South Asia
Aakar Patel | Free, fair polls: How Bangladesh & Pakistan show the way not to go
Erosion of Democracy in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan Under Scrutiny
Manish Tewari | China in our backyard poaching our neighbours
India-China geopolitical dance: Navigating diplomatic challenges in the neighborhood
Aakar Patel | Has South Asia hobbled itself? Can we turn into Korea, Taiwan?
China is slightly ahead of the world average GDP, and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are one-fifth.
K.C. Singh | Maldives the latest play in India-China games
Warning signals that India’s Maldivian policy was fraying had been visible for some time
Shreya Sen-Handley | South Asian marvels, but can they last?
In cinema outside the subcontinent, however, South Asian representation is negligible at best.
Abhijit Bhattacharyya | The politics of geography and how societies evolve
The demography of geography creates society, economy, polity, the rise and fall of empires and their borders, as well as war and peace
Aakar Patel | The unreality of ‘Akhand Bharat’: What we must do to bring it about
The story explained that “Akhand Bharat” was a concept espoused by Hindutva nationalists
K.C. Singh | Afghan trouble looming: Pak likely to make gains
The Biden presidency has directly or indirectly impacted other South Asian developments too
World Bank estimates worst economic slump in South Asia
The dire economic effects are already much in evidence, with widespread lockdowns freezing most normal activity
Peg gender on human rights, not only in an economic lens
We tend to equate worth with economic strength, social standing and occupation in positions of authority.