Louis XVI of France was unseated from his throne by his own people, and met a violent end in 1793 during the French Revolution. One of the most despotic Czars,
With the exceptions of politics in the Maldives and al-Qaeda-influenced jihad, Southasian conflicts are all about the exclusion of 'others', be it on grounds of religion, ethnicity or
Twenty-three years after its creation, SAARC remains hostage to a state-centric understanding of Southasia, and continues to operate as an inter-governmental body engaged in functional cooperation on specific issues. Civil-society
On a beautiful, sunny day in Kabul, giddy with excitement about the journey ahead, we loaded up the pickup truck with our latest publications, as well as some various artefacts.
Names and labels matter. They are redolent of identity and neighbourhood. 'Southasia' is, therefore, not merely a geopolitical expression, but also an association of ideas, experiences, interactive cultures
Himal: Do you believe that the Government of India and the Indian intelligentsia are today more aware of the need for Southasian integration? What has led to this change?
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Southasia exists – at different levels of intensity and urgency, yes, but it does exist. To many, the region provides the fourth or fifth level of identity, beyond the clan, language-ethnicity,
For me, Southasia is a mindspace. Not the officious but ineffectual SAARC. Not the geographical landmass formerly known as the Indian Subcontinent. Not the subject of profound political analysis and
