A new collection presents the harsh, even brutal lyricism of Lakdhas Wikkramasinha, forged amid the violence of the 1971 JVP insurrection and still unlike anything else in Sri Lankan letters
With the victory of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League a foregone conclusion, the big question is how India, China, Europe and the United States will be configured in relation to Bangladesh
Abhishek Choudhary’s new biography of Atal Behari Vajpayee examines the life and legacy of India’s first BJP prime minister, puncturing misguided liberal nostalgia and the hero-worship of the Hindu Right
Kissinger’s complicity in the slaughter of millions in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War is part of his poisonous legacy in Southasia – one he never answered or apologised for
In 'Nehru’s India: A History in Seven Myths', Taylor Sherman looks to debunk Jawaharlal Nehru’s positive legacy, failing to see how his vision still saves the country from the worst of itself
Retracing the journey that first brought them to the country 200 years ago, Malaiyaha Tamils reflect on their history and struggle as one of Sri Lanka’s most marginalised communities
Accounts from Kesava Menon, Meena Menon and Sameer Arshad Khatlani show the messy truth of where things really stand between the two fractious neighbours
Azad Essa’s 'Hostile Homelands' explores the ideological convergence of Hindutva and Zionism, and the consequences for Kashmir and Palestine – but there is much more driving India and Israel’s deepening ties
As Kabul refuses to act against the TTP and Baloch militant groups, Pakistan is ending the support it has extended to the Taliban since 1994 and its welcome to refugees from Afghanistan since the 1980s
A crackdown on undocumented migrants is forcing thousands back to uncertain fates in Afghanistan, and ratcheting up tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban
