policy
Count your climate losses
How recent reports on climate change weigh the economic versus the human cost of the ecological crisis.
The Editors | Jul 30, 2021
The hierarchy of higher education
How government intervention in Indian universities has undermined academic freedom.
Arghya Bhaskar | Feb 01, 2021
Black to green: The carbon debate and beyond
Amidst the hype around the ill-effects of fossil fuels, that is often ignored is the challenge of providing all citizens of Southasia access to clean and cheap energy.
Ananth Chikkatur Sunita Dubey | Jun 01, 2009
The fourth Eelam war
With the West's efforts at peacemaking having suddenly been stymied by the return to war, the focus shifts to New Delhi. How will it respond, even as Tamil Nadu turns restive?
A S Panneerselvan | Jul 01, 2006
Hydro Nationalism
As SAARC prepares to meet in Dhaka, they must understand that our rivers bring us together, and river engineering projects should not be used to break us apart.
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay | Nov 01, 2005
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Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast
Rampant ethnic chauvinism of the kind that has shattered Manipur’s civil society is ingrained in communities across the Northeast
How Southasia and Oman intertwined
In ‘Sovereigns of the Sea’, the histories of Omani sultans in the age of empire speak to the interconnectedness of Southasia, West Asia and East Africa
