farmers’ protests

On night patrol in Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict zone

Hambantota in Sri Lanka has been on the frontline for human-elephant conflict for years. 2022 was the worst year yet, with a death toll of 433 elephants and 145 people

| Mar 03, 2023

Military coup in Myanmar, Nepal’s constitutional crisis and vaccine rollouts in Southasia

Southasiasphere podcast episode 04: Updates and analysis from around the region.

| Feb 09, 2021

Too keen to withhold?

Why we know so little about the temporary blocking of the Twitter accounts covering farmers’ protests.

| Feb 03, 2021

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Delhi’s longest-running play reflects the changing city

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