Hindustan Times
Unexpected results and surprises are part and parcel of studies and surveys, but sometimes they just reinforce the obvious. The recent report by Transparency International on corruption in daily lives and public opinion in South Asia belongs to the second category. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Filed under South Asia · Tagged Bangladesh, corruption, hindustantimes, India, Kurakani in Kathmandu, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, parliament, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Transparency International, Utpal Parashar
Most of us in South Asia are lucky to be born in a region which houses the Himalayas. Thousands of glaciers that are found in this mountain range and rivers that originate from it are lifelines to nearly 1.5 billion of us residing in and around the highest mountains. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Filed under South Asia · Tagged Bhutan, climate, Durban, glaciers, Himalayas, Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, mountains, Nepal, rivers, South Asia, UN climate change talks, Utpal Parashar
A dinner discussion last week at a friend’s place deliberated on whether South Asia—one of the world’s poorest region comprising India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan and Afghanistan with several health and economic indicators comparable to sub-Saharan Africa—has the potential to witness all round economic boom. Read more
Posted by Utpal Parashar on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Filed under South Asia · Tagged economic boom, hindustan times, Isabel Guerrero, news, South Asia, south-asian economis, sub-Saharan Africa, Utpal Parashar, World Bank
