Protests

The Maldives’ ruling party is fighting itself and the opposition in the race for president

The PPM continues its protests for Abdulla Yameen’s release. The MDP’s Ibrahim Solih and Mohamed Nasheed are amid rows as China and India watch the 2023 election race closely

| Feb 10, 2023

Bangladesh’s BNP fights to make a political comeback

With massive anti-government rallies by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and their repression by the ruling Awami League-led government, battle lines are being drawn for the next general election

| Feb 02, 2023

Rebound or relapse: Debt restructuring in a time of crisis

A crossborder discussion on economic precarity and the impacts of ongoing debt restructuring processes and negotiations with the IMF in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

| Jan 25, 2023

Nepal elections, Pakistan’s new Army Chief, ‘Moshari’, and more.

Southasiasphere episode 22: Updates and analysis from around the region.

| Dec 16, 2022

Protests in Swat Valley, Kashmiri journalists barred from travel, ‘Trijya’ and more.

Southasiasphere episode 21: Updates and analysis from around the region.

| Nov 04, 2022

Fighting for their lives

The story of India's HIV patients and the antiretroviral drug supply crisis.

Notes on the Sri Lankan struggle

Police brutality and growing public consciousness during the ‘Janatha Aragalaya’.

| Aug 09, 2022

What makes a journalist?

In Sri Lanka, there are many factors shaping mainstream media coverage of citizen-led protests.

| May 13, 2022

Military coup in Myanmar, Nepal’s constitutional crisis and vaccine rollouts in Southasia

Southasiasphere podcast episode 04: Updates and analysis from around the region.

| Feb 09, 2021

The season of discontent

How has COVID-19 impacted civic mobilisation and organising in Southasia?

| Dec 23, 2020

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