Tag: #South Asia
Articles tagged with #South Asia
When maps move
The subcontinent's civilisational past, colonial cartography and new national borders
Lessons for Nepal from the Chennai floods
Catastrophic urban floods are rooted in the mismanagement of key natural resources such as land, water, and ecological hotspots
No-man’s land
Conflict along the India-Pakistan border impacts another border: between India and Nepal
South Asia 2040
What is in store for the region’s politics, economy, and development in 15 years time?
Of women, for women, by women
A landmark art exhibition showcasing perspectives on womanhood across Nepal and South Asia
Adani in Sri Lanka
The new government is reconsidering the $442 million Indian scheme approved by the previous government
Documenting South Asia on film
The 2024 Film Southasia: Documentary in Anthropocene closes with 6-A Akash Ganga winning the best film while Nepal and India share jury prize
The geopolitics of Nepal’s politics…
…as the Subcontinent becomes a political, economic, and socio-cultural battleground for Asia’s emerging powers
The obligation of hope
For farmers in South Asia enduring heat waves, climate breakdown is already here
Navigating invisible borders
Soap operas were created for housewives, who would watch them after putting their day’s work to rest, as though visiting old friends in the emptiness of their days
Cleaner Air = Longer Lives
Air pollution reduces lifespans, and people in South Asia are the most affected
Human trafficking patterns changing in South Asia
Countries in the Subcontinent need to step up cross-border collaboration to end people smuggling
How not to be a Sri Lanka
The crisis that is consuming Sri Lanka has sent warning bells ringing in Nepal. While sensational media headlines, some of them in the Indian…
Nepal in the new world order
How to leverage our geostrategic location amidst hypernationalism and the clash between liberal democracy and authoritarianism
Art and resistance in South Asia
“In dark times, will there also be singing? Yes, there will be singing, about the dark times.”German playwright Bertolt Brecht’s words echoes…
Freshwater dolphin comeback in Nepal
Ganges river dolphin back in Nepal’s Narayani River. Photos: TEK MAHATO.It is the best possible New Year 2022 present. A local nature guide in…
Tobacco use in South-East Asia declines
South-East Asia has achieved the fastest rate of decline in tobacco use among any other region in the world in 20 years, sustaining tobacco…
South Asia after US exit from Afghanistan
Noam Chomsky at the webinar 20 Years After 9/11: Impact on South Asia and South Asians organised by Sapan this week.Prominent American author…
UN climate report declares planetary emergency
Paddy and maize fields in Kavre. A heavier than usual monsoon this year brought destructive floods, but was a boon to farmers. Photo: AMIT…
Struggles, successes of South Asian women athletes
With the Tokyo Olympics underway and Indian women winning medals, South Asia’s female athletes have been talking about the struggles they face…
Global solidarity needs intensive care in pandemic battle
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAThe world is at a tipping point in the battle to contain the spread of Covid-19. Countries across Asia are struggling to…
Giving start-ups a head start
About 250 years ago when King Prithivi Narayan Shah made Kathmandu the capital of unified Nepal, he realised that the city had great potential…
Covid's regional threat needs regional response
As the Delta variant spreads death and disruption across South Asia, prominent public health experts have said Covid-19 cannot be defeated…
South Asia’s migrants share problems, share solutions
Regional cooperation needed to support migrants with problems in countries where they work