Democratic decay in most countries in South Asia has suddenly made it fashionable once more to say some pretty (politically) incorrect things in public. Things like: maybe things were better
Himal South Asia had presented a report in its September edition on the accusations and counter-accusations between the Dalai Lama ´camp´ and the Shugden Supporters Community (SSC), a Buddhist
An important element which was included in the 1977 agreement, and a point that has come up again and again in the Indo-Bangla water talks, was the need for
India´s proposal for allowing more dry seasonal flow of the Ganga into Bangladesh in exchange for gaining the right of transit to reach the Northeast from the Indian mainland
Who ´won´ and who ´lost´ in December´s Indo-Bangla agreement on sharing the waters of the Ganga? The answer is hard to find in the complicated calculations that appear to have gone into the treaty. However, we will know soon enough, as the driest months up ahead reduce the river´s flow at Farakka´s
In every case, selfstyled prophets of change in Pakistan have failed to deliver on their promises.
In the wee hours of the night of 5 November 1996, Pakistan´s President
The Americans want to mix oil and water.
American business is eyeing gas reserves of Bangladesh and the Indian Northeast, but have they studied the history of East South Asia?
The Indian Administrative Service remains an imperial institution which has failed to endear itself to the people. It is not indispensable. A momentous shift has been taking place in India
Yankee Hindutva responds to the non-resident Indian's identity problem. Its rapid spread among NRIs is full of implications for society back home.
From its marginal and obscure
Wake up India! It is time to break the fast with Kellogs cornflakes, toast made from Premium Harvest Gold Bread spread with Suncrest Margarine and Good Earth Marmalade, and wash
A respected member of the Sri Lankan Parliament, known for his professional and intellectual attributes and widely regarded as a moderate, recently told a journalist in private conversation that the
From the ramparts of the Red Fort in old Delhi, Prime Minister D.W. Deve Gowda announced the Centre's support for the creation of an Uttarakhand state, to
