South Asia

Beyond ‘Babu SAARC’: Liberating airwaves for South Asians

Watching the current SAARC jamboree unfold over television news, my young daughter asked why none of the officials were smiling. The SAARC Secretary General, Dr. Sheel Khant Sharma, was always scowling. Others…

Nalaka Gunawardene on 07/31/2008

The tamasha that is SAARC – Who really cares and benefits?

An interesting advertisement by a tour operator caught my eye in a daily paper last week. It said “Get away during the SAARC summit” as a part of an advertisement promoting overseas…

Ruwanminee Wickremasinghe on 07/18/200807/18/2008