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Year in review: Ten great articles on Southasian politics of 2025

A selection of Himal’s most-read articles on Southasian politics of the year

Year in review: Ten great articles on Southasian politics of 2025

From the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in India-administered Kashmir, to the anti-corruption Gen Z protests and a deadly uprising that forced the prime minister and government to resign in Nepal – we take a look back at some of our top stories on politics through 2025. 

In no particular order, here are a few of Himal’s most-read political stories of the year:

1. The political erasure of Indian Muslims 

More Muslims live in India than in any other country in the world barring Indonesia and Pakistan. Yet, for the first time since India’s independence, its Muslims have been rendered electorally dispensable and therefore politically irrelevant.
More Muslims live in India than in any other country in the world barring Indonesia and Pakistan. Yet, for the first time since India’s independence, its Muslims have been rendered electorally dispensable and therefore politically irrelevant.