Region
Barbed-wire mentality
The lack of adequate travel links between (and often within) the countries of this region is no secret. But a combination of political apathy and tension
A curious incident struck Nepali cinemas on 22 January. After barely a few days on screens, the government of Nepal pulled the Bollywood movie Chandni Chowk to China from theatres,
In Sri Lanka, the rule of law has been replaced by the law of the rulers.
The Uva Provincial Council election, held during the first week of August, marked the
India
Andaman exhibit
As word of the ocean Shangri-la has spread through Europe and America, tourism in one of Southasia's most isolated area, the Andaman Islands, has
Sikkim presents a paradox for Southasia. It is an enormously prosperous state, but one whose economy flourishes due only to largesse from New Delhi. Significant potentials for mountain tourism, agro-
When the holy month of Ramadan began on 21 August, Pakistan's foreign secretary, Salman Bashir, was still waiting for a communication from Nirupama Rao, his newly ensconced counterpart
Catering and contributing to the easy visuals craved by numbed attention spans, The Hindu has just unveiled a new 'beta' website. Chhetria Patrakar had long assumed that the
Every one of you? Why not let me speak in
Any language I like? The language I speak,
Becomes mine, its distortions, its queernesses
All mine, mine alone.
– Kamala Das
Twenty years after the assassination of human-rights activist Rajani Thiranagama, her prophetic words could inspire a new generation of activists in Sri Lanka.
"The victory of truth" is how Ujjwal Nikam, a special public prosecutor, described the dramatic confession – almost eight months after the event – by Ajmal Kasab, regarding his role
