India: A Surprise Result

AnIndianMuslim.com writes about the Lok Sabha election results 2009 published today: ” ‘The Congress' victory and its revival has surprised even the most optimistic party workers who till recently appeared unsure that they would be able to reach close to 190 seats. [..] Nobody had anticipated that the UPA would get the mandate once again, despite the anti-incumbency.

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28 May 2012

India

How do international media represent cities in South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East? Is it fair or helpful to development? A symposium of scholars from the London School of Economics in London, United Kingdom explore this topic. See video.

• Solana Larsen

15 May 2012

India

Jaspreet discusses how some Indian men have to balance between their love for cricket and obviously for their wife.

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Bangladesh

“There are two kinds of marriage payments — dowry and brideprice, with significant differences among their prevalences in time and across societies,” - informs J. Rahman at Mukti.

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13 May 2012

Sri Lanka

Ameena Hussein at Groundviews tries to analyze why there is a growing tendency among Sri Lankan Buddhists to embrace violence and hatred.

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12 May 2012

Bhutan

Sabrina from USA is visiting Bhutan and she is in love with the country. She blogs about her adventures and here is one post in which she describes how the birthday of the King of Bhutan is celebrated.

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