The life sentence for Nawaz Sharif on charges of hijacking and terrorism, was accompanied by the surprise acquittal by the anti-terrorism court in Karachi of the other six accused. When
It has been more than three months since Indian Airlines suspended its flights to Kathmandu at the insistence of the Indian government, and the recent failure of bilateral talks regarding
The peace initiative in Sri Lanka was dealt a deathly blow on 10 March, when the Tamil Tigers launched an explosive attack on the ceremonial state drive leading to Parliament
The Indian finance minister presented the Union Budget for 2000-2001 on 29 February. Under the Indian Constitution, the finance minister has to present an annual financial statement of the central
When it comes to matters of mass life and mass death, it is best to think in simple, even simplistic, terms. And so it is when flagging the urgency for
What had only been conceded informally earlier, finally became official on 16 February when visiting Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek announced in Colombo that his country had accepted the task
One year ago, the progress of a bus entering Pakistan from India was keenly followed by over a billion people across South Asia and closely monitored the world over. The
A glimmer of hope has broken through the gloom that clouded hope for a political resolution of Sri Lanka´s bloody ethnic crisis, which has cost an estimated 50,000
SAARC may be beyond repair, but are the non-governmental ´friend´s friend´ networks doing any better?
Two incidents occurred in quick succession in the last two months that had a
Next only to the Gulf War and the Kargil conflict, the hijacking of Indian Airlines' IC 814 has become every satellite network's infotainment dream. The region'
King Birendra of Nepal, who just turned 55, should be more actively involved in the development concerns of his long-suffering subjects. His constitutional position would allow such a role.
During
