“Independence isn’t just about international recognition, it’s about internal coherence and the will to remain distinct.” The View from the Roof of the World When I look at the map of South Asia, my eyes don’t just see the Himalayas. I feel them. I smell the cold, crisp air that bites the lungs at first and then fills you with a strange calm. I hear the crunch of my boots on fresh snow, the faint clang of a prayer bell somewhere up the slope, and the laughter of children chasing a w...
