Muslims remain the silent underclass of secular India. From lack of access to education to negligible representation in public employment, they lag behind on all socio-economic indicators. A new
INDIA/PAKISTAN More trains, not too many New Delhi and Islamabad have given signals recently that they are keen to build on the initial success of their crossborder train lines.
The political situation in Bangladesh has become so volatile that anything a reporter writes runs the risk of being out of date by the time it gets to print. The
The proposed free trade area agreement between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is unlikely to materialise in the near future. Deep divisions have crept up
While the history of the current process of Sri Lanka's globalisation goes back to the colonial period, the opening up of the country's economy 40 years
This piece by Venantius J Pinto is of Kali, the Hindu deity of dissolution, a form of the goddess Parvati. Kali is famous for having saved the gods from the
India / Manipur Mautam: the sequel? The dreaded bamboo flowering has begun It has started. For the first time in a half-century, the dreaded bamboo flowering has begun in parts
Another year of the Prithvi theatre festival brings all of India to the stage. Six decades ago, when Zohra Sehgal asked Prithviraj Kapoor why his traveling theatre company was called
Bangladesh declared its birth on 16 December 1971 – now celebrated as Victory Day, a day of reminiscence for citizens of the new nation. But many memories are troubling, especially those
The political process in Nepal is in shambles, even as the peace process holds. There is currently only a semblance of governance in place, while the activities of violent groups
While a timetable has now been announced for plugging the embankment breach on the Kosi, local communities are left to wonder – how much will it help?
As of mid-November,
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All Illustrations by Bilash Rai
For the first time since 1992, the yearly seasonal barter trade between Indian and Tibet, through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand,
