For more than 15 years, the Bhutanese government painted circles around Kathmandu's authorities, as well as those concerned in the international community, regarding the repatriation of the Nepali-speaking
India
The Indian union is going through a shake up, with aspirations of statehood rising in the mainland with much vigour. First a Telengana is to be carved out of
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Power-hungry
Perhaps counter-intuitively, nothing leads to cooperation between Southasian countries better than crippling shortages. With much of the region reeling under severe power scarcities, there are always plans
On 16 December, when the highest court in Pakistan struck down the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), it was not just a blow in favour of accountability, but also a
Sri Lanka's election season commenced with a thunderbolt, a development unthinkable in those heady days six months ago, when the demise of the Tamil Tigers was celebrated with
ALL currently prevailing international academic fads make their way in time to the corridors of power and planning in Kathmandu. National policies are quick to accommodate prevailing concepts, theories and
What a relief to see the Indian Express front page these days – no news of bombings or killings or scams. Just nice, clean, full front-page ads. But in the recent
That such walls fail, to fall, too? No matter.
Only raise more. That all walls, facing out or in,
Fail, fall, leaving fossils of lives in numb rubble?
No matter.
Region
Final roars
It might be the Chinese year of the ox, but tigers seem to be getting most of the press these days, and justifiably so. According to statements
Because I come from a Christian family, I used to haughtily explain myself, even though I don't really come from a Christian family. In fact, I come from
The Sri Lankan military won the war against the Tamil Tigers over six months ago. But since that time, the island has been steadily losing the peace that the people
