Militarisation
Who needs borders?
A freewheeling discussion on borders and borderlands in Southasia.
The Editors | Sep 15, 2021
Military creep
Pakistan’s federal system is being undermined by militarisation.
Salman Rafi Sheikh | Aug 04, 2021
Phanek and the fabric of resistance
The documentary 'Bloody Phanek' explores social and political realities in Manipur.
Veewon Thokchom | Nov 25, 2020
Kashmir and the rise of settler colonialism
The political and economic exploitation of militarily occupied J & K.
Maknoon Wani | Sep 01, 2020
The long wait for justice
On the chronic failures of criminal justice in Sri Lanka.
Bhavani Fonseka | Aug 07, 2020
When mountains die they turn white
The leaders of India and Pakistan have now appropriated to themselves, as others had done before, the power that was God’s alone – to kill mountains, make the earth quake, bring the sea to boil, …
Eqbal Ahmad | Aug 29, 2016
Landscapes of an occupation
Has militarisation increased disaster vulnerability in India-administered Jammu & Kashmir?
Mir Fatimah Kanth and Shrimoyee Nandini Ghosh | Aug 18, 2015
The Myanmar connection
‘Rendezvous With Rebels’ explores the links between Burma and the insurgency in India’s Northeast.
Anuraag Baruah | Jun 19, 2015
Part-time peacekeepers
The Bangladesh Army’s record in the Chittagong Hill Tracts belies its prominence in UN peacekeeping missions.
Hana Shams Ahmed | Nov 10, 2014
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