Crossborder

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

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

Digital surveillance of Indian opposition, Nawaz Sharif’s return, Muizzu’s deadline to Indian troops and more
November 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Nov 05, 2023

Bangladesh’s murky games to get Saima Wazed to the WHO
Sheikh Hasina’s push to make her daughter the regional director of the WHO South-East Asia Region bodes ill for Southasia
Disha Shetty | Oct 27, 2023

Buddhism’s long fight against brahminism and caste
‘Dust on the Throne’ focusses on grossly overlooked aspects of Buddhism in Southasia and beyond, highlighting casteless and anti-caste legacies connecting ancient and modern Buddhists
Gajendran Ayyathurai | Oct 25, 2023

Fresh scrutiny on Adani group, Afghan refugees in Pakistan face deportation, earthquakes in Herat and more
October 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Oct 22, 2023

Delhi Police raid on Newsclick, elections in the Maldives, Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Bill and more
October 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Oct 05, 2023

Radio’s role in making and unmaking Southasia’s borders
‘Radio for the Millions’ charts the medium’s role in popular cultures and state-making projects of the Subcontinent, rethinking long-held assumptions on transnational listenership
Preeti Raghunath | Oct 02, 2023
