The frenetic urban growth of Bangladesh's capital forces its inhabitants into new ways of living

Local elections in the restive Indian state have reshaped Kashmir's landscape of conflict

A war of words over compensation for rape victims has overshadowed the real issue, of violence against poor women

This week in Bangladesh: the controversial move to abolish the Consitution's Fifth Amendment returns to the spotlight; the energy sector comes under renewed scrutiny in the wake of a crackdown on illegal power tapping; and Bangladesh's prime minister is voted in as Vice Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement.

History (not modern "radicalism" and "separatism") links India and Pakistan's restive borders

The process of decriminalising homosexuality has begun, but the road to equality remains a long one

In this week's Bangladesh update: The National Human Rights Commission has finally been reinstated by Bangladesh's parliament and given far-ranging powers to pursue its mandate. Critical legislation regarding War Crimes Trials is also passed, despite calls for caution from Human Rights Watch. And the prime minister urges opposition parties to end their boycott of the political process.

Military cooperation between India and Afghanistan is bad news for the US-UK war effort

The ongoing security crisis in West Bengal exposes the cracks in Indian democracy

In Bangladesh this week, garment workers riot in the capital, the CHT Peace Accord will be implemented and further JMB arrests are made.

Cross-border firing killed an Indian soldier on the Line of Control in Kashmir on Sunday. A coup in Honduras toppled President Zelaya. Protests in Iran recommenced this weekend, with the authorities detaining workers at the British embassy. The Iraqi government is readying itself for the withdrawal of American troops on Tuesday. And much more in today's update.

This week in Bangladesh, India remains adamant that its controversial hydro-electric project bordering Bangladesh’s northeast will go ahead. Alleged war criminals are finally charged as the War Trials process gets underway. The BNP is thrown into chaos as moves to reorganise its grassroots base backfire.

US strikes Taliban funeral while Pakistan prepares for war in South Waziristan and further security developments from Russia, Israel, Korea, Afghanistan and China.

An illegal Islamic militant group is rebuilding its forces in Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj region. A community of indigenous people is attackedby land grabbers. And more in this week's Bangladesh update.

The new, stable government in New Delhi has monumental hurdles awaiting it in tackling the education and national security sectors

The new Congress government must face the coming ecological catastrophe

The urbanisation of Pakistan’s war seeks to turn cities into places of permanent insecurity