There will be serious doubts about how Southasian we are if we cannot care for those who are suffering, and then rise to do something about it. In particular, there
On 15-16-17 November, the citizens of Kathmandu woke up to three brilliant mornings, with the Himalaya visible crisp and clear – a 300-km horizon of himals on whose
2 May. The government of the Maldives had decided to hold a celebration in honour of World Press Freedom Day, and had chosen a state-of-the-art slogan: '
If you want to get a feel for a Southasian metropolis, you could not do better than land up in Cairo – al-Kahira, capital of al-Misr, or Misradesh. The
Somewhere in international waters, close to the Pakistani coast, a Predator drone is launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln. The pilotless craft heads up over the beaches of Balochistan, and
There is a particular way to eat pickle. You reach for the earthen, porcelain or glass jar standing on the shelf, and open the airtight lid. First, let the oily,
On the evening of 2o September, a Saturday, the Marriot Hotel in Islamabad was blasted. A gaping crater, more than 30 feet deep, was created by a bomb of unimaginable
Chauvinist nationalism is possibly the worst trait to be found in modern-day humans – which is, of course, a species that includes Southasians, even though we tend sometimes to think
Akbar: Ufff!
Birbal: What?
Akbar: Why did Afghanistan have to join SAARC?
Birbal: What do you mean? What's wrong about getting a new member?
Akbar: Don't
24 May 2008. Somewhere in the 'forward area' along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir. Pratibha Patil, President of India, is handed an AK-47 semi-
When you pass through the security checks and head over to the apron of Kathmandu's international airport to board an Indian airline, you are asked to enter a
