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Whether you're looking at them from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan or China, the Himalayas are always an uplifting sight: the world's highest mountain range has all 50 of the planet's tallest peaks, and most of the top 100. But to my eyes, the finest vantage point lies near the northern Indian hill station of Darjeeling. The ridge of Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born...
...SENTENCED. CHARLES SOBHRAJ, 60, to life in prison for the murder of an American tourist in 1975; in Kathmandu, Nepal. Also known as the "Serpent" and the "Bikini Killer," the half-Indian, half-Vietnamese Sobhraj is alleged to be one of Asia's deadliest serial killers, preying on Western backpackers on the hippie circuit in the 1970s. Brilliant, charming and fluent in seven languages, he taunted police with their inability to catch or keep him, breaking out of jail four times. He is accused of killing another backpacker in Nepal, as well as five more in Thailand, two in India...
...Despite the dire situation, South Asia's leaders seem more focused on doling out blame than tackling the problem. Indian politicians like to accuse Nepal of releasing too much water. Nepal says India clogs drainage with its badly managed flood-control system, and Bangladesh's leaders blame both countries for inundating them. All three nations see more antiflood infrastructure as the solution. Bihar's water resources minister Jagdanand Singh backs an extraordinary project popular across the political spectrum to build thousands of kilometers of canals that would link every river in the country. In theory, the network would allow engineers...
...more apparent than South Asia. Here, every June to September, bulging rain clouds drawn in by the back draft of India's scorching summer roll in off the Bay of Bengal, prick themselves on the Himalayas and disgorge the monsoon. This year, the rains have been unusually concentrated. In Nepal, a nation that has felled 60% of its forests in just 40 years, the waters gushed from the mountains in flash floods. By the end of last week, 255 km of roads, 76 bridges, 61 schools and 220 people had been swept away. The water then surged into the northeastern...
...Such are the squabbles that have given Nepal 14 governments in as many years. Indeed, some suspect the true purpose of Gyanendra's move may be to vindicate himself by reminding his people of just how inept their politicians are. Nonetheless, after 20 months of deadlock between the King and Nepal's political parties, many feel that any change is welcome. "At last, something has moved," sighs one South Asian diplomat. And not a moment too soon: Maoist leaders say they are preparing for a "nationwide attack" against the government in the near future. Deuba must make peace with...