migrant workers
Foreign investment in Southasia’s telecoms, restrictions on protests in the Maldives and more
Southasiasphere: Issue #10 - Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Jul 24, 2020
The fight for the commons
Who has the power to secure and legislate public spaces in cities?
Varun Nayar | May 25, 2020
Introducing Southasiasphere: The Himal guide to the region
ISSUE #1: Covid-19 in Southasia, civilian government vs the generals in Myanmar, postponed elections in SriLanka and more.
The Editors | Mar 20, 2020
Far from truth
On the policing of sexuality of migrant workers’ wives in Nepal.
Weena Pun | Dec 23, 2015
Bigger cages, longer chains
As labour unrest afflicts the World Cup kick-off in Brazil, for Nepal’s migrant workers, Qatar 2022 is a lived reality.
Deepak Adhikari | Jun 12, 2014
The embrace of Mumbai
The siren call of Bombay attracts the rich and poor throughout Southasia, including large numbers of women from Nepal and Bangladesh. While some are dragged under by the vicious subculture of manipulation and forced labour, …
Sonia Faleiro | Aug 01, 2006
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