Podcast: Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban, Myanmar’s armed groups expose military junta’s weakness, and more
Your Southasia news roundup from 20 Nov - 1 Dec 2023, plus an interview with Aung Kaung Myat on Operation 1027 in Myanmar
The Editors | Dec 04, 2023
India’s slow-burn affair with Israel heats up
Azad Essa’s 'Hostile Homelands' explores the ideological convergence of Hindutva and Zionism, and the consequences for Kashmir and Palestine – but there is much more driving India and Israel’s deepening ties
Rohan Venkat | Dec 01, 2023
Disillusioned with the Taliban, Pakistan reverses its four-decade Afghan policy
As Kabul refuses to act against the TTP and Baloch militant groups, Pakistan is ending the support it has extended to the Taliban since 1994 and its welcome to refugees from Afghanistan since the 1980s
Salman Rafi Sheikh | Nov 27, 2023
The limited genius of Geoffrey Bawa
‘Geoffrey Bawa: Drawing from the Archives’ allows an exploration of the rift between the celebrated architect’s vision for nation-building in Sri Lanka and the country’s present reality
Dhanuka Bandara | Nov 24, 2023
Interview: The precarity of Afghan migrants in Pakistan
Political scientist and author Sanaa Alimia speaks of the long history of racial profiling, harassment and deportation of Afghan migrants, in the context of Pakistan’s recent crackdown
The Editors | Nov 22, 2023
Bhutan took a step towards queer rights, but its LGBTIQ+ people want a giant leap
Bhutan celebrated the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 2021 but LGBTIQ+ activists are pushing for the legal recognition of all gender identities and marriage equality
Yangchen C Rinzin | Nov 21, 2023
Podcast: Armed groups challenge Myanmar’s junta, Sri Lanka’s 2024 budget, Uttarkashi tunnel collapse and more
Your Southasia news roundup from 7-19 November 2023, plus an interview with Sanaa Alimia on Afghans migrants in Pakistan
The Editors | Nov 19, 2023
Pakistan brings down the axe on Afghan migrants
A crackdown on undocumented migrants is forcing thousands back to uncertain fates in Afghanistan, and ratcheting up tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban