Conflicts

William Dalrymple traces the arc of Anglo-Indian relations for a half-century before the cataclysm of 1857.

Comedy Overcoming Conflict, in Asia and Beyond

Comedian Anand Chulani shares his first-hand experience of how laughter can help resolve social tensions.

It's been a year since Kyrgz police captain Maktybek Suleimanov was killed during violent ethnic clashes. Activist Azimjan Askarov has sat in prison for nearly as long, charged with murder. Was he framed?

Camp Victory, Afghanistan: The Human Faces Behind the Headlines

The revolving door of US advisors to Afghan soldiers is a major hurdle for America's exit strategy.

A Great Leap Forward - Into a Moral 'Grey Zone'

Frank Dikotter's new research uncovers the darkest consequences of Mao's most notorious experiment.

Did India Pass the Secularism Test?

The peaceful reaction to the Babri Masjid mosque verdict counts as a victory, but it's still too early for self-congratulation.

On the Wrong Side of History

Madame Chiang-Kai Shek and Henry Luce's influence on US-China relations.

Kashmir: 'A Corner of Hell'

Kashmiri journalist Basharat Peer takes a personal look at South Asia's most intractable conflict.

Kashmir's Damaged Psyche

Journalist Justine Hardy assesses the possibilities for rehabilitation and renewal in Kashmir.

Is Afghanistan Another Vietnam?

Is the US is fated to make the same mistakes it made in Vietnam in present-day Afghanistan?

'Tangibles' vs. 'Intangibles' in Vietnam

An insider relates how fateful US decisions about counterinsurgency were made in the earliest days of the Vietnam War.

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