The 20 March passing of Girija Prasad Koirala marks the end of an era in Southasian politics, for he was the lone national-level survivor whose public life reached as
Any democratic society faces the challenge of harmonising two essentially contradictory political concepts: first, equality before the law irrespective of religion, caste, race and gender; and second, social justice at
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Any journalist, businessman, NGO worker or academic working in a country where they do not speak the local language will know that a good interpreter is
India's babus are once again training their guns at Internet pornography, with new amendments to the Information Technology Act in the works to block websites on the grounds
When the exhausted world is fast asleep
Then at the new-dusk of the New Year
We too shall celebrate
Our New Year
– Anant Bhatnagar in
"Hum bhi manayenge
The hundred-day deadline has just passed for the promulgation of Nepal’s long-awaited new constitution. But there is little optimism that this date will be met.
Over the past year, events have moved quickly in Sri Lanka. At the end of the war, less than ten months ago, the Sinhalese people appeared united and triumphant. Army
Tinnitus, she said, and I backed away slowly, eyeing her suspiciously. Tinnitus would account for everything, she ended lamely, her palms up in the air. I left in a huff,
There are less than three months left before the 28 May deadline for the promulgation of the new Nepali constitution. With the 601-member Constituent Assembly not having used the
