Southasiasphere
The political fallout of violence in Manipur, Bangladesh’s economic crisis, the crackdown on PTI supporters and more
May - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | May 31, 2023
Violence in Manipur, Imran Khan’s arrest, the Karnataka elections and more
May - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | May 17, 2023
Marriage equality in India, fencing the Durand line, wrestlers’ protests and more
May - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | May 03, 2023
Air strikes in Myanmar, Taliban restrictions on women in Afghanistan, changes to India’s school curriculum and more
April - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Apr 19, 2023
The Doklam dispute, Rahul Gandhi’s conviction, repression of journalists in Bangladesh and beyond, and much more
April - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Apr 05, 2023
Imran Khan’s attempted arrest, UN appeal for Afghanistan aid, a graphic novel on Naga repatriation and more
March - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Mar 22, 2023
Election in the Northeast, Bangladesh’s lopsided deal with Adani Power, ‘Gaadi’ and more
March - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Mar 08, 2023
Delayed elections in Sri Lanka, tax raids on BBC in India, PTM leader Ali Wazir’s release and more
February - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Feb 22, 2023
Silent strikes in Myanmar, rising militancy and debt in Pakistan, The Elephant Whisperers and more
February - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Feb 08, 2023
Protests in Gwadar, a BBC documentary on Modi, Tamil fiction in translation and more
January - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Jan 25, 2023
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In Mizoram, a refugee crisis highlights Mizo tribal affinities and hostility
Shared Zo identity has Mizos extending hospitality to Chin and Kuki-Chin refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh. More remarkable is that Chakmas, mistreated by the Mizo majority in Mizoram, have welcomed Kuki-Chin refugees too
The political fallout of violence in Manipur, Bangladesh’s economic crisis, the crackdown on PTI supporters and more
May - Updates and analysis from around the region
In ‘Agra’, a grim portrait of the repressed Indian man
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When neoliberalism came to the Indian farm
With a focus on agricultural policy since the 1990s, 'Distress in the Fields' demonstrates how neoliberal interventions sowed the seeds of the crisis faced by farmers today
