Stories about South Asia from May, 2008
Nepal: Chindia
The complications of being surrounded by India and China. More at Nepali Netbook.
Bangladesh: On Devolution
Mukti on the benefits of adopting devolution in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: A visit to Vietnam
An author from Unheard Voices visits Vietnam and is impressed with the progress made in the country, which has a lot in common with Bangladesh.
India: Healthcare models
Rural Development of India on two health initiatives that work on improving access to healthcare.
Nepal: Getting the news right
Wagle Street Journal on the sloppy reporting in media outlets in Nepal, which publish stories without quite verifying the details.
Pakistan: Inside a Govt Office
KO has a vivid description of a government office in Pakistan, reflecting on how very little gets done inside one of the offices.
India: Immigrants and Terrorists
An Indian Muslim's Blog on the branding of Bangladeshi immigrants as terrorists.
India: Koran and the US Army
Indian Muslims Blog on the case of a soldier in the US Army using the Koran for target practice.
Pakistan: A green Pakistan?
The Pakistani Spectator on the indifference towards environmental issues in the country.
Pakistan: Silent tsunami
All Things Pakistan on the alarming rise in food prices, called the “silent tsunami”.
Bangladesh: Women and the headscarf
Unheard Voices on a bank in Bangladesh that has made it mandatory for female employees to wear the headscarf.
India: Is Google really evil?
profy on why Google wasn't quite evil when their cooperation with the Indian Police resulted in the arrest of a man accused of posting obscene content on Orkut.
Pakistan: Resistance poetry
Himal Magazine on the rich tradition of dissident literature in Pakistan.
Nepal: Violence and Immigrants
Kathmandu Speaks on the violence against “outsiders” in South Africa, and similar waves of protest against immigrants in other parts of the world.
Bangladesh: On dowry
Bangladesh From Our View on the demands for dowry and how it affects everyday life.
India: Women and honour
Indian Muslims Blog on honor killings – a twisted way to redeem “family honour”.
Bangladesh: Microfinance as panacea
Words and Bites on microfinance being offered as a panacea for all development issues.
India: Food and migration
An article on food and migration catches Vantage Point‘s eye and results in some fascinating insight.
Videos: Creativity in facing the water crisis
With two very recent natural disasters in mind: the cyclone in Myanmar and the Earthquake in Sichuan, China, the topic of getting pure and drinkable water to needy populations has come back into the conversation. Following, several videos which propose different solutions to supply clean water or at least make it easier for people to have a healthful liquid to drink.
India: Orkut and the Indian Police
Writing Cave on a man in India being arrested by the police for publishing “obscene” material about a politician on Orkut.
Bhutan: Communists and the Press
Freedom in Bhutan on the actions of the communists, who on the one hand demand that the government stop its brutalities, but on the other, threaten freedom of the press.
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