The crisis in Nepal could have been handled better by Indian diplomats as the draft of the new Constitution was made public for two weeks in July 2015, to elicit popular opinion. As the overwhelming majority of people favoured a “Hindu Rashtra”, the Nepal government agreed to withdraw the term … Read More
Sri Lanka’s national unity government comprising the United National Party and Sri Lanka Freedom Party faces its first major challenge in the UN Human Rights Commission’s report on war crimes committed by both sides in the protracted war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. With President Maithripala Sirisena’s and … Read More
After the abject failure of the constituent assembly of 2008 and the inability to achieve unanimity in the assembly elected in 2013, Nepali lawmakers have understandably opted to end the impasse by voting for a draft approved by the three major parties, viz., Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified … Read More
The Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Rajasthan High Court’s astonishing order declaring Santhara (also Sallekhana) a form of suicide punishable under law gives respite to the tiny Jain community for whom the judgment came as a lightning bolt. It is a setback to the agent provocateurs who, unmindful of … Read More
