politics
What next if President Rajapaksa resigns?
An explainer on the constitutional aftermath.
Gehan Gunatilleke | Jul 11, 2022
Military creep
Pakistan’s federal system is being undermined by militarisation.
Salman Rafi Sheikh | Aug 04, 2021
More than a seat at the table
A crossborder discussion on women leaders in Southasian politics.
The Editors | Jan 27, 2021
From Bin Qasim to Ertugrul
How the Pakistani state has revived the use of historical drama as a political tool.
Shehroze Ahmed Shaikh | Oct 16, 2020
Maldives’ rocky road to transitional justice
A bill before the Majlis risks depriving hundreds of Maldivian citizens of their right to reparations.
Mushfiq Mohamed | Aug 28, 2020
The good Indian American
A critique of Indian American representation in contemporary American television.
Alina Gufran | Jun 24, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter in Southasia, the state of opposition, and more
Southasiasphere: Issue #7- Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Jun 12, 2020
Redefining citizenship in Pakistan
The PTM movement envisions an alternate relationship between citizen and state.
Hurmat Ali Shah | Apr 28, 2020
In Kashmir, Resistance is Mainstream
The Indian state’s decades-old tactic of installing and dethroning loyalists in Kashmir continues.
Samreen Mushtaq and Mudasir Amin | Apr 16, 2020
Poppies and power in Afghanistan
How drug trade, foreign aid and global politics impacted the Afghan state and society.
The Editors | Mar 11, 2020
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