India hosted the 8th BRICS Summit in the state of Goa from 15-16 October 2016. The country’s chairmanship of this summit reflects its broader involvement in global governance, and its assertive foreign policy stance with […]
It is difficult to imagine a greater threat to South Asia than a potential conflict between India and Pakistan. It is harder still to contemplate the physical consequences of an all-out war between the nuclear […]
Santhara or Sallekhana is a religious ritual in Jainism. The ways in which the ritual is being interpreted has given a rise to legal questions in India. The documentary “Religious Suicide and the Limits of […]
In 1980, Tibetan Lama Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok settled in an uninhabited valley called Larung Gar (“valley” in Tibetan) near Sertar County in Sichuan, China. A few of his disciples congregated around his hut to receive […]
When exploring an unfamiliar country, most travellers would choose the comfort of reliable tour buses, trains or taxis to get around. Ryan Pyle opted to take the road less traveled. The award-winning photographer and producer journeyed 14,000 […]
The South China Sea encompasses the geographic area from the Malacca Straits to the strait of Taiwan. As a site historically bordered by seafaring nations, the South China sea has been the crossroad of much […]
Perhaps the most controversial among recent events in the southeast tropical of Asia is Rodrigo Duterte’s advocacy of vigilante killings, that is, the supposedly authorized extrajudicial killings of criminals. According to a research done by […]
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