Even though all of Southasia is blighted by official corruption, over the years corruption has reached pandemic proportions in Sri Lanka, when multi-million-dollar scandals regularly rock the society and economy.
The very thought of being huddled together with scores of others in an airtight container, aboard a stinking fishing vessel or cargo transporter while on a seemingly endless journey – this
The murderous assault on Bombay by Islamist militants, at least some of whom were from Pakistan, has exposed once again the grave danger that radical Islamist movements pose to Pakistan,
Tensions between Pakistan and India have been growing after the Bombay attacks. Are we close to a military escalation?
In spite of vociferous demands by the Indian public, Prime Minister
Aravind Adiga will go down as having maintained India's winning streak in the international literary scene by bagging the 2008 Man Booker prize. The fact that he pipped
For Homo sapiens in their prime, revolutions are sexy. When hormones are hyperactive and energy levels are high, everybody wants to have a go at changing the world. Insurgencies often
If we have paan and speak with our upper jaw active while the lower jaw balances the juice, it is considered no extraordinary feat across the borders of the Subcontinent.
Lasantha Wickrematunga Memorial in Kathmandu, Nepal
On 9 January, Himal Southasian, Kathmandu held a meeting in memory of Lasantha Wickrematunga. At a well-attended gathering, tribute was paid to Lasantha for
Following millions of fellow Southasian citizens, this writer woke up early on the morning of 27 November to the horror of violence in Bombay. On television, I watched the images
On 26 November, as news channels in Pakistan began to flash breaking news of the attacks in Bombay, Pakistanis were, like Indians, instantly glued to their television sets. They stayed
