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Myanmar : the darker side of buddhism
Paul Fuller 21/11/17
Sitagu Sayadaw is one of the most respected religious leaders in Myanmar. He is very well known for his teachings and for his philanthropic work. He has considerable influence. It therefore surprised many in his native Myanmar and worldwide when (...)
India : Student Day. The age of ABVP
Priyanka Dubey 24/10/17
SUR SADAN IS THE CULTURAL EPICENTRE OF AGRA. The auditorium hosts many of the city’s most significant cultural events, and stands in a compound along one of the main roads through the city centre. Potted plants, arrayed a few paces from each (...)
Controversial Hindu priest chosen as Uttar Pradesh chief minister
Manjari Katju 22/03/17
Yogi Adityanath’s appointment as CM cements the relation between religion and the state under the BJP Yogi Adityanath, the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is a well-known figure in the State. He made headlines in the past with his fiery (...)
Rohingyas de Birmanie : la politique de l’autruche
09/06/16
L’Union Européenne a prolongé son embargo sur les armes d’une année en Birmanie et les États-Unis ont clarifié leur position vis-à-vis de ce pays en pleine transition. Ils continueront de soutenir la Birmanie, notamment via les investissements (...)
Myanmar’s Least-Wanted Political Party
09/11/15
A tiny political organization supports the Rohingya The Democracy and Human Rights Party, one of the smallest registered ones in Myanmar’s Nov. 8 general elections, is the only party willing to represent Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims, (...)
Entre l’Inde qui brille et l’Inde qui pleure
Aurélie Leroy 18/08/14
La croissance économique n’est pas synonyme de développement pour tous en Inde. Les inégalités y ont explosé au cours des dernières décennies et l’arrivée au pouvoir du gouvernement affairiste de Narendra Modi n’augure rien de bon pour y remédier. L’Inde (...)
What lies beneath, what lies ahead
Ananya Vajpeyi 09/04/14
Campaign rhetoric that is patently incendiary is being read as the discourse of moderation. Actions that are menacingly communal are being interpreted as harmlessly secular. Silence is being taken as proof of innocence As India enters its 2014 (...)
Of nationalism and love in Southasia
Shivam Vij 22/06/12
Conflict resolution in Southasia is hostage to our inability to see that we are trapped in a nationalist hall of mirrors. The predominant emotion with which jingoistic Indians and Pakistanis view each others’ misfortunes is schadenfreude. They (...)
The sea rises in China
Brendan P O'Reilly 15/05/12
Chinese pot-shots at the Philippines over the Scarborough Shoal stand-off reveal that the former’s nationalism sometimes reflects a desire to prevent past humiliations rather than expansionism. While sensitive to the public’s angry demands over (...)
Al-Shabab, l’extrémisme et les alliés américains
Yohannes Woldemariam 04/08/10
L’émergence de Al-Shabab en Somalie doit être vue dans le contexte de décennies de mauvaise gestion, de dictature et d’abus, écrit Yohannes Woldermariam. Suite à l’invasion éthiopienne soutenue par les Américains en 2006, l’ascendance de l’UIC (Union of (...)