Nepal’s crises—political, economic, social, cultural—seem to be without end, and nowhere is the sense of despair more acutethan among Nepal’s thinking elite. It should therefore be a matter of some considerable interest to all Nepal watchers that this book, written by one with sound businessman-economist credentials…
China became the third largest economy in the world after the United States and Japan with an estimated $4.8 trillion in gross domesticproduct in 2009. With near nine per cent growth rate projected in the financial meltdown year of 2009, China still leads the world in growth rates, although it would need several decades to actually…
As an individual deeply interested in the religion and culture of early India, I have consistently admired the writings of Wendy Doniger, enjoying every bit of what I have been able to read of her several works, ranging from lengthy monographs to crisp prefatory remarks and editorial interventions. Other than a sparkling…
What is special about the autobiography of an ordinary man? Not much perhaps, except that it may well be an accuratedocumentation of life on average. This element of the prosaic is precisely why Tubten Khetsun’s book is pertinent. Presenting theviews and circumstances of an ordinary Tibetan…
Gordon T. Stewart’s book is fascinating, for being English he has Stewart has had an advantage in easily accessing the old British agents’ diaries, letters and political dispatches. The book contains every feature of what the empire stood for: enlightenment, imperialism and interest. The book is interesting but repeats the same wistful narratives…
It can be inferred from the author’s profile on the dust jacket that he is bassador in Lebanon, he has earlier been the Saudi kingdom’s ambassador to Pakistan between 2001 and 2009. His earlier career was in the police prior to his moving to appointments in which he looked after the security of Saudi diplomatic assets…