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Nepal's minorities: Constituting a nationality
May 24th 2012, 9:23 from Banyan
Anxiety about the future of the country's ethnic identities is keeping political progress at bay(2)
Myanmar's ethnic armies: Prince of Wale
May 23rd 2012, 9:44 from Banyan
How political changes at the centre have changed the career of a power-broker on the periphery(1)
Sri Lanka's opposition: Letting the general out of the bottle
May 23rd 2012, 3:40 from Banyan
The government releases its most visible opponent, leaving him with the next move(14)
Money talks: May 21st 2012: Driving up the cost of cars
May 21st 2012, 9:39 from Schumpeter
OUR correspondents on a slightly disappointing IPO for Facebook, the Indonesian government's plan to increase down-payments on cars, and a survey on bosses that found more top companies are betting on outsiders(0)
Pakistan’s energy crisis: Power politics
May 21st 2012, 7:05 from Banyan
Blackouts arm the opposition with incendiary ammunition(16)
China and Taiwan: Strait talking
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
Grand plans for a jointly run island(69)
Presidential politics in Taiwan: Ma’s second stand
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
Ma Ying-jeou’s second term will be judged on how well he can broaden the island’s international ties—and keep his own party loyal(10)
Banyan: Trading strategies
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
China and America compete to lead regional free-trade arrangements(3)
India’s parliament at 60: Badly drawn
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
A great institution shows a less attractive side(24)
Politics this week
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition(2)
Pakistan and America come to terms: Keep on truckin'
May 16th 2012, 9:51 from Banyan
An apology would've made it easier, but Pakistan gave ground anyway(159)
Tepco’s nationalisation: State power
May 11th 2012, 11:26 from Schumpeter
The decision of Japan's government to inject $12.5 billion into Tokyo Electric Power is a nationalisation of epic proportions(16)
Trade between India and Pakistan: New life on the border
May 10th 2012, 8:00 from Banyan
FOR decades, trade on the border between Pakistan and India has been moribund. New regulations should revitalise it - but might bring other changes too(1)
Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws: An inconvenient death
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
A sad story of bad law, absurd sentences and political expediency(71)
Politics this week
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition(0)
India and Pakistan: Clever steps at the border
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
With little fanfare, two old rivals are mending trade relations. They must do more(62)
Australian politics: Another fine mess
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
Julia Gillard’s hopes of being rescued by the budget come unstuck(97)
Banyan: An absence of architecture
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
North Korea is not the only spectre haunting north-east Asian security(7)
Pakistan’s relations with America: The hardest word
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
Strains between supposed friends prove alarmingly insurmountable(20)
India’s balance of payments: The tail that wags the elephant
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
India plays fast and loose with its balance of payments(21)
The politics of nuclear power in Japan: A sticky summer ahead
May 7th 2012, 11:04 from Banyan
SWITCHING off nuclear reactors in Japan, which once got a third of its power from them, reveals a tangled relationship between industry, politicians and the public(19)
Chen Guangcheng: A pat on our back
May 6th 2012, 12:05 from Democracy in America
Give us your rare individual yearning to breathe free(85)
Human rights in China: An extraordinary drama
May 4th 2012, 6:04 from Analects
AFTER years of persecution, the Chinese government has said that human rights activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study in America, raising the possibility that he and his family could soon leave China(38)
Daily chart: Jump start
May 4th 2012, 3:55 from Graphic detail
China plans to dominate the electric-car market(60)
The week ahead: 4th May 2012: The dawn of the private space age
May 4th 2012, 9:51 from Newsbook
FRANCE elects its next president, Greece faces an unpredictable parliamentary election, Japan turns off its last nuclear reactor and SpaceX hopes to launch its Falcon 9 rocket(1)