Interview
Long road to democracy
On Myanmar’s contentious elections, voter disenfranchisement and prospects for the future.
The Editors | Nov 21, 2020
Rape under trial
What rape trials demonstrate about the failures of Indian law enforcement and criminal justice.
The Editors | Nov 04, 2020
Sustaining the myth of merit
How technical knowledge became the preserve of a ‘meritorious’ upper-caste elite.
The Editors | Oct 20, 2020
What the Maithili Movement tells us about language politics in India
And resistance in the face of ‘Hindi imposition’.
The Editors | Oct 02, 2020
Third Wave: COVID-19 & the mental health crisis
A crossborder conversation from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The Editors | Aug 14, 2020
India’s other China problem
Indian research and scholarship on China suffers from a narrow focus on ‘national interest’.
The Editors | Jun 19, 2020
What behavioural science tells us about the COVID-19 response
And why it should shape government policies.
The Editors | May 06, 2020
IMF, World Bank and COVID-19
How have global financial institutions responded to the economic crisis triggered by the viral outbreak?
The Editors | Apr 30, 2020
COVID-19: Southasian states of emergency
A legal analysis of the origins and possible impacts of emergency law.
The Editors | Mar 26, 2020
Poppies and power in Afghanistan
How drug trade, foreign aid and global politics impacted the Afghan state and society.
The Editors | Mar 11, 2020
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