Comment / Members-only Between the people and the polis Southasia’s mega-cities and the urban future. By Arif Hasan / 25 Nov 2014
Comment / Members-only Global capital, local labour The Indian government’s push for so-called labour reforms will take aim at provisions that safeguard worker rights. By Kinjal Sampat / 21 Nov 2014
Comment / Members-only Part-time peacekeepers The Bangladesh Army’s record in the Chittagong Hill Tracts belies its prominence in UN peacekeeping missions. By Hana Shams Ahmed / 10 Nov 2014
Comment / Members-only Thinking beyond Huntington The increasing militarisation of Southasia’s democracies points to a shift in civil-military relations. By Ayesha Siddiqa / 8 Nov 2014
Comment / Members-only States of denial How increasing militarisation of Southasia’s conflict zones has led to severe human-rights violations. By Seema Kazi / 31 Oct 2014
Comment / Members-only Where is Sodi Shambo? One woman’s harrowing ordeal in Chhattisgarh reveals the nature and functioning of India's repressive state apparatus. By Sharmila Purkayastha / 16 Oct 2014
Comment / Members-only A garrison state? Why is the Sri Lankan army running parks, shopping arcades, a vet clinic and a beauty salon? By Tisaranee Gunasekara / 13 Oct 2014
Comment / Members-only And you shall fail at your peril The breathtaking obfuscations that form the viscera of India’s impunity in Kashmir. By Nawaz Gul Qanungo / 30 Sep 2014
Comment / Members-only Violence in the time of ‘no-war’ Sri Lanka’s militarised approach in the aftermath of the civil war has had destabilising social consequences. By Ahilan Kadirgamar / 29 Sep 2014
Comment / Members-only The general’s atoll The political grooming of the Maldivian armed forces threatens democracy, as well as the sanctity of the public sphere. By Azra Naseem / 26 Sep 2014
Comment / Members-only The doctrine of the nuclear sword Nuclear weapons and the militarist psychology in India and Pakistan. By M. V. Ramana and Zia Mian / 20 Sep 2014
Comment / Members-only Battlefield to marketplace and back Peace in Burma is hampered by an economic logic of limited utility. By David Brenner / 15 Sep 2014
