Free talk in Lanka
In 2002, a year of considerable importance in the recent history of Sri Lanka, the government in Colombo matched progress on the peace front by setting
Virtual sovereignty
Amidst news of renewed fighting among real-life combatants, the struggle for Afghanistan's virtual sovereignty has been quietly concluded. In late February, in a concrete government office
South Asia is a basket with a regionful of problems, or a region with a basketful of problems, whatever. But the triumph of and challenge for our land is in
Uttar Pradesh, the state of polio
The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) accounts for 68 percent of polio cases reported worldwide. According to data from the National Polio Surveillance
SAARC interrupted
The Ministry of External Affairs in South Block might get a sense of how the rest of South Asia looks at its reluctance to go to the Islamabad
Since we Subcontinentals hate each other everywhere all the time, there is nothing new to report there. But it may be useful to try and do a survey of the
There is Old Delhi, the ancient city by the Jamuna; and there is New Delhi, built by Lutyens and the capital of the Raj, just in time to be intercepted
Who knows how the bearded man got here to Dhanusha, in the southeastern plains of Nepal. But he told the villagers he was from Bangladesh. Before he was lynched.
Some
No, Megan, no! Uh-oh, Kirsten! (I am addressing model Megan Fox and actress Kirsten Dunst, see pics.) That is not the way to pose for a photograph in our rapidly
Hindustan Times, Omkar Goswami
6 July
If you combined the words, 'good', 'bad', 'resonant' and 'yawn', you would get a complete typology
Dawn
1 July
The interconnections between different militant groups operating in the Waziristan agencies is becoming increasingly apparent as the state edges closer to an armed confrontation with Baitullah Mehsud&
Truly historic
Regarding your recent commentary (July, "President sahiba for India?"), whether or not Pratibha Patil was the "first" or "natural" choice is immaterial
