After the revocation of Article 370, Buddhist-majority Leh and Muslim-majority Kargil have united in protest against the BJP and the Modi government, demanding statehood for Ladakh and Sixth Schedule protections
Nepal is on the frontlines of the climate crisis but lags behind in negotiating for international resources and technological support for adaptation, leaving its communities especially vulnerable
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In the latest episode of the State of Southasia podcast, host Nayantara Narayanan speaks to Laxmi Murthy, senior journalist and the editor of an International Federation
Journalist and editor Laxmi Murthy examines the stark deterioration of media independence and freedom of expression in Southasia, and its implications for elections and democracies
Building on an inclusive Dravidian politics, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has provided leadership to the opposition alliance countering the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Tamil Nadu has shown a better path for India’s development
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This week, as the Indian election approaches a close, Himal published the final two stories in our special series ‘Modi’s India from the Edges’, examining
While India has hosted and rehabilitated exiled Tibetans, it sees Tibet largely as a tool to counter China and its policies have been reactions to the Chinese narrative
Climate change is driving an increase in snakebites and envenomation deaths in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and beyond – and community-driven solutions are leading the fightback
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In the latest story from our special series, ‘Modi’s India from the Edges’, Angshuman Choudhury writes that Modi’s reactive policy on Myanmar keeps India
Over the past decade, India has been slow to realise that Myanmar’s anti-democratic military cannot protect its interests in a country where the majority seeks a federal democratic union
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In the latest story from our special series, ‘Modi’s India from the Edges’, Kamal Ahmed writes that Bangladesh remains wary about Indian prime minister Narendra
