SAARC Secretary General Naeem U Hasan assumed office on I January 1996, and has presided over a period when the organisation seems to have, at long last, picked up some
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom rules his atoll nation with a firm hand, but has been credited with bringing unprecedented prosperity to his 250,000 subjects. Today, the Maldives has the best
B.G.Verghese, journalist and former editor of The Hindustan Times and Indian Express, has for the better part of the last decade, been studying the use of water for
Dawa Tsering is the longest-serving foreign minister in the world. While he denied Himal entry into Bhutan, Lyonpo (minister) Tsering agreed to respond to questions by fax. (Readers should note
Ram Sharan Mahat was appointed Vice-Chairman of Nepal´s National Planning Commission, the highest policy-making body, after the Nepali Congress Government came to power in May 1991. He recently spoke
Himal editors Kanak Mani Dixit and Kesang Tseten met with the Dalai Lama at "Thekchencholing", his Dharamsala residence, in early-February. Excerpts:
Himal: What led you to dissolve the
There are many individuals and institutions engaged in different aspects of AIDS research and treatment in India. Not surprisingly, there is not always a meeting of minds. To get to
Development planning in the Himalayas needs not just brains, but also strong legs, says Toni Hagen
Dr. Toni Hagen began his long march in the Himalaya in the fall of
Peter Rodgers, a Harvard University Professor of Civil Engineering, has studied water issues in the Brahmaputra and Ganges delta for several decades. He was member of a fact-finding team sent
Dr. Shanti Ghosh, a respected Indian pediatrician and senior health consultant with the United Nations, was one those who put "girl child" concerns squarely on the South Asian
Starting as an official in the Nepal's Ministry of Economic Planning in 1963, Mohan Man Saiju has been intimately connected with Nepali development policy over the years. He
Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest in 1953 with his partner Tenzing Norgay. His relationship with the Himalaya has, if anything, deepened in the 35 intervening years. Sir Edmund, presently New
