Politics

Podcast: Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban, Myanmar’s armed groups expose military junta’s weakness, and more
Your Southasia news roundup from 20 Nov - 1 Dec 2023, plus an interview with Aung Kaung Myat on Operation 1027 in Myanmar
The Editors | Dec 04, 2023

India’s slow-burn affair with Israel heats up
Azad Essa’s 'Hostile Homelands' explores the ideological convergence of Hindutva and Zionism, and the consequences for Kashmir and Palestine – but there is much more driving India and Israel’s deepening ties
Rohan Venkat | Dec 01, 2023

Disillusioned with the Taliban, Pakistan reverses its four-decade Afghan policy
As Kabul refuses to act against the TTP and Baloch militant groups, Pakistan is ending the support it has extended to the Taliban since 1994 and its welcome to refugees from Afghanistan since the 1980s
Salman Rafi Sheikh | Nov 27, 2023

Interview: The precarity of Afghan migrants in Pakistan
Political scientist and author Sanaa Alimia speaks of the long history of racial profiling, harassment and deportation of Afghan migrants, in the context of Pakistan’s recent crackdown
The Editors | Nov 22, 2023

Podcast: Armed groups challenge Myanmar’s junta, Sri Lanka’s 2024 budget, Uttarkashi tunnel collapse and more
Your Southasia news roundup from 7-19 November 2023, plus an interview with Sanaa Alimia on Afghans migrants in Pakistan
The Editors | Nov 19, 2023

Pakistan brings down the axe on Afghan migrants
A crackdown on undocumented migrants is forcing thousands back to uncertain fates in Afghanistan, and ratcheting up tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban
Manzoor Ali | Nov 17, 2023

A wave of bold new books on the Gorkhaland agitation
Home-grown authors have shattered the fearful silence surrounding the 1986 movement for a separate Gorkha state in India
Anuradha Sharma | Nov 15, 2023

Interview: The Maldives makes a turn with new president Mohamed Muizzu
Journalist Daniel Bosley speaks on the India–China tussle, accountability and the climate change in the context of the Maldives’ recent presidential election
The Editors | Nov 13, 2023

Misguided mega-projects threaten to devastate the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The NITI Aayog, an Indian government think tank, is spearheading “development” projects that would strip indigenous people of their land and rights, and destroy precious forests and sea turtle breeding grounds
Edith Mirante | Nov 10, 2023

An internet star’s political dreams meet the brutal realities of Bangladeshi elections
A sharp turn in Hero Alom’s fledgling political career shows what analysts say are the ruling Awami League’s efforts to “manage” Bangladesh’s upcoming election
Anupam Debashis Roy | Nov 06, 2023
