Comment / Members-only Drawing conclusions The row over a cartoon featuring Dalit leader Ambedkar shows a lack of critical thinking in the Indian polity. By Rohini Hensman / 17 May 2012
Comment / Members-only High Himalayan hype Infatuation with Everest has inspired Everest-sized absurdities. By Don Messerschmidt / 11 May 2012
Comment / Members-only Rajapaksa’s bad gamble After India’s vote against Sri Lanka at the UNHCR, Southasian states can no longer count on New Delhi’s neutrality while formulating foreign policy. By Ajaz Ashraf / 3 May 2012
Comment / Members-only Long way home Without extensive reforms to India’s Kafkaesque immigration laws, ‘goodwill’ pardons only hide the plight of illegal immigrants languishing in prisons. By Aarthi Rajan / 27 Apr 2012
Comment / Members-only Here to stay A strategic US-Afghan pact looks to guarantee US presence until 2024, but crucial details remain undecided or unclear. By Subel Bhandari / 25 Apr 2012
Comment / Members-only Dividing the spoils An international court settles a maritime dispute, allowing both Bangladesh and Burma to pursue lucrative oil and gas exploration. By Jared Bissinger / 17 Apr 2012
Comment / Members-only The shadow of the gun Despite victory in Burma’s historic by-elections, the NLD faces many daunting obstacles to meaningful change. By Joseph Allchin / 12 Apr 2012
Comment / Members-only Tibet burning A close look at past and present shows the self-immolators and their struggle to be anything but apolitical. By Topden Tsering / 5 Apr 2012
Comment / Members-only The Pentagon’s Southasia A new web portal run by the US military could herald an interventionist rather than home-grown regionalism. By Kanak Mani Dixit / 2 Apr 2012
Comment / Members-only The peacock fights on Burma takes its first steps towards democracy, but can the NLD offer more than just Aung San Suu Kyi’s star appeal? By Benoît Cros / 1 Apr 2012
Comment / Members-only Talk of ‘traitors’ Unfazed by UN resolution, Rajapaksa government leans on patriotism and allies. By Namini Wijedasa / 30 Mar 2012
Comment / Members-only The wrong formula India’s National Science Day highlights the deep malaise in state-sponsored science awareness programmes. By Garga Chatterjee / 26 Mar 2012
