I stopped at a small mobile-phone shop in Kathmandu. I wanted to ask a few things. The shopkeeper must have been around 30, a very friendly person. He spoke to
Mountain-firm, never did it flag,
Never trailed, this, our martial sign.
At its creation, the world was rattled:
Two empires fell; never faltered
our pride.
Timeless as the sun-moon in
The recent changes in the Tibetan government-in-exile have taken place so quickly that most in the diaspora have not had the time to digest the implications or the reasons for
During the course of the 'war on terror', principles of rule of law – representing the core values of supremacy of law over arbitrary state powers – have come under
The birth of Bangladesh was exceptional for one reason: it divided Pakistan, a country that for many was born out of the communal divisions of British India. Bangladesh emerged in
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Buddha's billions
Although always officially atheistic, the Communist Party of China continues to make headway in actively promoting Buddhism. In late June, the Chinese government-backed Asia Pacific
In a corner of the main thoroughfare at Jantar Mantar, the main site of political protests in New Delhi, the recent modest but spirited gathering of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in India is suffering from a resounding crisis of credibility. Having been re-elected in 2009, with the Congress, the main partner, winning an unexpectedly
On 23 June, hours after US President Barack Obama's announcement of the withdrawal of 30,000 US troops from Afghanistan, a controversial special-elections court in Afghanistan announced a
The heavens cannot howl.
We can scream under the skies.
Inside us,
Can we hear someone wail?
– Diwik Ramesh in Poora Aadamee
It was one of those events that happen
