Where Hindus Fear to Tread
In a private hospital in Karachi, a child has just been born. But rather than bringing joy to the family, the birth has led to bitter disputes.
IRIN
For Your Well-Being, I Forego Food Today
Every year, Hindu women fast on the day of Karva Chauth to bring blessings for their husbands. What is a modern-day Indian wife's take on this?
RESTLESS MIND
Are You Being Brainwashed?
Fear-mongering, war-mongering, excessive patriotism… Here’s a look at how right-wingers in India, Pakistan and the USA create a climate of fear and suspicion to win votes.
INDIAN PUNDIT
Nepal Besieged
Hindu fundamentalism and European proselytizing are threatening secular Nepal.
DINESH WAGLE
India, Land of Retards and Hypocrites
The retards vote the hypocritical governments into power, and in turn the governments make sure the retards stay uninformed and retarded.
ATANU DEY
Gujarat: At the edge of its religious chasm
In 2002, the Indian state of Gujarat was the scene of the communal mob violence that saw tit-for-tat attacks between Hindus and Muslims. NGOs put the death toll at up to 2,000. As Gujaratis go to the polls on April 30, how far will religion figure in this divided state? theasiamag.com catches up with Soutik Biswas, the BBC's India editor, who is in the state, for a sense of the sentiment on the ground in Gujarat. As India Votes 2009 Illustration: Vikash Sharma  
SOUTIK BISWAS