South Asia

Climate crisis

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating

The impacts of the climate crisis on the South Asian subcontinent are already quite bad.

Gender justice

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women

Islamist Taliban regime has effectively erased women from public life.

Rural infrastructure

Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate

Rural communities generally lack good public services and have too few economic opportunities. The climate crisis is compounding problems.

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In Pakistan, authoritarian attitudes are a colonial legacy

After 77 years of independence, Pakistan’s society, economy and politics are still marked by institutions established by the British Empire.

Extreme weather

Lessons to be learnt from Nepal’s recent excessive rains

While extreme weather is increasingly considered normal, Nepal still cannot protect its people properly.

Illicit drugs

How opium became a pillar of the British Empire

Britain’s East India Company ran a highly profitable, but brutally exploitative narco-state in the Gangetic plains and exported highly addictive opium to China.

Dalit kitchen

A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Shahu Patole’s book “Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada” highlights the rich culinary traditions of marginalised Dalit communities in Maharashtra, using food as a lens to explore caste, identity, and resilience in the face of historical discrimination.

Constitutional law

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has been defanged

Why Islamabad’s military-backed government will get a chief justice of its own choice

Constitutional law

Judicial independence under attack in Pakistan

Islamabad’s military-backed government wants to pass a constitutional amendment which, according to critics, would put at risk citizens’ fundamental rights.

Tuberculosis

In India, eradicating TB is a multi-dimensional challenge

Poverty has an impact on the prevalence of TB and has even contributed to the evolution of drug-resistant strains

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