The Editors
Long road to democracy
On Myanmar’s contentious elections, voter disenfranchisement and prospects for the future.
Nov 21, 2020
Elections in Myanmar, opposition rallies in Pakistan, COVID-19 vaccines in Southasia
Southasiasphere podcast episode 03: Updates and analysis from around the region.
Nov 06, 2020
Rape under trial
What rape trials demonstrate about the failures of Indian law enforcement and criminal justice.
Nov 04, 2020
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
Latest Articles
Long road to democracy
On Myanmar’s contentious elections, voter disenfranchisement and prospects for the future.
Nepal’s citizenship battles
On the systemic discrimination against women in Nepal’s citizenship laws.
The cost of conscience
Megha Majumdar’s novel depicts a world where progress requires bigotry.
