Variety is the spice of all life and ethnicity its human expression. But stripped of tolerance and respect, ethnic feelings degenerate into communal hatred and conflict. We must flee the
Indigenous peoples everywhere are under threat today. One indicator of the loss of human cultural diversity is the loss of language. Linguists predict that almost half the world´s 6000
While Jharkhand will have its states, self-determination based on ethnicity may not be the answer to underlying class inequality.
There are more than 400 communities designated as tribes in the
Tibetans were once content to identify themselves by region and sect. Post-1959, the Chinese presence has stimulated a pan-Tibetan identity.
Tibetans have multiple identities. This is true M. of them
Some 200 years ago, the Gorkha king politically unified Nepal through conquest While the political entity called Nepal has existed all these years, however, the nation state of Nepal has
When Bangladesh became independent in December 1971, it turned to the international community for assistance to shore up the Tuined economy and to usher in "development" at last.
The foreign aid which has poured into Nepal in the form of cash, commodities and advisory services has only led the individual Nepalis deeper into poverty. Despite the massive intervention
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, has been around for nearly a decade, and remains the only one of its kind worldwide. However, for some
Almost 16 years ago, Robert McNamara visited Upper Volta (presently Burkina Faso) as President of the World Bank. In his report to the Directors of the Bank upon his return,
There were five American editors at my dinner table that evening. As the coffee was being served, I tossed a question: "If a great tidal wave rose and washed
