No side either admits it or takes credit for it, but fortuitously enough, India and Pakistan often have achieved parity in terms of bureaucratic power at the United Nations in
Every year during the mon-soon season, the Himalayan region appears in the headlines because of large scale flooding in the plains of the Ganga and Brahmaputra. In general, this is
While all of India is talking of corruption and chargesheets at the highest echelons of national and state governments, an initiative gathers steam in a corner of Rajasthan to demand
The Microcredit Summit held in Washington DC on 2-4 February was the first privately organised development summit. It succeeded in attracting a herd of presidents and prime ministers, queens and
Although published in 1990, Mary and Human Liberation had not created too many ripples until the Vatican decided it was heresy and excommunicated its 72-year-old Sri Lankan author, Father Tissa
After suffering a near-death experience, the Colombo Plan is in the throes of a Japanese-initiated rejuvenation effort. The goal: to turn the organisation into a pan-Asian agency that can help
By mixing with their host cultures, the Non-Resident South Asians of Southeast Asia would be protecting their own long-term interests, as well as helping bring forth a new culture.
By
Australia is regarded as a country of "milk and honey" by South Asians, and a large contingent of qualified Indians, Sri Lankans, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Afghans and Nepalis have
The rickshaw of Bangladesh, poorly designed and manned by the underclass, plays an important role in propping up the national economy. Its neglect by government officials and researchers can only
A clean, green, healthy Dhaka will happen with regulation of the internal combustion engine, not by condemning pedal-power. Let us get one thing straight. Rick shaws came first. Cars later.
