Ever wondered at the way our leaders meet at the UN and get really intimate, backslapping and indulging in general locker-room behaviour. The sworn foes who deliver near hysterical hate
Please accept with no obligation implied or implicit, and on behalf of myself only, my best wishes for an environmentally aware, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of
An angry metro resident bit off a dog´s ear in the wee-wee hours of the new millennium, saying that he was prevented from enjoying his sleep by its (the
Daily mirror, 05 April 2010
The Catholic Bishops' conference in Sri Lanka has been quite vocal for some time about the undesirable elements that are trying to pit Buddhists
Daily Times, 9 March 2010
The defection of a large number of commanders and fighters of the Hizb-i-Islami to the Karzai government is a significant development and the first concrete
LADAKH RIOTS
In his article on "Riots in Ladakh" (Sept/Oct 1989), Siddiq Wahid makes two points. First, that it is the wicked foreigners who have planted the
The Indian Express, 1 February 2010
Just don't go. That's the latest advice the ministry of external affairs has given students planning to study in Australia.
The Hindu, 3 February 2010
"Truth and justice have finally prevailed." This has been the near-universal reaction in Bangladesh to the execution on January 28 of five of
The Daily Star, 15 February 2010
We are surprised at the governments decision to issue environment clearance certificate for industries on privately owned lands inside the Bhawal National Park. That
Tibetans Gain Fulbright
For years, Tibetan students and scholars in Dharamsalai DeEhi and Kathmandu could only watch as Nepalis and Indians wont off to the United States on prestigious fellowships.
Apple State´s Problem:Too Many Apples
Last year, Himachal Pradesh produced a record 300,000 tons of apples, worth IRs 550 million. The bad news is that they require
Tenzing Gyatso on Saddam Hussein and German U-Boats
The Dalai Lama, more than any other present day leader in South Asia (he might be Central Asian, but for the moment
