The Southasian habit of thrift – not wanting a good deal on a mobile phone to pass by – seems to have gotten Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef into deep trouble. Charged with
Burma
Gambari and Burma's neighbours
During the second week of July, the UN secretary-general's special envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, held a series of high-
The Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 saw massive migration, as well as the slaughter of at least half a million on both sides of the border. No one
Don't commit nuisance: the message painted on the city walls intrigued me when I was a child. 'Nuisance', I remember finding out in the dictionary, meant
India has recently seen a spate of Naxalite activities. In Bihar, there have been attacks on police posts and killings of 'informers'. In Chhattisgarh, there have been abductions
Bihar has never been as well prepared to face floods as it is this year. This is partly because the Patna government, acceding to longstanding demands and also to avoid
The evolution of psychiatry as a discipline, and the idea of self-awareness as a subject of medical and psychological inquiry, has been relatively recent. The development of psychological concepts
"Madness is rare in individuals – but in groups, parties, nations and ages it is the rule."
– Friedrich Nietzsche
There was a time in this land when a woman
One human figure takes up most of the space of this painting by Lhasa-based artist Penpa. But the canvas nonetheless abounds with other faces. Are these part of the
After 36 years of existence, the sacrifices made by hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis for the freedom of their country have gone in vain. The people of Bangladesh fought a
The Pakistan Army emerged victorious from the Lal Masjid battle that took place in Islamabad on 10 July, following a week's standoff. But it is a victory achieved
