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Hydropower Diplomacy

Nepal’s expanding energy exports to India signal a pivotal shift in South Asian regional cooperation, particularly in the energy sector.

Kamala a truth stranger than fiction

The United States had its first Black president and its first female president over a halfcentury ago. They were fictional, they were on screen, their names were Douglass Dilman and Leslie McCloud, and in the decades that followed there have been many others.

Hasina and Kabul

It is equally obvious that Hasina has been the most assertive among South Asian leaders in matters relating to Afghanistan, not surprisingly because politically her principal opposition comprises those who have flirted with fundamentalism.

Last rites

Under Mr S Jaishankar, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has shown an ability to take tough calls and cut the flab of legacy issues where required.