🎙️The political commentator Ayesha Jalal says #Pakistan's 27th amendment only further solidifies the long-standing military authoritarianism and manipulation of the judiciary. #StateOfSouthasia
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December 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎙️The political commentator Ayesha Jalal says #Pakistan's 27th amendment only further solidifies the long-standing military authoritarianism and manipulation of the judiciary. #StateOfSouthasia
https://youtu.be/eXiuTQ6ppkM
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In light of the #Maldives government launching a new code of ethics for journalists in the country, check out a recent #StateofSouthasia podcast episode in which Ahmed Naish of Maldives Independent breaks down the country’s new media regulation law.
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Ahmed Naish on Maldives’s controversial new media regulation law: State of Southasia #34
On 18 September, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu ratified a new media law aimed at streamlining media regulation and seeking to curb disinformation. The law a
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December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In light of the #Maldives government launching a new code of ethics for journalists in the country, check out a recent #StateofSouthasia podcast episode in which Ahmed Naish of Maldives Independent breaks down the country’s new media regulation law.
https://ow.ly/y0i350XM7gz
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A boat of #Rohingya refugees has capsized near Malaysia, leaving at least 11 dead. For more on the difficulties faced by Rohingya fleeing to #Bangladesh amidst persecution in #Myanmar, revisit our #StateofSouthasia podcast episode from March featuring journalist Shafiur Rahman
Shafiur Rahman on the Rohingya’s endless troubles in Bangladesh: State of Southasia #20
The Rohingya are facing a new crisis. Cuts to foreign aid by the United States government under Donald Trump have caused huge upsets in the humanitarian sector worldwide and refugees are among the…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A boat of #Rohingya refugees has capsized near Malaysia, leaving at least 11 dead. For more on the difficulties faced by Rohingya fleeing to #Bangladesh amidst persecution in #Myanmar, revisit our #StateofSouthasia podcast episode from March featuring journalist Shafiur Rahman
In the wake of violence at political campaign events in #Bangladesh ahead of scheduled 2026 elections, revisit our #StateofSouthasia episode with Jyoti Rahman from last fall which discusses necessary reforms under the interim #Yunus government
State of Southasia #11: Jyoti Rahman on rebuilding democracy in Bangladesh
Muhammad Yunus’ interim government needs to implement reforms to resurrect institutions that Sheikh Hasina had all but dismantled, starting with law and order and banking, says economist and…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In the wake of violence at political campaign events in #Bangladesh ahead of scheduled 2026 elections, revisit our #StateofSouthasia episode with Jyoti Rahman from last fall which discusses necessary reforms under the interim #Yunus government
Writer Alpa Shah joined our #StateofSouthasia podcast in April to discuss the #BK16 case. Revisit the episode now for additional context after reading Uttaran Das Gupta’s review.
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Alpa Shah on the Bhima Koregaon case and India’s democratic decline: State of Southasia #22
The Bhima Koragaon case has come to be seen as emblematic of the gravest problems with India's democracy. Between June 2018 and October 2020, 16 people were arr
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November 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Writer Alpa Shah joined our #StateofSouthasia podcast in April to discuss the #BK16 case. Revisit the episode now for additional context after reading Uttaran Das Gupta’s review.
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🎙️ #StateofSouthasia: Sharda Ugra reflects on the growth in performance and professionalism in #women’s #cricket, while also pointing to the uneven marketing, sponsorship, and administrative support that continue to hold the game back. #CWC25
Sharda Ugra on the rise (and the challenges) of women’s cricket: State of Southasia #35
As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup reaches its final week, veteran sports journalist Sharda Ugra examines the progress that women’s cricket in Southasia has made in recent years – especially since…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia: Sharda Ugra reflects on the growth in performance and professionalism in #women’s #cricket, while also pointing to the uneven marketing, sponsorship, and administrative support that continue to hold the game back. #CWC25
🎙️On the latest episode of #StateofSouthasia, Sports journalist Sharda Ugra discusses the lazy marketing of ICC Women’s World Cup, pay disparities between men and women cricketers and the change to the game in recent years
Sharda Ugra on the rise (and the challenges) of women’s cricket: State of Southasia #35
As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup reaches its final week, veteran sports journalist Sharda Ugra examines the progress that women’s cricket in Southasia has made in recent years – especially since…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🎙️On the latest episode of #StateofSouthasia, Sports journalist Sharda Ugra discusses the lazy marketing of ICC Women’s World Cup, pay disparities between men and women cricketers and the change to the game in recent years
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia: Sharda Ugra reflects on the growth in performance and professionalism in #women’s #cricket, while also pointing to the uneven marketing, sponsorship, and administrative support that continue to hold the game back. #CWC25 #womenscricket
Sharda Ugra on the rise (and the challenges) of women’s cricket: State of Southasia #35
As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup reaches its final week, veteran sports journalist Sharda Ugra examines the progress that women’s cricket in Southasia has made in recent years – especially since…
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October 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia: Sharda Ugra reflects on the growth in performance and professionalism in #women’s #cricket, while also pointing to the uneven marketing, sponsorship, and administrative support that continue to hold the game back. #CWC25 #womenscricket
🎙️On the latest episode of #StateofSouthasia, Sports journalist Sharda Ugra discusses the lazy marketing of ICC Women’s World Cup, pay disparities between men and women cricketers and the change to the game in recent years
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Sharda Ugra on the rise (and the challenges) of women’s cricket: State of Southasia #35
As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup reaches its final week, veteran sports journalist Sharda Ugra examines the progress that women’s cricket in Southasia has made in recent years – especially since…
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🎙️On the latest episode of #StateofSouthasia, Sports journalist Sharda Ugra discusses the lazy marketing of ICC Women’s World Cup, pay disparities between men and women cricketers and the change to the game in recent years
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🎙️ #StateofSouthasia: Sharda Ugra reflects on the growth in performance and professionalism in #women’s #cricket, while also pointing to the uneven marketing, sponsorship, and administrative support that continue to hold the game back. #CWC25
Sharda Ugra on the rise (and the challenges) of women’ cricket: State of Southasia #35
As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup reaches its final week, veteran sports journalist Sharda Ugra examines the progress that women’s cricket in Southasia has made in recent years – especially since…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia: Sharda Ugra reflects on the growth in performance and professionalism in #women’s #cricket, while also pointing to the uneven marketing, sponsorship, and administrative support that continue to hold the game back. #CWC25
🎙️ On the latest episode of #StateofSouthasia, sports journalist Sharda Ugra discusses the lazy marketing of ICC Women’s World Cup, pay disparities between men and women cricketers and the change to the game in recent years
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Sharda Ugra on the rise (and the challenges) of women’ cricket: State of Southasia #35
As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup reaches its final week, veteran sports journalist Sharda Ugra examines the progress that women’s cricket in Southasia has made in recent years – especially since…
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎙️ On the latest episode of #StateofSouthasia, sports journalist Sharda Ugra discusses the lazy marketing of ICC Women’s World Cup, pay disparities between men and women cricketers and the change to the game in recent years
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🎙️ In the #Maldives, the majority of the media is online and most people rely on digital news websites. A new law now grants a government commission extensive powers to regulate such outlets. Ahmed Naish comments on #StateofSouthasia
Ahmed Naish on Maldives’s controversial new media regulation law: State of Southasia #34
On 18 September, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu ratified a new media law aimed at streamlining media regulation and seeking to curb disinformation. The law allowed the creation of a new commission…
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October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🎙️ In the #Maldives, the majority of the media is online and most people rely on digital news websites. A new law now grants a government commission extensive powers to regulate such outlets. Ahmed Naish comments on #StateofSouthasia
🎙️ #PakistanFloods: "One promise of climate change is true, that whatever averages that you have known in the past are not going to hold into the future," says Daanish Mustafa to @nayantaran on #StateofSouthasia
Daanish Mustafa on Pakistan’s recurring flood disasters: State of Southasia #33
Since June, Pakistan has experienced yet another season of severe monsoon flooding, with particularly heavy impacts across the Punjab region. Flood waters and landslides have claimed many hundreds of…
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October 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🎙️ #PakistanFloods: "One promise of climate change is true, that whatever averages that you have known in the past are not going to hold into the future," says Daanish Mustafa to @nayantaran on #StateofSouthasia
🎙️ “This government structure never really took young people, especially the Gen Z people, as serious political or non-political actors," said climate activist Tashi Lhazom last month on #StateofSouthasia. She is now slated to join #Nepal's cabinet.
GenZ hopes for an inclusive new Nepal: State of Southasia #32
All eyes have been on Nepal since last week when a large but loosely organised protest by young people in Kathmandu turned into a revolution that brought down the government. On September 8th, many…
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October 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🎙️ “This government structure never really took young people, especially the Gen Z people, as serious political or non-political actors," said climate activist Tashi Lhazom last month on #StateofSouthasia. She is now slated to join #Nepal's cabinet.
🎙️ “This government structure never really took young people, especially the Gen Z people, as serious political or non-political actors," said climate activist Tashi Lhazom last month on #StateofSouthasia. She is now slated to join #Nepal's cabinet.
GenZ hopes for an inclusive new Nepal: State of Southasia #32
All eyes have been on Nepal since last week when a large but loosely organised protest by young people in Kathmandu turned into a revolution that brought down the government. On September 8th, many…
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🎙️ “This government structure never really took young people, especially the Gen Z people, as serious political or non-political actors," said climate activist Tashi Lhazom last month on #StateofSouthasia. She is now slated to join #Nepal's cabinet.
🎙️ In the #Maldives, the majority of the media is online and most people rely on digital news websites. A new law now grants a government commission extensive powers to regulate such outlets. Ahmed Naish from Maldives Independent comments on #StateofSouthasia
Ahmed Naish on Maldives’s controversial new media regulation law: State of Southasia #34
On 18 September, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu ratified a new media law aimed at streamlining media regulation and seeking to curb disinformation. The law allowed the creation of a new commission…
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🎙️ In the #Maldives, the majority of the media is online and most people rely on digital news websites. A new law now grants a government commission extensive powers to regulate such outlets. Ahmed Naish from Maldives Independent comments on #StateofSouthasia
🎙️ In the #Maldives, the majority of the media is online and most people rely on digital news websites for information. A new law now grants a government commission extensive powers to regulate such media outlets. Ahmed Naish (@IndependentMV) comments on #StateofSouthasia
Ahmed Naish on Maldives’s controversial new media regulation law: State of Southasia #34
On 18 September, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu ratified a new media law aimed at streamlining media regulation and seeking to curb disinformation. The law allowed the creation of a new commission…
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🎙️ In the #Maldives, the majority of the media is online and most people rely on digital news websites for information. A new law now grants a government commission extensive powers to regulate such media outlets. Ahmed Naish (@IndependentMV) comments on #StateofSouthasia
🎙️ “This government structure never really took young people, especially the Gen Z people, as serious political or non-political actors," said climate activist Tashi Lhazom last month on #StateofSouthasia. Next week, she is slated to join #Nepal's cabinet.
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GenZ hopes for an inclusive new Nepal: State of Southasia #32
All eyes have been on Nepal since last week when a large but loosely organised protest by young people in Kathmandu turned into a revolution that brought down the government. On September 8th, many…
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
🎙️ “This government structure never really took young people, especially the Gen Z people, as serious political or non-political actors," said climate activist Tashi Lhazom last month on #StateofSouthasia. Next week, she is slated to join #Nepal's cabinet.
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🎙️ #StateofSouthasia "We’ve only thought about water as a hazard or as a resource. But it's also a locus of spiritual life. There's a certain experience of water, which includes aesthetics, spirituality, sociability, history, identity," says Daanish Mustafa
Daanish Mustafa on Pakistan’s recurring flood disasters: State of Southasia #33
Since June, Pakistan has experienced yet another season of severe monsoon flooding, with particularly heavy impacts across the Punjab region. Flood waters and landslides have claimed many hundreds of…
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October 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia "We’ve only thought about water as a hazard or as a resource. But it's also a locus of spiritual life. There's a certain experience of water, which includes aesthetics, spirituality, sociability, history, identity," says Daanish Mustafa
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia "We’ve only thought about water as a hazard or as a resource. But it's also a locus of spiritual life. There's a certain experience of water, which includes aesthetics, spirituality, sociability, history, identity," says Daanish Mustafa
Daanish Mustafa on Pakistan’s recurring flood disasters: State of Southasia #33
Since June, Pakistan has experienced yet another season of severe monsoon flooding, with particularly heavy impacts across the Punjab region. Flood waters and landslides have claimed many hundreds of…
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October 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia "We’ve only thought about water as a hazard or as a resource. But it's also a locus of spiritual life. There's a certain experience of water, which includes aesthetics, spirituality, sociability, history, identity," says Daanish Mustafa
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia #PakistanFloods: "Since 2000 to 2025, they have been 13 events with more than a billion dollars damage and more than 100 fatalities in Pakistan. The intensity is increasing, the frequency is increasing," says Daanish Mustafa
Daanish Mustafa on Pakistan’s recurring flood disasters: State of Southasia #33
Since June, Pakistan has experienced yet another season of severe monsoon flooding, with particularly heavy impacts across the Punjab region. Flood waters and landslides have claimed many hundreds of…
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia #PakistanFloods: "Since 2000 to 2025, they have been 13 events with more than a billion dollars damage and more than 100 fatalities in Pakistan. The intensity is increasing, the frequency is increasing," says Daanish Mustafa
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia #PakistanFloods: "Since 2000 to 2025, they have been 13 events with more than a billion dollars damage and more than 100 fatalities in Pakistan. The intensity is increasing, the frequency is increasing," says Daanish Mustafa
Daanish Mustafa on Pakistan’s recurring flood disasters: State of Southasia #33
Since June, Pakistan has experienced yet another season of severe monsoon flooding, with particularly heavy impacts across the Punjab region. Flood waters and landslides have claimed many hundreds of…
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October 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia #PakistanFloods: "Since 2000 to 2025, they have been 13 events with more than a billion dollars damage and more than 100 fatalities in Pakistan. The intensity is increasing, the frequency is increasing," says Daanish Mustafa
🎙️ #PakistanFloods: "One promise of climate change is true, that whatever averages that you have known in the past are not going to hold into the future," says Daanish Mustafa to Nayantara Narayanan on #StateofSouthasia
Daanish Mustafa on Pakistan’s recurring flood disasters: State of Southasia #33
Since June, Pakistan has experienced yet another season of severe monsoon flooding, with particularly heavy impacts across the Punjab region. Flood waters and landslides have claimed many hundreds of…
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🎙️ #PakistanFloods: "One promise of climate change is true, that whatever averages that you have known in the past are not going to hold into the future," says Daanish Mustafa to Nayantara Narayanan on #StateofSouthasia
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia "We’ve only thought about water as a hazard or as a resource. But it's also a locus of spiritual life. There's a certain experience of water, which includes aesthetics, spirituality, sociability, history, identity," says @Daanibhai about #Pakistanfloods
Daanish Mustafa on Pakistan’s recurring flood disasters: State of Southasia #33
Since June, Pakistan has experienced yet another season of severe monsoon flooding, with particularly heavy impacts across the Punjab region. Flood waters and landslides have claimed many hundreds of…
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎙️ #StateofSouthasia "We’ve only thought about water as a hazard or as a resource. But it's also a locus of spiritual life. There's a certain experience of water, which includes aesthetics, spirituality, sociability, history, identity," says @Daanibhai about #Pakistanfloods
🎙️ #PakistanFloods: "One promise of climate change is true, that whatever averages that you have known in the past are not going to hold into the future," says @Daanibhai to @nayantaran on #StateofSouthasia
Daanish Mustafa on Pakistan’s recurring flood disasters: State of Southasia #33
Since June, Pakistan has experienced yet another season of severe monsoon flooding, with particularly heavy impacts across the Punjab region. Flood waters and landslides have claimed many hundreds of…
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🎙️ #PakistanFloods: "One promise of climate change is true, that whatever averages that you have known in the past are not going to hold into the future," says @Daanibhai to @nayantaran on #StateofSouthasia