And you shall fail at your peril
The breathtaking obfuscations that form the viscera of India’s impunity in Kashmir.
Nawaz Gul Qanungo | Sep 30, 2014
Violence in the time of ‘no-war’
Sri Lanka’s militarised approach in the aftermath of the civil war has had destabilising social consequences.
Ahilan Kadirgamar | Sep 29, 2014
The general’s atoll
The political grooming of the Maldivian armed forces threatens democracy, as well as the sanctity of the public sphere.
Azra Naseem | Sep 26, 2014
The doctrine of the nuclear sword
Nuclear weapons and the militarist psychology in India and Pakistan.
M V Ramana and Zia Mian | Sep 20, 2014
Battlefield to marketplace and back
Peace in Burma is hampered by an economic logic of limited utility.
David Brenner | Sep 15, 2014
The security metaphysic
An account of how the defence and security industry in India is increasingly domesticated by private players.
Manisha Sethi | Sep 15, 2014
Of shadows, skins and stones
A review of three recent novels by Pakistani women authors.
Elen Turner | Sep 10, 2014
CIA in Mustang, MIA in Dharamsala
A new novel on Tibet highlights, and skirts around, many of the region’s issues.
Ross Adkin | Sep 09, 2014
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