The last few years in Sri Lanka have been marked by numerous elections at various levels – presidential, parliamentary, provincial council and local government. The Mahinda Rajapakse regime won all these
Recent reports that India is proposing to set up its own international agency to disburse foreign aid have added a new dimension to the debate around the issue of international
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh makes his much-awaited visit to Dhaka in early September, he needs to be alert to the polarised nature of Bangladesh politics. Through diplomatic initiatives
In a recent far-from-usual meeting with the press held in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh complained that 'at least 25 percent of Bangladeshis swear by Jamaat-
I stopped at a small mobile-phone shop in Kathmandu. I wanted to ask a few things. The shopkeeper must have been around 30, a very friendly person. He spoke
Mountain-firm, never did it flag,
Never trailed, this, our martial sign.
At its creation, the world was rattled:
Two empires fell; never faltered
our pride.
Timeless as the sun-
The recent changes in the Tibetan government-in-exile have taken place so quickly that most in the diaspora have not had the time to digest the implications or the
During the course of the 'war on terror', principles of rule of law – representing the core values of supremacy of law over arbitrary state powers – have come under
The birth of Bangladesh was exceptional for one reason: it divided Pakistan, a country that for many was born out of the communal divisions of British India. Bangladesh emerged in
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Buddha's billions
Although always officially atheistic, the Communist Party of China continues to make headway in actively promoting Buddhism. In late June, the Chinese government-backed Asia
