BANGLADESH/INDIA
Thai excess
All illustrations by BILASH RAI
Yet another tragic story of migration has recently begun to unfold in Southasia. Over 300 Burmese Rohingya 'boat people'
The euphoria is dying somewhat quickly in certain parts of our neighbourhood. The photogenic 44th president of America already managed to ruffle feathers in Islamabad, where officials were not too
The string of victories claimed by the Sri Lankan armed forces in recent weeks against the LTTE has paradoxically left the Indian government smug and worried at the same time.
The fraud charges against the Hyderabad-based Satyam Computer Services – India's fourth-largest software firm – has shocked international businesses, rattled India's stock market, jolted regulators and
While a timetable has now been announced for plugging the embankment breach on the Kosi, local communities are left to wonder – how much will it help?
As of mid-November,
REGION
Snakes and ladders
All Illustrations by Bilash Rai
For the first time since 1992, the yearly seasonal barter trade between Indian and Tibet, through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand,
Polls are a celebration of democracy, particularly so because they decide the fate of governments, which affect the day-to-day lives of ordinary people. National parliamentary elections are about
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
