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Elections in Sri Lanka, freedom of speech debates in India, war on drugs in Bangladesh and more
Southasiasphere: Podcast #01 - Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Sep 03, 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
Whither nuance?
International coverage of anti-Muslim violence in central Sri Lanka left something to be desired.
Chhetria Patrakar | Mar 27, 2018
The business of news
How the editorial and factual veracity of news is being threatened.
Sukumar Muralidharan | Sep 18, 2016
Uncertain times
Lessons from uneven and unequal access to information during times of crisis.
Catherine Warner and Pradeep Singh | Sep 05, 2015
Channel Southasia
Isn’t it time for a regional television network that ‘thinks Southasian’ and broadcasts via satellite and cable throughout the region? While Latin America’s incipient Telesur and West Asia’s energetic Al Jazeera might provide models, it …
Aman Malik | Nov 01, 2005
Latest Articles
India’s slow-burn affair with Israel heats up
Azad Essa’s 'Hostile Homelands' explores the ideological convergence of Hindutva and Zionism, and the consequences for Kashmir and Palestine – but there is much more driving India and Israel’s deepening ties
Disillusioned with the Taliban, Pakistan reverses its four-decade Afghan policy
As Kabul refuses to act against the TTP and Baloch militant groups, Pakistan is ending the support it has extended to the Taliban since 1994 and its welcome to refugees from Afghanistan since the 1980s
The limited genius of Geoffrey Bawa
‘Geoffrey Bawa: Drawing from the Archives’ allows an exploration of the rift between the celebrated architect’s vision for nation-building in Sri Lanka and the country’s present reality
Interview: The precarity of Afghan migrants in Pakistan
Political scientist and author Sanaa Alimia speaks of the long history of racial profiling, harassment and deportation of Afghan migrants, in the context of Pakistan’s recent crackdown
