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In Narendra Modi’s embrace, Nepal’s ‘Prachanda’ looks to bolster his position – and Indian interests
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The idea of South Asia: Indian exceptionalism and the debate over Rishi Sunak’s origins
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Kabul airport videos raise troubling question: Why did US crew take off with men clinging to plane?
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In flood-prone Kosi basin, planners must ignore ineffective high dams and seek sustainable solutions
From Scroll.in (Oct 29, 2020) Traditional ‘low tech’ wisdom is […]
The ill-conceived push for a high dam to curb Kosi flooding is a litmus test for democracy in India
From Scroll.in (Oct 27, 2020) Will the people impacted by […]
River in disequilibrium: How engineering attempts to ‘tame the Kosi’ have only added to human misery
From Scroll.in (Oct 26, 2020) An ‘embankment mafia’ of technocrats, […]
Oli’s claim that Ram was born in Nepal highlights dangers of mixing pop nationalism with pop history
From Scroll.in (Jul 25, 2020) Both Modi and Oli evidently […]