Trump’s Pakistan challenge
Monday
29th January
2018
For incoming US presidents, the alliance with Pakistan can seem to be a poisoned chalice. Does Trump’s 3am promise of …
Category Archive: Region | India and South Asia
Between war and peace: Grey-zone operations in Asia
Friday
16th February
2018
Recent grey-zone activity in maritime-Asia suggests an increase in hybrid warfare. The lines between military, economic, diplomatic, intelligence and criminal…
America’s unending Pakistan predicament
Thursday
11th January
2018
As political developments in Pakistan gather steam following Nawaz Sharif’s dismissal and the unfolding military’s schema for “mainstreaming” the Jihadi…
India is hedging its bets on coal to bring power to the people
Thursday
16th June
2016
More than a fifth of India’s population lacks access to electricity, posing a major development challenge. India’s Prime Minister…
Cosmopolitan insights from B.R. Ambedkar, India’s anti-caste campaigner and constitutional architect
Thursday
12th May
2016
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) has long been a source of inspiration for India’s Dalits, formerly called ‘untouchables’. He was…
What can tourists do to help, not hinder, Nepal’s quake recovery?
Wednesday
10th June
2015
Every year 800,000 international visitors travel to Nepal to experience its unique attractions. These include Sagarmatha National Park (Mt Everest),…
Earthquake orphans: what Nepal can learn from Haiti
Wednesday
6th May
2015
Following the earthquake in 2010, Westerners flocked to Haiti to “rescue” orphaned and lost children. The “rescue” included the evacuation…
Rajapaksa defeat signals the end of a dynasty in Sri Lanka
Saturday
10th January
2015
On Friday morning, with fewer than half the votes counted in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa unobtrusively…
International symposium on “South/South Migration and Socio-Economic Impacts” leads to upcoming publication
Wednesday
14th October
2015
South/South migration is a relatively new phenomenon. Historically, the migration flow between Global North (developed) and Global South…