racism
Do Black lives matter to Southasians?
An account of Black-Southasian relations in modern history.
Dinyar Patel | Jul 04, 2020
Sri Lankan Muslims: the new ‘others’?
The history and politics of Muslimphobia in Sri Lanka.
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Apr 23, 2018
Blackness in brown spaces
Despite historical linkages, Africans in Southasia endure prejudice and institutional discrimination.
Sinthujan Varatharajah | Jul 14, 2015
Equalisation to annihilation-and beyond
A further fragmentation of caste identities would rule out the possibility of solidarity across oppressed castes.
S Anand | Apr 01, 2010
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Climate change in Bangladesh is driving a dengue outbreak in winter
Dengue is endemic in Bangladesh but the current outbreak is unusual in its scale and seasonality. Many experts have linked the surge in dengue cases with extreme climate events
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
Protests in Gwadar, a BBC documentary on Modi, Tamil fiction in translation and more
January 25, 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region
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.
