| Title: | Issue No. 19B (December 2013) |
| Abstract: | This is the season of elections in South Asia. At the beginning of November 2013, India is bracing for a period of political fireworks and serious debate ahead of a general election. Pakistan, long used to military dominance and praetorian politics, is now busy in trying to soft-land as a born-again democracy. In Bangladesh, it is apparent that an existential battle for democracy is being waged in an atmosphere of heated passions. Sri Lanka, still seeking to leave the worse of its long civil war behind, does have an opportunity to begin a challenging process of putting the house in order. Afghanistan, caught in the contentions of a long countdown for the withdrawal of US troops and a coming presidential election, faces an unpredictable future. |
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| Title: | Issue No. 19A (June 2013) |
| Abstract: | When the elephant (India) and the dragon (China) greet and talk to each other before and after a disconcerting military standoff between them, the world cannot but take note. Both are rising powers on the international stage, although the tag might fit China more so than India as of now. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and China's new President Xi Jinping met in Durban on 27 March 2013. That was before the recent border standoff between these two giant Asian neighbours, and after it ended without a fire-fight, Dr Singh played host to China's new Premier Li Keqiang in New Delhi on 19 and 20 May. |
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