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A man pushes a cart loaded with belongings and a family walks in a dust storm at the Islam Qala border crossing in Afghanistan in July 2025.
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The Editors
The editor of Zan Times describes the racism underlining Iran’s maltreatment of Afghan refugees during deportation and the crisis they face back in Afghanistan
An illustration of the Geluphu Mindfulness City from the Bhutan government’s promotional material on the project. Official narratives of the project on the Bhutan-India border emphasise harmony and prosperity, but overlook economic viability and the Lhotshampa expulsion from the region
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The Editors
The writer discusses the project’s ambitions to revive Bhutan’s ailing economy and how it ignores the displacement of the Lhotshampa people from the Geluphu region
Garment workers in Sri Lanka. Both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have significant apparel exports to the United States and will be hit hard if by its proposed import tariffs.
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The Editors
The economist discusses the impact of proposed US tariffs on exports, balance of payments and debt in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and other Southasian countries
Students take part in a protest in Dhaka in March against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, demanding severe punishment for the rapist.
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The Editors
The sociologist and gender expert discusses violence against women, the invisibilisation of women leaders and their tussle with Islamist conservatives
Indira Gandhi at a public function in 1973.
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The Editors
The political scientist delves into the complexity and contradictions of the Emergency, and examines its legacy
Mohamed Muizzu stands behind a wooden podium with the Maldives behind him on the right at his oath-taking ceremony as president of the Maldives in 2023.
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The Editors
The journalist says that, despite some development, the Maldives’ political culture under Muizzu is one of corporatised corruption, political intimidation and control through gangs.
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