development
Afghanistan: graveyard of development?
On the country’s fraught histories of international development.
The Editors | Aug 31, 2021
Count your climate losses
How recent reports on climate change weigh the economic versus the human cost of the ecological crisis.
The Editors | Jul 30, 2021
#MeToo in Sri Lanka, Myanmar’s jade mines, ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’, and more
Southasiasphere episode 09: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Jul 09, 2021
Global poverty: fantasy or reality?
Unpacking the recent Smith and Hickel debate on the evolution of global poverty.
Rishabh Kumar | Jun 25, 2021
Reclaiming space through art
How a group from Colombo resists gentrification through art, archiving and activism.
Amalini de Sayrah | Mar 16, 2021
Development sermons
Do political cabals and business cartels explain the woes of Nepali economy?
Sovit Subedi | Feb 22, 2021
In sickness and in health
How border regions can be central to building a post-pandemic Southasia.
Nimmi Kurian | Dec 21, 2020
The rise of extremes
Across Southasia, COVID-19 has exacerbated inequality and overshadowed climate change.
The Editors | Dec 04, 2020
What the Sundarban tells us
Interview with Megnaa Mehtta on the Sundarban after Cyclone Amphan.
The Editors | Jun 11, 2020
The fight for the commons
Who has the power to secure and legislate public spaces in cities?
Varun Nayar | May 25, 2020
Latest Articles
Escalating conflict in Myanmar, enforced disappearances in Southasia, ‘Witnesses to History’, and more.
Southasiasphere episode 11: Updates and analysis from around the region.
Who needs borders?
A freewheeling discussion on borders and borderlands in Southasia.
There is something about Parveen
The cultures of fame, shame, and fear in Bollywood’s tryst with mental health.
Afghanistan’s uncertainties
Afghan women activists face a difficult future under a Taliban administration.
