India's Naxalite movement – to which contemporary Indian Maoists directly trace their lineage – emerged as a wildfire insurrection in 1967 in the Naxalbari area of North Bengal. After a
Seven years on, the US-led war on terrorism has left in its wake a far more unstable world than existed on that momentous day: 11 September 2001. Rather than diminishing,
Over the past three decades, the LTTE has been portrayed as a brutal organisation, with its structure, motivations and strategies all shrouded in secrecy. Some have rejected the force as
Apprehending people and then denying any knowledge about them has in recent decades become an established practice for governments across Southasia, especially during counter-insurgency operations. Indeed, with the 25th annual
The problem with youth movements, it has long been said, is that they inevitably take on lives of their own, at which point they are not easily controlled by the
The relationship between feminism and the left movements in India has long been a contested one. Marxists accuse feminists of trying to subvert the politics of class, while feminists criticise
The upsurge of jihad among Muslims around the world has forced intellectual comparisons with 'terrorist' movements in Europe. Western scholars have found similarities between the policies of al-Qaeda
There are centres within centres and peripheries outside of peripheries. The Western press has always regarded Southasia as a periphery to be included in the news line-up, usually when another
Outside the stately Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) at 7 Lyons Range, row after row of closely packed, ramshackle cubicles buzz with activity. Hundreds of operators, all clad in white dhoti-kurtas,
Let us begin with an understanding of the state and the place of academics in Bangladesh. From a methodological standpoint, the spheres of the state can be thought of as
Debate on the relevance of federalism and the possibilities of evolving a viable federal model is currently ongoing in several countries around the region, perhaps most notably in Nepal. Prior
