Sixty years ago, at the time of Indian Independence, we in the region inherited a history of the Subcontinent shaped by two substantial views of the past: the colonial and
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If Bharti Airtel, one of the largest telecom companies in India, is successful in acquiring South Africa's MTN group, its valuation is estimated to go up higher than
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chief ideologue Baburam Bhattarai, 53, won a seat to the Constituent Assembly from Gorkha, defeating his nearest rival by a massive margin of over 40,
In the focus on constitution-writing, let's not forget about the economy, including reconstruction and development.
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For thirty years, modern Nepal was ruled under a royal autocracy. Then, starting in 1990, the people began to experience inefficient, perhaps, but real democracy, through the medium of political
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chief ideologue Baburam Bhattarai, 54, won a seat to the Constituent Assembly from Gorkha, defeating his nearest rival by a massive margin of 41,000
Endlessly pestered with requests to arrange an 'exclusive' interview with his boss on the campaign trail, Pratap came up with several ways to evade the media: stop picking
It is by now widely recognised that with the 1980s came a new tide of political movements and struggles around questions of community identity, globally as well as in Southasia.
