India

Why is one state deemed democratic and another demonic when repression and corruption are evident in both? Sokari Ekine asks some awkward questions.…

Female foeticide in many parts of Asia reflects the grim position of women, argues Mari Marcel Thekaekara.…

With its lax environmental laws, Burma has become a battleground for neighbouring countries keen to get their hands on the country’s abundant natural resources…

A visit to an ayurvedic doctor convinces Mari Marcel Thekaekara that we need to balance the way we live.…

Mari Thekaekara wonders whether an undemocratic activist should be blackmailing the Indian government.…

Give poor people cash, not free or subsidized food, argue certain economists…

'These terrorists are cowards and the worst enemies of their own people.' Why do innocent people have to pay with their lives for the sins of evil politicians, asks Mari Marcel Thekaekara.…

Mari Marcel Thekaekara salutes Indian Supreme Court's verdict that arming civilians to take on supposed Naxals – leftwing extremists according to the government – is unconstitutional.…

In the sleepy Himalayan towns of West Bengal, India, an old agitation for Gorkha statehood is revived and ‘resolved’…

Mourning the loss of her beloved Aunty, Mari Marcel Thekaekara reflects on artful manners that seem to be disappearing with the older generation.…