This week at Himal
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
This week at Himal
As the Border-Gavaskar trophy kicks off in Australia, Benjamin Golby writes that the importance of the series goes beyond cricket, shaping Australia’s view of the
This week at Himal
This week, Bakht Noor Nasar writes that local journalists reporting the War on Terror from the Pakistan-Afghanistan borderlands became victims and agents of geopolitical conflict and
This week at Himal
This week, as India’s state elections kick off, Imaad ul Hasan unpacks the choices voters face in Maharashtra, where it’s a stand-off between two
This week at Himal
Last month, Pakistan’s cabinet hastily passed a constitutional amendment implementing controversial judicial reforms. Salman Rafi Sheikh unpacks the implications of Pakistan’s 26th amendment, and
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This week, Rajni Gamage and Harindra B Dassanayake write that the National People's Power, the victors of Sri Lanka's presidential election, prioritised
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This week, Hurmat Ali Shah writes about the government ban imposed on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement ahead of their three day jirga, a restorative justice mechanism
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This week, Auqib Javeed writes about how Jammu and Kashmir’s assembly election results present a headache for New Delhi, particularly given new chief minister Omar
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For our Podcast of the Week, host of the Southasia Review of Books podcast, Shwetha Srikanthan interviews Geethanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell on “Our city that
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In the latest episode of the State of Southasia podcast, host Nayantara Narayanan interviews Ambika Satkunanathan, lawyer and former commissioner of human rights for Sri Lanka
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As Sri Lanka goes to the polls, Marlon Ariyasinghe lays out the top 3 presidential candidates vying for people’s votes in the first election since
