The presence of the term document in the word documentary is a contentious matter, though the other nomenclature, non-fiction, is even more problematic. Indeed, the moral insinuation of both
When I returned to my hometown, Siliguri, from a long stay abroad this summer, one of the first changes I noticed was the attitude of the young Nepali man who
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is in crisis: for the first time in democratic India, a foreign-policy issue has the potential to bring a government down. External issues
On 12 August 2006, in the face of intense shelling in Jaffna by the Sri Lankan Army, villagers rushed to the Allaipiddy Catholic Church, where Father Thiruchchelvan Nihal Jim Brown
The most significant peace process in Southasia has hit a stalemate. After remarkable progress, the India-Pakistan rapprochement appears to have slipped down in the policymakers' priorities. The fact
The Nagas are a tiny community, boasting less than three million people; but they have managed to wage a six-decade-long battle with the gargantuan Indian state. The armed
To the outsider, Nepal is getting to look like a chaotic failed state. The government administration is non-existent; development work is at a standstill; identity-led agitations are erupting
Who is Pratibha Patil, and how is it that she is likely to become India's first woman president? Sonia Gandhi's 14 June announcement of Pratibha Patil&
There is a major political churning underway in North India. The region affected most by the Mandal and Mandir politics of the 1980s and 1990s finally appears to be crossing
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The face of a woman and the profile of a chiru, the endangered Tibetan antelope, gaze out in wrapt curiosity from this painting by artist Ang
Suicide terrorism, like 'terrorism' in general, is difficult to define. The act of committing suicide towards a particular objective is nothing new, and we have seen it done
The summer of 2005 saw a major shift in India's economic policy, when Parliament passed the Special Economic Zones Act without even the semblance of a debate. Since
