Category: So Asia

About the GT Road (Grand Trunk Road)

by Irshad Salim: When the GT Road (Grand Trunk Road) was operational, it connected the…

The ‘Camp Geneva Community’ in Dhaka: Abandoned But Not Silenced

In conversation with Mr. Hasan Mohammad, hosted by Dr. Rakhshinda. A powerful journey from the heart of Geneva Camp, Dhaka.

Pakistan: Comprador Nation

Ammar Ali Jan: Since 1958, US backing for the army –seen as an essential counterweight to Soviet influence –has made the country’s political sphere hostile for democratic forces.

Why Aryan Migration Theorists Ignore Bhirrana?

Bhirrana, situated on the Sarasvati river, is a small (190×240 meters) human settlement but a very significant one dating back to 8000 BCE.

India’s Ongoing Subjugation of Kashmir Holds Portentous Lessons About the Nature of Contemporary Colonialism

Hafsa Kanjwali in Aeon: India is a postcolonial power. Its rule in Kashmir is colonial.

About the Himalayan Mountain Series

The Himalayan mountain range extends to 6 Asian countries namely: Nepal, India, Bhutan, Kashmir, China and Pakistan.

Pakistan’s Blackest Day

Not even the fall of Dhaka in December 1971 can begin to compare with the scale of national humiliation involved.

India is a Postcolonial Power. Its Rule in Kashmir is Colonial.

India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism.

Beef in ‘Laddus’ and the Baffling Silence of Cow Vigilantes

by Dr Syed Ali Mujtaba at Clarion India: THE Hindus were shocked to learn recently…

How the Violence of Partition Forged National Identity in South Asia

Joya Chatterji at Literary Hub: I was seven years old during the 1971 war between…

Security Expert ANM Muniruzzaman: Bangladesh is Amid a Serious Security Threat

“It is important to realize that any country goes through a period of unrest, to an extent, in a post-revolution period.”

The Issue of Youth Unemployment and Underemployment is By No Means Exclusive to Bangladesh

Anna Barford at The Conversation: Jobs, of which 30% were reserved for independence war veterans…