In the two years since the sidelining of Nepal's monarchy in April 2006, and the restoration of a democracy that promised a more inclusive polity, the country has
There are two specific strategies at work in India's queer-rights movement. On the one hand is an attempt to create and increase the social and cultural visibility of
Nepal was recently witness to a victory of sorts for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and inter-sex (LGBTI) communities. It was an undeniably historic day on 21 December 2007, when
If same-sex politics are to have any effect in Southasia, the sexuality 'movements' in the region need to move out of the arena of funding and into the sphere of independent thinking
The discussion of sexual desire as sexual 'identity' in LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) intellectual and activist circles is something that is argued with rather than argued about.
In 2004, the (now defunct) United Nations Human Rights Commission used its 60th session to debate a resolution that had been tabled the previous year by Brazil on "Human
Revisiting some of the more intractable conflicts in Southasia begs the question: Could conciliation and compromise by all concerned parties have changed the course of our history?
A people's movement. India's greatest internal security challenge. Struggle for the rights of the poor, Adivasis, Dalits, landless. Compact Revolutionary Zone with influence in 180 districts.
India is today in the midst of a newfound drive to harness its water resources – and those of its neighbours – to secure an adequate supply of energy. But India'
As Nepalis look towards the long-awaited Constituent Assembly elections later this year, the aspirations of myriad communities are coming to the fore – as are the twin promises of opportunity and strife.
