Comment - Himal Southasian (Page 73)

Round-up of regional news

Sri Lanka/India Not funny ALL ILLUSTRATIONS BY BILASH RAI Known for his often controversial statements, Sri Lankan army chief Lieutenant-General Sarath Fonseka has again created a storm. Speaking

By The Editors

/ 5 Jan 2009

Two years on (Bangladesh)

On 11 January 2007, it was easy to see that change was in the air in Bangladesh. The military-controlled Interim Government that swept into power on that day rode

By The Editors

/ 5 Jan 2009

Meaning of the mandate (India)

The November-December elections to six state assemblies in India turned out to be, perhaps, the most critical political test since the 2004 general election that sent the Bharatiya Janata

By The Editors

/ 5 Jan 2009

What price the national security state (Region)

Amidst the growing India-Pakistan tensions following the terror attack on Bombay, there are some points of analysis that must be considered. All of Southasian peace is threatened, and what

By The Editors

/ 2 Jan 2009

Poor America

The idea of the American dream – that vague but iridescent image of the US as a cultural melting pot of opportunity and freedom – has long been an enviable and profitable

By The Editors

/ 30 Dec 2008

The Statue of Liberty on a dark, cloudy day

Dost

There's this friend of mine, this old friend. Not a childhood friend, really. Though, it's odd – I couldn't tell you how long we'

By The Editors

/ 30 Dec 2008

Mediafile

NDTV's monopoly over the English-speaking classes in India is over. Ten months after it was launched, India Broadcast News (IBN), in collaboration with CNN, has decisively emerged

By The Editors

/ 18 Dec 2008

Round-up of regional news

Nepal / Bhutan Washington, Thimphu, Kathmandu Nepal in recent weeks has seen a series of high-level visits by US senators and Congressmen. Interestingly, each of these delegations spent a substantial

By The Editors

/ 18 Dec 2008

Mediafile

The Indian government and big newspaper houses have long resisted foreign investment in media. But the Western media conglomerate camel already has its nose in the Bharatiya tent, and before

By The Editors

/ 16 Dec 2008

Round-up of regional news

India / Bangladesh Farakka's impending fiasco The controversial Farakka Barrage in West Bengal, which diverts waters from the Ganga into its tributary, the Bhagirathi, is in danger of being

By The Editors

/ 15 Dec 2008

Managing the armoury

The conflict contractors that are parachuting down on Kathmandu to partake of the expected peace dividend tend to be derisive of the terminology used by the locals to define the

By The Editors

/ 14 Dec 2008

Mediafile

Kuensel, from Thimphu, reports a Dr Ross McDonald from the University of Auckland suggesting at a media conference in early July that "Bhutan should consider banning all advertising."

By The Editors

/ 14 Dec 2008