community
Britain’s Banglatown
How the Bangladeshi community has come to shape local politics in Tower Hamlets.
Ashraf Hoque | Dec 28, 2014
65 years and counting
India-Pakistan visa relaxation for ‘Midnight’s Children’ may be too little too late.
Neelkamal Puri | Nov 12, 2012
History of the desi umbilical
In the early 19th century, the Southasian diasporas remained actively engaged with political struggles in their lands of origin. Today this has morphed into an obsession with economic returns.
Vijay Prashad | Dec 01, 2010
Jungle raj tourism vs. the people
In the mountain fastness of Nanda Devi, which gave the Chipko movement to Southasia, the local communities are battling the Uttaranchal authorities to retain benefits from tourists when they arrive - 'ecotourism' or not.
Carey L Biron | May 27, 2006
Latest Articles
The rare Indian foreign correspondent’s view of Pakistan
Accounts from Kesava Menon, Meena Menon and Sameer Arshad Khatlani show the messy truth of where things really stand between the two fractious neighbours
Interview: Operation 1027 and the growing armed alliance against Myanmar’s junta
Researcher Aung Kaung Myat unpacks the internal dynamics of the complex coalition of armed groups battling for dominance across Myanmar
Podcast: Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban, Myanmar’s armed groups expose military junta’s weakness, and more
Your Southasia news roundup from 20 Nov - 1 Dec 2023, plus an interview with Aung Kaung Myat on Operation 1027 in Myanmar
India’s slow-burn affair with Israel heats up
Azad Essa’s 'Hostile Homelands' explores the ideological convergence of Hindutva and Zionism, and the consequences for Kashmir and Palestine – but there is much more driving India and Israel’s deepening ties
