Conflict

After brazen heist targeting Venezuela’s President Maduro, US unlikely to back off on Iran

From the 2009 protests to Starlink-fuelled unrest, myths of digital subversion persist as Iran braces for US pressure, amid growing China–Russia support.
Jan 29

Trump and Xi may meet in Beijing in April, but India’s worries remain

There is a temporary thaw in US-China relations, but India will have to balance its ties deftly with both powers.
Jan 20

Regime change in Venezuela and the crisis of global order

Its neighbours have been largely silent or supportive of the US raid that captured Maduro, but the impact of that raid will be felt far beyond South America.
Jan 16

Electoral roll revision sparks widespread social anxieties

The Special Intensive Revision of the voters list across 12 Indian states could potentially lead to sharpening of the communal divide.
Nov 24

Dhaka University turns extreme right in Bangladesh’s uncertain politics

The Jamaat-e-Islami youth wing’s victory in elections to the university’s student wing is a disturbing trend in national politics
Oct 07

Gen-Z’s challenge to elite dominance in South Asia

Deadly protests by youths in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal show how lack of attention to inclusive development can fuel public anger
Sep 29

Returning to identity politics in Assam

The Assam government’s decisions on land transfers are likely to reignite tensions in a state with a history of violence against alleged outsiders
Sep 19
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