World Affairs: Asia
Lead Feature
Bloodthirsty madness
The deplorable killing of Swami Lakhmananda Saraswati gave Hindu extremists the excuse to unleash a second terrible fury on Orissa's Christian community, reports CSW's David Griffiths
In asia
Are the Kalash being converted to Islam?
- By Maureen Lines
- 04 September
Maureen Lines reveals how some Western journalists get disappointed when the truth they wanted doesn't turn out to be what they were looking for...
Hard power in the Caucasus
- By Alexandros Petersen
- 03 September
Russia's willingness to break the so-called international rules of territorial integrity is less a challenge to the ideas and ideals of those institutions than a threat to the military and political frameworks that underpin them
In the footsteps of Genghis Khan
- By Syed Hamad Ali
- 02 September
The Mongols once conquered vast swaths of Asia and Europe. These days the country's jovial new ambassador in London is more interested in sampling the ales at the Tavern Goat
Temples of the Kalasha religion
- By Maureen Lines
- 02 September
Most anthropologists believe that a good deal of the Kalasha religion may have been borrowed from Islam
Pakistan's ancient religion
- By Maureen Lines
- 01 September
Maureen Lines gives insight into the ancient religion of the Kalash people who live in the mountains of Northern Pakistan
Will the Dalai Lama return to Tibet?
- By Meindert Gorter
- 29 August
Meindert Gorter gives his views on religious freedom in China today and the prospects of the Dalai Lama return from exile
Feature
The city reborn
After more than 30 years, Paul Theroux returns to Saigon and finds it changed, but still scarred by war
More in asia
Talking to the Taliban
- By Chris Sands
- 28 August 2008
In deep water
- By Alice Albinia
- 28 August 2008
Musharraf's departure will not bring peace
- By Ziauddin Sardar
- 21 August 2008
After the Games, China must face reality
- By Lindsey Hilsum
- 21 August 2008
Bulldozing Beijing
- By Sukhdev Sandhu
- 14 August 2008
Back from the brink
- By Simon Hooper
- 07 August 2008
Why China is frightened of horses
- By Lindsey Hilsum
- 07 August 2008
