Elections in West Bengal are always politically charged affairs. But the recent elections to the Panchayati Raj, the local self-governing bodies, were even more tempestuous than usual. These polls were
Greg Constantine
BANGLADESH/ PAKISTAN
Finally, citizens
While the Rajasthan government is milking the recent Jaipur bombings to target 'illegal Bangladeshi migrants', the issue of citizenship has re-emerged as
President Hamid Karzai is a man often berated for his weaknesses, both real and perceived. Recently, however, he created a stir by appearing to advocate for military strikes into Pakistani
The movement of Nepal's political evolution has recently been similar to that of a pendulum, swinging between breathtaking advances that are nothing less than historic, and political stalemate
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-automatic assault
Zealous Reformers, Deadly Laws:
Battling stereotypes
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar
Sage Publications, 2008
One has come to expect the outrageous and outlandish from Madhu Kishwar, one of India's
Pakistan today is like an airplane lost within a thundercloud, running on autopilot. Both its coordinates and destination were set by previous crew members, who have long since parachuted out.
Some Indian media outlets got a little too carried away by dramatics while covering former Nepali king Gyanendra Shah's departure from Narayanhiti Palace in mid-June. Star News, for
Photo: Rahraw Omarzad, Centre for Contemporary Arts
Whatever happened to old what's-her-name? You remember, the one with the long, shiny hair, black like raven's feathers, who
With the morning cold gradually fading, my wife Gyurmed and I wait impatiently in front of the US Immigration Office in California. Conversations and occasional laughter become louder as more
After the lengthy period of the Norwegian peace process, which informed commentators have termed no war in preference to peace, the return to outright war in Sri Lanka surprised few.
A spectre haunts India, that of stagflation. But if, as appears increasingly true, globalisation has triggered the problem, it also offers a possible consolation: the problem is global. Certainly, the
