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Reading Kashmir
One year after the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, a selection of articles on the region.
The Editors | Aug 06, 2020
People of a Southasian past
A colonial experiment in ethnographic photography offers a rare glimpse into Southasia’s communities circa the 19th century.
The Editors | May 10, 2017
Domestic flights
Risks and opportunities for women migrant labourers from Nepal.
Weena Pun | Mar 23, 2017
A tale of two mosques
Recent anniversaries have marked the demolition of two mosques, one very well known, and the other, much less so.
Khalid Anis Ansari | Dec 06, 2016
The madrassa and the state of Pakistan
Religion, poverty and the potential for violence in Pakistan.
Tariq Rahman | Oct 13, 2016
Literary sandbox
Tibetan fiction’s two overused themes of politics and religion limits experimentation
Bhuchung D Sonam | Sep 28, 2016
The state of surveillance
The Pakistani state is using terrorism as an excuse to curb freedom of speech.
Sana Saleem | Sep 24, 2016
Whose media is it anyway?
Real freedom of expression is eroding fast in India.
Neha Dixit | Sep 21, 2016
Latest Articles
Strains between Malé and the atolls in the Maldives
Forced migration, “development” pressures, political neglect and the climate crisis have assailed the Maldives’ less-populous atolls, eroding the country’s identity and driving thousands to the capital
Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast
Rampant ethnic chauvinism of the kind that has shattered Manipur’s civil society is ingrained in communities across the Northeast
How Southasia and Oman intertwined
In ‘Sovereigns of the Sea’, the histories of Omani sultans in the age of empire speak to the interconnectedness of Southasia, West Asia and East Africa
G20 summit in Delhi, new allegations on the Easter Sunday bombings, the return of Nawaz Sharif and more
September 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region
