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PICKING UP THE PEACES

In his annual address marking Heroes' Day in late November LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran spoke of the need to solve the Sri Lankan conflict in a civilised manner. His

By Jehan Perera

/ 1 Jan 1999

Theatre of the people

SAFDAR HASHMI (1954-1989) There are still ways to produce art and social commentary without having to be routed through the media monopolised by Big Business. On 1 January 1999, theatre

By Vijay Prashad

/ 1 Jan 1999

Law of the seas

Forgotten fishermen of the Palk Strait are caught in the crossfire between the Indian Navy, the Sri Lankan Navy and the Tamil Tigers. As the experience of Kashmir indicates, borders

By The Editors

/ 1 Nov 1998

POWER WITHOUT AUTHORITY

Beyond finding answers to who exercises power and how, what makes the political analysis of developing countries interesting is the attempt to understand how those in power increase their capacity

By C K Lal

/ 1 Nov 1998

Entertainers, intellectuals and liberals in Pakistan are being squeezed. They were already a threatened species, thanks to the policies of successive governments which have resulted in the rise of the

By The Editors

/ 1 Nov 1998

Ready to act

The Nepali Parliament is winding down its monsoon session amidst the most rowdy inter-party squabble the Lower House has ever seen, reminding one of the bedlam that overtook the Uttar

By Rajendra Dahal

/ 1 Oct 1998

The Taliban and the Hazaras

Fears mount in Hazarajat as the Taliban advance on the region.

By Michael Semple

/ 1 Oct 1998

The willing fields of Bangladesh

If he gets over his disenchantment with the nuclear daredevils of South Asia, Bill Clinton is slated to swing by Bangladesh, too, this October. Expect photo opportunities with cute street

By Quddus Mia

/ 1 Sep 1998

We,the third force

When former Pakistan president Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari launched a new political party in Lahore on 14 August, the Independence Day, it was widely seen as an attempt to provide

By The Editors

/ 1 Sep 1998

Morning after

The mood in Pakistan changed swiftly following the nuclear tests, from what was dubbed as "euphoria" into today´s uncertainty and fear, which have escalated as the extent

By The Editors

/ 1 Aug 1998

Fair is foul

It would have been a revolutionary bill and a first for this part of the world. But whoever heard of parliamentarians voluntarily giving up their privileges? The Women´s Bill,

By The Editors

/ 1 Aug 1998

Nuclearism, genocidal mentality and psychic numbing

On the psychopathology of the nuclear-arms race.

By Ashis Nandy

/ 1 Jul 1998

Nuclearism, genocidal mentality and psychic numbing