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Himal Southasian

And you shall fail at your peril

The breathtaking obfuscations that form the viscera of India’s impunity in Kashmir.

| 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.

| 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.

| Sep 26, 2014

The doctrine of the nuclear sword

Nuclear weapons and the militarist psychology in India and Pakistan.

| Sep 20, 2014

Battlefield to marketplace and back

Peace in Burma is hampered by an economic logic of limited utility.

| Sep 15, 2014

The security metaphysic

An account of how the defence and security industry in India is increasingly domesticated by private players.

| Sep 15, 2014

Bleeding eve

Three stories of women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

| Sep 12, 2014

Of shadows, skins and stones

A review of three recent novels by Pakistani women authors.

| Sep 10, 2014

CIA in Mustang, MIA in Dharamsala

A new novel on Tibet highlights, and skirts around, many of the region’s issues.

| Sep 09, 2014

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