https://www.himalmag.com/newsletters/southasia-weekly-myanmar-conscription-pakistan-saudi https://cf-images.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-29/yuo1cvdi/Southasia-Weekly-29May.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-29/b09a4fd0/Pak-SaudiRevised.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-29/xjkdyl0k/Myanmar-tightens-conscription.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-29/2wgrm74o/Sino-indian-banner.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-29/ho0p82vu/flower-market-snapsouthasia.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-29/0drrw40g/Snap-Southasia-May22.png himalmag en 2026-05-29T11:27:49.191Z Pakistan brings the Saudi-UAE rivalry to Southasia – Southasia Weekly #120 Pakistan Saudi UAE, Myanmar conscription, Iran war https://www.himalmag.com/politics/pakistan-saudi-uae-iran-war https://cf-images.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-29/2f1l5uo9/Pak-SaudiRevised.png Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Jeddah. As the mediator, and with the world paying minute attention to the US-Iran negotiations, Pakistan finds itself in a prominent but tricky position. A major difficulty it faces in West Asia is that it can no longer play the neutral between the two big Gulf powers – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – and benefit from the generosity of both. himalmag en 2026-05-29T09:27:56.665Z Amid the war in Iran, the Saudi–UAE rivalry arrives in Southasia Pakistan Saudi relations, Pakistan Iran war, Saudi UAE rivalry, UAE India relations https://www.himalmag.com/politics/vauhini-vara-big-tech-digital-futures-ai https://cf-images.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-05-29/kc37wbhe/Vauhini-Vara.png himalmag en 2026-05-29T07:18:36.757Z Himal interviews: Vauhini Vara on Big Tech, AI and digital selfhood Politics, Interview