Politics

An archaeologist at the the Chemmani mass grave site excavates partially unearthed human skeletons from the sandy ground, with numbered evidence tags placed near the bones.
An observer of the 1999 Chemmani exhumations reflects on newly uncovered mass graves and Sri Lanka’s continued failure to deliver justice for Tamil victims of war-time crimes
A candlelit commemoration of Zubeen Garg in Assam. Garg’s death – like his art – drew the people of Assam together across religious, class and caste lines. The singer often declared that he had no caste, no religion.
The Assamese icon sang and spoke the language of the secular, and his death – like his art – united Assam’s Hindus and Muslims, tribals and non-tribals, rich and poor
A hand holds a bottle of Johnson’s baby powder in the foreground, with several other Johnson’s baby care products blurred in the background.
By
Disha Shetty
Two new books look at how Johnson & Johnson for decades put profits ahead of patients – including with contaminated baby power and faulty hip implants – and expose the failures of pharmaceutical regul ...
Panel discussion called Southasia's youthquakes on Gen Z protests in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
By
The Editors
A discussion on three Southasian youth-led uprisings in three years
A 2023 protest in support of Israel in Colombo. There are indications Israel might be trying to propel Sri Lanka down a path of majoritarianism, blood-and-faith nationalism, and Islamophobia.
Pro-Israel groups and Buddhist extremists are expanding Israeli influence in Sri Lanka, stoking anti-Muslim sentiment as the government maintains ambivalence around Palestine and the Gaza genocide
A vendor holds a colourful kite featuring a large image of the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, with the words "MISSION 2024" printed on either side of his portrait. The kite has a pink and magenta background, and is displayed in a vibrant kite shop filled with other brightly coloured kites.
On the precipice of generalisations, ‘The Gujaratis’ exposes a shameful underside of Gujarati pride, Gujarat’s conflicted cultural landscape, and the community’s broader moral and political failings
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