempt to provide
The mood in Pakistan changed swiftly following the nuclear tests, from what was dubbed as "euphoria" into today´s uncertainty and fear, which have escalated as the extent
The north-west, once the market garden of Calcutta, will be able to send its produce to the great cities of Bangladesh. Those wanting to travel quickly from east to
Must a few always suffer for the greater good? And how to deal with displacement when it becomes inevitable?
Let us take a hard look at some numbers. Between 1951
Thirty years ago when I started doing voluntary work (digging wells for drinking water) at villages in India´s Rajasthan, it was simple. No money, no prospects, no expectations – just
The vernacular idiom expresses emotion far better than it does reason.
Indian and Pakistani media were state-dominated to begin with. Since most of the population is not yet literate,
a tribute by Javed jabbar
With the passing away of Nikhil Chakravarty and Mahbub ul Haq less than three weeks apart, on 27 June and 16 July, South Asia has
