The passage of time is a disconcertingly irksome phrase when looking towards the misty future. It is not incorrect, of course. Passage itself can certainly be a sprightly verb disguised
Three important realisations have emerged following the historic March 2008 uprising in Tibet. First and foremost, Tibetans within Tibet, although often labelled 'voiceless', have regained the initiative on
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After months of discussion – and four decades of waiting – the Maitree (friendship) Express finally chugged across the India-Bangladesh border on 14 April, the first day
Even in Afghanistan – residence of which often carries a level of fascination for those outside – going to the Wakhan corridor is considered considerably exotic. This small strip of land, making
If all the lands and legacies in Southasia smelled of democracy, poetry in Southasia would undoubtedly be limp and sodden. While Nepal has striven to become a true Naya Nepal,
Compare and contrast the two situations. In September last, Burma saw the first public protests in 20 years, primarily led by saffron-robed monks. In unison, the world community rose
It should have not caused surprise that the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo on 17 February 2008, coupled with its swift recognition by several influential Western countries, generated considerable
The United Progressive Alliance government's unprecedented move to waive INR 600 billion in debt owed by an estimated 40 million small and marginal farmers is a development that,
Pakistan now has a sovereign Parliament in place. The newly elected members have taken their oaths under the 1973 Constitution, and have also elected, by two-thirds majority, a new
Questioning the accuracy of an editorial in the weekly Nayen, published from Ramechhap in eastern Nepal, Maoist cadres recently threatened to break the legs and spine of the paper'
Nearly three decades ago, officials and employees of the Tea Board of India, in Calcutta, were dumbfounded as their chairman angrily rushed down from his office on the eighth floor
