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
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A freewheeling conversation on Bangladesh’s present, as well as the forces shaping its future.
