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Fear and loathing greet Myanmar’s unfree election
Ben Dunant
4 hours ago
Ground reporting of the 2025-26 election reveals that voters only hope for a slight lifting of the military’s boot in a race with virtually no political opposition
Politics
‘Dalit Voice’ and V T Rajshekar’s frustrated revolution
Ashik Kahina
05 Jan 2026
Politics
The almost-forgotten – and still unpunished – ministerial attack on journalists at Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Bingun Menaka Gamage
02 Jan 2026
Politics
Himal Interviews: How Pakistan’s partisan politics empowers its military
The Editors
08 Jan 2026
Video
Podcast: Felix Pal, Christophe Jaffrelot, Tanika Sarkar & Harsh Mander on the RSS’s hidden network
The Editors
07 Jan 2026
2025 In Review
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Raisa Wickrematunge
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3 min read
Year in review: Ten great articles on Southasian politics of 2025
The Editors
30 Dec 2025
7 min read
Year in review: Ten great Southasian culture stories of 2025
The Editors
30 Dec 2025
6 min read
Year in review: Ten great book reviews of 2025
The Editors
30 Dec 2025
7 min read
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Saffron Siege: a podcast with Harsh Mander
Harsh Mander hosts conversations on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s corrosion of India over 100 years
Podcasts
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Podcast: Felix Pal, Christophe Jaffrelot, Tanika Sarkar & Harsh Mander on the RSS’s hidden network
The Editors
07 Jan 2026
Podcast
Year in review: Ten great podcast episodes on Southasia of 2025
The Editors
30 Dec 2025
Podcast
Ayesha Jalal on Pakistan’s 27th constitutional amendment: State of Southasia #37
Nayantara Narayanan
22 Dec 2025
Podcast
Nirvana Bhandary on what it means to be a feminist in Nepal today: Southasia Review of Books podcast #38
Shwetha Srikanthan
15 Dec 2025
Video
Podcast: Ram Puniyani & Harsh Mander on the RSS’s entrenched influence on India’s polity
The Editors
03 Dec 2025
Video
Podcast: Purushottam Agrawal & Harsh Mander on why the RSS hates Nehru, and more
The Editors
26 Nov 2025
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