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The trial of U Thein Zan, a 65-year-old retired Burmese sailor who was arrested for satirising government newspapers in early March, was deferred to the end of
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South Indians for Nepal, tourists for Southasia
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), eager to benefit from the thus-far little-tapped market of South India, recently mobilised a promotional campaign targeting
There is good news from Kashmir. The diligent reader of the Indian national press will be informed that wildlife poaching is down to almost nil. This is thanks to arms
Gujarat, the much-maligned land of the Mahatma, refuses to move ahead on the path of tolerance or the road of repentance, at least officially. The unofficial ban on the controversial
For outside observers, the picture currently emerging from Nepal seems rather depressing: the continuing ill-health of 85-year-old Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala; the reluctance of the Nepali Congress and the
The past month has seen a charade played by the political parties in Kathmandu, including the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), newly inducted into the government and interim parliament. Everyone
While the optimism and euphoria of the arrival of loktantra (the new Nepali coinage for 'people's democracy') has dissipated somewhat since King Gyanendra stepped down on
The fakir Ranjha is a character important to Punjabi folk culture. He is symbolic of creativity and creation – upon his arrival in a village, cows begin to give milk, a
The paradoxes that abound in a rich country with poor people are legion, and the Indian condition is no exception. The yawning chasm between the cruel realities on the ground
INDIA/PAKISTAN
As soon as the peace momentum between India and Pakistan picks up, expect a dastardly militant attack. The killing of innocents has come to reflect both
the strength
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Caption: Mourning the first 16 killed in the Tarai uprising.
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Nepal's mainstream politicians understand both how to fight an autocratic king and how to
