The year 2026 has brought a harrowing realization to the doorsteps of the Himalayas: in a hyper-connected global economy, landlocked geography offers no sanctuary from the tremors of modern warfare. As the conflict involving Iran and Western int
As Assam readies for the forthcoming legislative assembly election, scheduled for 9 April 2026, the family and sympathizers of cultural icon Zubeen Garg have urged the political parties not to use his name in electoral politics. Many of the opp
The world today feels increasingly fragile. Between headlines of rising tensions and the stark reality of regional conflicts, there is a pervasive sense of unease about our global direction. While it may be too soon to predict a total global con
In the contemporary global order—marked by geopolitical competition, climate crisis, cultural fragmentation, and identity conflicts—the need for bridge-builders has never been greater. Among emerging South Asian personalities contributing to t
When most of the veterans and their parties failed to impress the electorates of Nepal in the recently conducted single day polling on 5 March 2026, a relatively new party and young leaders earned mandates in the Himalayan republic. Rashtriya Sw
It is March 2026, and the air in Kathmandu feels different. The elections are over, and for the first time, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is in charge. Balen Shah, once known for cleaning up the streets of Kathmandu as Mayor, is now moving
When Nepal goes for national polls on Thursday, political observers across the Asian region are looking for Pushpa Kamal Dahal (popularly known as Prachanda), who led a decade long anti-monarchy Maoist movement in the Hindu majority Himalayan n
Guwahati: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi congratulated the people of Nepal and also the interim government in Kathmandu for the successful completion of 2026 general elections on 5 March saying, "It is heartening to see my Nepali sister
Even all political parties, not to speak of millions of fans and well-wishers of Assam's revered cultural icon Zubeen Garg, continue preaching for sparing the maverick singer's name in doing politics, his mysterious death last year in a foreign
Heartbreaking news surfaced from Dhaka as the warm city lost one of the active residents with the demise of journalist, author and a progressive Bangladeshi national Saleem Samad. The gentleman with enough issues to talk to anyone anywhere and a
As the March 2026 general elections approach, the gap between Nepal's constitutional promises and its political reality has reached a critical juncture. In the theater of Nepali politics, "socialism" has long been the lead actor, yet it is a cha
As Bangladesh has constituted a new government under the leadership of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after a largely fair & peaceful national election on 12 February 2026, the people of eastern India (the region virtually embraces the pove
South Asia is one of the most spiritually dense and religiously diverse regions in the world. As the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, it has also been deeply shaped by Islam, Christianity, and indigenous nature-based tradi
As Bangladesh heads for 13th Parliamentary election and the referendum on July National Charter simultaneously on Thursday (12 February 2026), the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus urged all participating candidates to rise abo
Bangladesh, a Muslim majority nation of over 170 million people, goes for general election on 12 February 2026 to elect its 13th Jatiya Sansad in Dhaka. According to the Bangladesh Election Commission altogether 12,77,11,895 electorates are elig
