The birthplace of the Buddha, far from being Nepal's pride, is a disgrace.
The world knows of Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, through the white-plastered Mayadevi temple and
Caught between Baghdad and Washington, Secretary-General Kofi Annan leans on subcontinental shoulders.
In recent years, the relationship between the United States and the United Nations has soured so much – the
Two 50-year-old siblings still play tit-for-tat.
For all of lnder Kumar Gujral´s overtures to Pakistan, it is still ludicrously difficult for Pakistanis to visit India, as Lahori journalist c
Ruling the Unruly
As you enter Afghanistan by road from Pakistan at Torkham, leaving the border checkpost, there is a small hand-painted notice in Pushtoo, nailed to a tree at
What was the Bhutanese Home Minister doing for so many days in Delhi? He left empty-handed and a dissident leader lives to fight another day.
In 1989, Teknath Rizal, a
Tibet Goes Hollywood" said the Newsweek cover, while the British newspaper The Independent wrote of a "love affair" between Beverly Hills and the high plateau. There are
