Bangladesh’s relationship with Pakistan has become markedly more friendly since the fall of Sheikh Hasina, even as anti-India sentiment has reached an all-time high in the country
This week, host of the Southasia Review of Books podcast, Shwetha Srikanthan talks to Sadaf Wani on her new book 'City as Memory: A Short Biography of Srinagar'
Bhutan’s Nepali-speaking diaspora, created by the expulsion of the Lhotshampa in the 1990s, can help the country’s tottering economy, the researcher says – if the Bhutan government were ready to reach out
Nominating women to reserved legislative seats has done little for the cause of women in Pakistan. Political parties must be made to field more winning women candidates.
This week, we follow the story of Sumit Nagal, the Indian tennis player who catapulted into the spotlight when he beat the higher-ranked Alexander Bublik at the 2024 Australian Open.
This week at Himal
The ongoing violence in Manipur was aggravated by Biren Singh’s BJP-led state government, Sangmuan Hangsing writes. Using arrests, intimidation and repression against journalists to dominate
This week at Himal
As Bangladesh’s interim government struggles to rebuild, data on the Hindu community’s suffering has begun to emerge. Zia Hassan writes that India’s establishment
Biren Singh’s BJP-led Manipur state government has used arrests, intimidation and narrative manipulation as tools to dominate the public and exacerbate decades-old tensions between Meiteis and Kuki-Zomi-Hmars.
Putting the year in perspective, editor Roman Gautam and the hosts of Himal’s podcasts take a look back at the highlights, stories and episodes that shaped an extraordinary and challenging year
India risks permanent damage to its relationship with Bangladesh with a narrative of uncontrolled communal violence after Sheikh Hasina’s fall, ignoring Hasina’s weaponisation of the Hindu minority and how post-revolution violence has been driven more by political reasons
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On 22 November, a haunting video from Pakistan surfaced on social media, showing a convoy filled with Shia Muslims killed in a brutal sectarian attack. Syeda
