coronavirus

Pandemics have always revealed the weakness of the Indian state

In 'Pandemic India', David Arnold offers a reflective study of Covid, cholera, plague, the Spanish flu and other historical mass contagions, from the time of the British Raj to the Modi government

| Feb 03, 2023

The price of immunity

Cost comparisons of COVID-19 vaccines across the region.

| Jul 22, 2021

Getting the jab done

A crossborder discussion on COVID-19 vaccinations in Southasia.

| May 07, 2021

Tracking Southasia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

How have COVID-19 vaccinations progressed in the region?

| Mar 09, 2021

Elections in Myanmar, opposition rallies in Pakistan, COVID-19 vaccines in Southasia

Southasiasphere podcast episode 03: Updates and analysis from around the region.

| Nov 06, 2020

Caste on the streets

Dhaka’s street cleaners, many of them Dalits, faced a grim future even before the pandemic.

| Jul 21, 2020

Doctors without armour

Working without protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in Pakistan say they are on a suicide mission.

| Mar 30, 2020

‘A picture of malicious intention’

On the Chinese embassy’s undiplomatic letter to a Nepali newspaper.

| Feb 19, 2020

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