After the left nearly walked out of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over the much-hyped civilian nuclear deal with the US, the beleaguered Congress managed only the smallest
Three recent events have brought the unique relationship between India and Nepal strongly back into focus. Exactly as Nepal's political crisis was spiking, with the Maoists planning to
For the dramatically inclined, Pakistan's political scenario may look like a dark comedy: puppet politicians dancing to the tune of the Three Puppeteers – Army, America and Allah. One
The sense of purity in this work by Lhasa artist Ang Sang is created in part by the limited palette that the artist has employed. The background here is the
Burma's continuing political drama has recently come to a major crossroads, with the ruling military junta's future suddenly looking rather uncertain. The first stage on the
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Drawing to a close a controversial issue, the United States House of Representatives recently voted to go ahead with longstanding plans to award the
In late February of this year, things were looking very good for the Bharatiya Janata Party. State assembly elections had just finished in Punjab, Uttarkhand and Manipur, with the BJP
29 August was National Sports Day in India, to commemorate the great hockey player Dhyan Chand. But the outlook was rather dismal. According to a report presented before the Indian
When you walk into the enormous central hall of the Lahore Museum, your eye is quickly drawn to the two rows of miniature paintings displayed along the walls on either
After toiling for a year through the so-called All Party Representative Committee (APRC), Sri Lanka is currently on the verge of unveiling proposals for a political solution, including constitutional
How many of us are aware that Amitabh Bachchan has long been a gay icon? Or that the popular Hindi magazine Mayapuri runs features in which the heads of male
When, in April 2006, the people of Nepal overthrew the ambitious but incapable king, Gyanendra, they mandated the country's political parties and the Maoists to work for peace
