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Pakistan’s politics continues to dictate its economic crisis

The standoff over elections in Punjab between the PML-N’s ruling coalition and Imran Khan’s PTI has intensified Pakistan’s multidimensional crisis, and may lead to sovereign default

| May 19, 2023

How can Pakistan end the military’s role in politics?

A conversation with Salman Rafi Sheikh on Pakistan's continued crises

| Feb 15, 2023

China courts influence in Sri Lanka via the Buddhist clergy

Beijing needs new allies now that the Rajapaksas are reeling, but the enmeshing of politics and religion in Sri Lanka is always cause for concern

| Jan 26, 2023

Rebound or relapse: Debt restructuring in a time of crisis

A crossborder discussion on economic precarity and the impacts of ongoing debt restructuring processes and negotiations with the IMF in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

| Jan 25, 2023

Taliban regime under siege, within and without

One year later, the Taliban is under attack from rival groups.

| Nov 11, 2022

The human dimension to Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

On rising poverty, income inequality, and potential solutions.

| Oct 14, 2022

A Year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Pakistan floods, Indian Matchmaking, and more.

Southasiasphere episode 19: Updates and analysis from around the region.

| Sep 02, 2022

Notes on the Sri Lankan struggle

Police brutality and growing public consciousness during the ‘Janatha Aragalaya’.

| Aug 09, 2022

What next if President Rajapaksa resigns?

An explainer on the constitutional aftermath.

| Jul 11, 2022

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