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South Korea is redefining the rules of democracy by rejecting hard economic and military might and adopting aesthetic and humanist principles, including universal human rights in Asia Satya Sivaraman Gwangju South Korea

The British people are sympathetic to the Gurkha issue but Prime Minister Gordon Brown has failed to gauge the public mood Sophia Furber London

Intelligence sources do not rule out the possibility of Prabhakaran being killed on May 13 ...... Hardnews Bureau Delhi 

The future of this region lies in the twin movements of decentralising all forms of centralised power while putting....... Satya Sivaraman Bangkok

India’s domestic compulsions barred it from being seen as an active ally of the Rajapaksa........ Brajesh Kumar Delhi

Two young girls in colourful salwar kameez, dupattas draped casually over their shoulders, walked the opposite direction. Another woman went alone, a black chaddar over her blue salwar kurta

By resolutely eliminating corruption in power structures, removing tainted ministers and by pushing reforms for the majority of poor in the margins, the PM can actually shift the paradigm Hardnews Bureau

The radical mandate of the massive pro-democracy people's movement and elections is rapidly getting lost as Maoists, other politicians parties and the army slug it out Nepal Prashant Jha Kathmandu

Although G20 leaders reached a consensus on the global stimulus package, it has received a mixed response. Many believe that it has refused to address the abject failure of neo-liberal capitalism Sophia Furber London

Hardnews investigations reveal that most foreign bank accounts are of Indian companies and politicians. Will Advani have the courage to do an Obama on these banks? Sanjay Kapoor Berne (Switzerland) / Delhi