Because international finance capital requires stability at the core, all the important capitalist powers endorse the crucial political and economic positions taken by the United States. But the Americans are
For more than two years now Burma's military leaders have been holding secret talks with the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League
Each province of Pakistan finds itself with different resources and different challenges. Despite persistent problems of water-and revenue-sharing, the provincial economies have recorded modest growth and diversified production.
Pakistan's nationalised banks are being privatised and are providing better service. They are also mounting a strong challenge to foreign banks.
Even though Pakistan's economy remains
Pakistan's response to the WTO has been a schizophrenic blend of servile compliance, antagonistic rhetoric and general confusion. Proponents and opponents know not what they talk about.
Emma
Islamabad has received considerable economic assistance for its role in the 'anti-terror' frontline, but the debt trap is deep and production is in the doldrums. Temporary external
This year's southwest monsoons had already advanced on the western Indian peninsula and agricultural operations were well underway, when the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), constituted by the
The populist land reform package announced by Nepal's prime minister is preoccupied with the politics of setting new reduced ceilings on agricultural land holdings. Economic considerations targeted towards
What does the coming "war" against terrorism mean for South Asia?
A geopolitical realignment is now occurring in South and Central Asia. This is clear even if the
