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Nepal’s election results seen from a South Asian perspective
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, March 10 – Nepal’s recently concluded parliamentary elections have features of interest to other South Asian countries. The Nepalese elections have thrown up a new Gen Z-inspired party, the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP), as the winner. This is in contrast with...
For the first time in the Indian subcontinent – Bangladesh will give honorarium to priests of all religions
religions Imams, Hindu and Christian priests and Buddhist monks to ger honorariums from March 14
Contrasting positions of women in South Asia
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, March 8 – South Asia is a sub-continent of contrasts. On the one hand, it has produced the largest number of women Prime Ministers, but on the other, women’s participation in the formal workforce is just 33% when the world average...
A transnational sextortion enterprise – case of Zobaidul Amin Bangladesh
The case now unfolding in the United States District Court for Alaska
South Asian countries have struggled to have relations with Israel
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, March 3 – Countries in South Asia, barring Nepal, have had severe problems establishing ties with Israel. It wasn’t easy to shed their anti-imperialist and anti-colonial commitments and reconcile to the stubborn reality of Israel – a key player in the...
Street protests have overthrown governments, but have failed to win elections
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, February 22 – In South Asia, where popular uprisings have toppled governments in recent years, new governments were elected in late 2024 in Sri Lanka and last week in Bangladesh. Elections in Nepal are scheduled to be held on March 5....
Controversy in Bangladesh over award for Bharatnatyam dancer Arthy Ahmed
Fellow artistes say Ekushey Padak should be given to a more deserving artiste
Bangladesh’s 2026 elections indicate a ceiling for ideological politics
The Jamaat-i-Islami’s 77 seats mark an expansion of the Islamic constituency in the Muslim-majority country, but they also indicate its limits
Sri Lanka wins global applause for flawless hosting of India–Pakistan T20 clash in Colombo
By Camelia Nathaniel/Daily News Colombo, February 18 – When India and Pakistan met in a high-stakes T20 World Cup clash in Colombo last Sunday (15), the contest was always going to transcend sport. The rivalry between the two nations is among the fiercest in global...
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