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India’s Many Tongues
Can a billion people be shepherded toward a single language? And should India’s government try? Shreyasi Singh investigates.
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Indo-Pak Talks Over Already?
Don’t expect any progress in ties until Pakistan’s military sees something in it for itself, says Sumit Ganguly.
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Climate Change = War?
Missed in the debate over climate change has been the strategic implications, says Rajeev Sharma. In Asia they could be catastrophic.
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‘Women Not Worth the Money’
Though India may not be alone in preventing women from serving on the frontline, its armed services' record on equality is still woeful, reports Shreyasi Singh. And it's attitudes, not ability, that seem to be proving the biggest obstacle of all to change.
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Time to Get Real About Pakistan
The United States and Pakistan were in an alliance of mutual convenience for much of the Cold War (although at odds for part of it) and have since been in a relationship of almost complete expediency.
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The Road to Normalcy
The defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam last May has breathed new life into the democratic process for once marginalised groups in Tamil politics, says Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe. And, as Sri Lankans prepare to head to the polls, he says a new optimism is emerging that their society can be rebuilt.
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India and Pakistan are Nuclear States-Time to Accept it
India and Pakistan should be officially recognized as nuclear states, argues South Asia analyst Luv Puri, who says doing so will ease tensions and reduce the risk of nuclear material falling into terrorist hands.
