The US government, which wields considerable influence at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has sought to delay Sri Lanka's USD 1.9 billion loan appeal. Washington's
In 1870, at the zenith of the British Empire, Queen Victoria was revered by subjugated peoples worldwide, including the Ceylonese. This was a time when loyalty to the throne and
Much of the current debate on Afghanistan is focused on efforts to understand the changing dynamics and consequences of the ongoing conflict, plus erratic and self-serving proposals by the international
A mass campaign is needed to convince the Sinhalese majority that devolution and democratisation are in its interest and in the interest of Sri Lanka´s minorities.
The peace talks between the government-appointed National Committee on CHT and the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) seems to be nearing the end of a long road. Once signed,
The early 1990s signified an important moment in Bhutanese history, as a small kingdom sought geopolitical sovereignty by claiming (and sometimes violently enforcing) a national identity. Stories about a '
The geopolitical wound called 'the border' cannot stop the cultural undercurrents. The 'artistic border' is artificial. It should not be there, and it is up to
Some 35 years ago, a youth seeking the roots of his own intellectual culture undertook a pilgrimage to Lumbini, or the ancient Rumindai mentioned in the Asokan edicts. He journeyed
Yak series'
courtesy lotus gallery
Yak Tseten's painting is bisected by a flat, unshaded pillar of brown. The column is covered in writing – two dimensional, linear records
In 1933, the great economist John Maynard Keynes said, "I sympathise with those who would minimise, rather than with those who would maximise, economic entanglement among nations … let goods
Since 2002, representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government have completed five rounds of discussions. These have gone a long way towards establishing a climate of
