Bangladesh's garment industry is constrained by competition from Chinese manufacturers, and the changes in global demand for trousers, jackets, shirts and sweaters.
Nepal's Maoist rebels are headed towards becoming a part of the political mainstream, but they're not there yet. It might just happen if they show some respect for the power of peaceful change.
Over the last few years the Hindi cinema produced by Bombay, Bollywood for short, seems to have come of age. With a far greater slickness in production values, with a
Hum dekhenge …
Jab takth giraye jayenge
Sab taaj uchale jayenge*
Well, the virtuous people of Nepal saw to it that the crown was dashed. Very late in the modern era,
A victory by the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)-led coalition of President Mahinda Rajapakse in the local government elections held at the end of March was expected. Political
It has been three years since then-Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced his willingness to launch a fresh round of talks with Pakistan. A year ago, Pervez Musharraf and
The 'partitioned Independence' of the Subcontinent was, ultimately, the result of Mohammed Ali Jinnah mistaking the forest for the trees, even as he sought to protect the interest of his Muslim flock. The legacy of Partition can only be undone by a confederation, and it is time to think the unthinka
Among the most disadvantaged communities of India are the forest-dwelling villagers, and yet they are asked to pay the highest price when the state decides to take a stand for the sake of biodiversity and removes resident peoples from protected areas. Displacement should be undertaken only as part o
