tsunami

Two Very Different Processes

Lessons from Sri Lanka and Aceh, Indonesia, five years after the tsunami.

Impressions from the Devastation

The authorities and citizens of Sri Lanka's northeast and the Indian state of Tamil Nadu reacted differently when the tsunami struck.

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Strains between Malé and the atolls in the Maldives

Forced migration, “development” pressures, political neglect and the climate crisis have assailed the Maldives’ less-populous atolls, eroding the country’s identity and driving thousands to the capital

Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast

Rampant ethnic chauvinism of the kind that has shattered Manipur’s civil society is ingrained in communities across the Northeast

How Southasia and Oman intertwined

In ‘Sovereigns of the Sea’, the histories of Omani sultans in the age of empire speak to the interconnectedness of Southasia, West Asia and East Africa