No-man’s land
Conflict along the India-Pakistan border impacts another border: between India and Nepal
The reign of the god of rain
The month-long annual Rato Matsyendranath chariot festival with its legend in deep history has begun
Balochistan to Kashmir
The region’s unresolved grievances refuse to stay buried
How to agree an armistice in Ukraine
Lessons from Korea that promotes patient diplomacy and no political interference at the other side of the agreed boundary
Technology and tectonics
What recent earthquakes in Burma and Nepal reveal about our fragile humanitarian systems, and how to fix them
Chasing a nomad
Let your life be like a leaf cast upon the ocean. Go with the flow.
The sociology of social unrest
The Birganj violence this week is a warning not to mix religion and politics
Higher corruption in high places
Is it too much to hope that continued pressure from the public and scrutiny by the media will demobilise Nepal’s kleptocrats?
Philanthropy in an era of declining development aid
Focus on proven solutions like investing in prenatal nutrition, rather than on flashy, multisectoral schemes with no immediate payoff
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