The Editors
Sustaining the myth of merit
How technical knowledge became the preserve of a ‘meritorious’ upper-caste elite.
Oct 20, 2020
Constitutional change in Sri Lanka, Afghan peace talks, Bhutan-Bangladesh trade agreements and more
Southasiasphere podcast episode 02: Updates and analysis from around the region.
Oct 05, 2020
What the Maithili Movement tells us about language politics in India
And resistance in the face of ‘Hindi imposition’.
Oct 02, 2020
The disconnect on Digital Pakistan
In Pakistan, the government invests in its digital presence while stifling dissent.
Sep 08, 2020
Elections in Sri Lanka, freedom of speech debates in India, war on drugs in Bangladesh and more
Southasiasphere: Podcast #01 - Updates and analysis from around the region.
Sep 03, 2020
Third Wave: COVID-19 & the mental health crisis
A crossborder conversation from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Aug 14, 2020
Reading Kashmir
One year after the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, a selection of articles on the region.
Aug 06, 2020
Foreign investment in Southasia’s telecoms, restrictions on protests in the Maldives and more
Southasiasphere: Issue #10 - Updates and analysis from around the region.
Jul 24, 2020
Pakistan’s fake-degree problem, India-Bangladesh trade stalemate and more
Southasiasphere: Issue #9 - Updates and analysis from around the region.
Jul 10, 2020
Latest Articles
Sustaining the myth of merit
How technical knowledge became the preserve of a ‘meritorious’ upper-caste elite.
From Bin Qasim to Ertugrul
How the Pakistani state has revived the use of historical drama as a political tool.
The costly spectacle of cricket
What COVID-19 reveals about the spectacle of cricket and inequality within the cricket fraternity.
The early story of Christianity in Northeast India
Colonial officers, venture capitalists and Baptist missionaries in the Naga highlands.
