Politics

Crackdown on online publishers, debt restructuring in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Nepal’s registration of same-sex marriages and more

July - Updates and analysis from around the region

By The Editors

/ 12 Jul 2023

Crackdown on online publishers, debt restructuring in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Nepal’s registration of same-sex marriages and more

Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka defies state repression

Post-war memorialisation events serve as resilient expressions of Tamil nationalism despite crackdowns by the Sri Lankan state

By Mario Arulthas

/ 7 Jul 2023

Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka defies state repression

Sri Lanka’s political monks rage against reduced clout

After the 2022 protests and the fall of the Rajapaksas, Sri Lankan monks are politically adrift and looking to project new threats – including Christians

By Tisaranee Gunasekara

/ 30 Jun 2023

Sri Lanka’s political monks rage against reduced clout

Modi’s US visit, Pakistani migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, Myanmar’s flower strike and more

June - Updates and analysis from around the region

By The Editors

/ 28 Jun 2023

Modi’s US visit, Pakistani migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, Myanmar’s flower strike and more

To deal with Imran Khan, Pakistan descends into autocracy

Rising military influence, crackdown on the PTI, and compromised electoral landscape indicate a shift towards autocratic rule

By Salman Rafi Sheikh

/ 24 Jun 2023

To deal with Imran Khan, Pakistan descends into autocracy

On the Odisha train crash, the abduction of Jibran Nasir, anti-China protests in Myanmar and more

June - Updates and analysis from around the region

By The Editors

/ 13 Jun 2023

On the Odisha train crash, the abduction of Jibran Nasir, anti-China protests in Myanmar and more

Punjab’s media reeling in aftermath of Amritpal Singh’s arrest

Internet bans, social-media suspensions and police raids of journalists’ homes in Indian Punjab raise concerns over press freedom amid a crackdown on supporters of the Khalistan ideologue Amritpal Singh

By Sajad Hameed and Qazi Shibli

/ 9 Jun 2023

Punjab’s media reeling in aftermath of Amritpal Singh’s arrest

Hopes and fears on the LoC after two years of ceasefire

A stable ceasefire along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan has given residents a chance at normal life—but threats of an end to the peace persist

By Auqib Javeed

/ 7 Jun 2023

Hopes and fears on the LoC after two years of ceasefire

In Mizoram, a refugee crisis highlights Mizo tribal affinities and hostility

Shared Zo identity has Mizos extending hospitality to Chin and Kuki-Chin refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh. More remarkable is that Chakmas, mistreated by the Mizo majority in Mizoram, have welcomed Kuki-Chin refugees too

By Suraj Gogoi

/ 2 Jun 2023

In Mizoram, a refugee crisis highlights Mizo tribal affinities and hostility

The political fallout of violence in Manipur, Bangladesh’s economic crisis, the crackdown on PTI supporters and more

May - Updates and analysis from around the region

By The Editors

/ 31 May 2023

The political fallout of violence in Manipur, Bangladesh’s economic crisis, the crackdown on PTI supporters and more

When neoliberalism came to the Indian farm

With a focus on agricultural policy since the 1990s, 'Distress in the Fields' demonstrates how neoliberal interventions sowed the seeds of the crisis faced by farmers today

By Tanya Matthan

/ 27 May 2023

When neoliberalism came to the Indian farm

Federalism is the most significant ideological divide in Nepali politics

Amid the the “‘de-ideologisation”’ of Nepali politics, the most consequential differences are on the system of provincial government. Three emergent parties throw the divisions into sharp relief.

By Sovit Subedi

/ 24 May 2023

Federalism is the most significant ideological divide in Nepali politics