political prisoners
Southasia’s COP26, Bhutan’s political prisoners, the politics of listening and more.
Southasiasphere episode 13: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Nov 16, 2021
The politics of boycott
As elections loom, how will the decision by Burma’s main opposition party to sit out the elections affect the larger efforts towards at democracy?
Htet Aung | May 01, 2010
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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
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January 25, 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region
