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Change is on the way in India, but is this a good thing?
From Niharika Mandhana in the Wall Street Journal: India’s voters chose a Hindu-nationalist, pro-business politician to be their next prime minister—tossing out the party that has led the country for...
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Matthew is backpacking through South Asia, and he’s a-blogging his thoughts
I’m an awful editor. And an even worse human being (just ask my ex-girlfriends). I had come across Matthew‘s travel blog awhile back, via Facebook, but had forgotten to provide a link here on NOL. So,...
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My latest on Bangladesh
“Perpetual violence in Bangladesh“Filed under: Democracy, History Tagged: Bangladesh, Daily Times, South Asia
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Some Quick Facts About Nepal
Dr J suggested I post some thoughts on the recent, devastating earthquake in Nepal, but I don’t know if I have much to add. Over at Policy of Truth, one of Dr Khawaja’s friends was in Nepal when the...
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Four of my papers on South Asia
The following two are downloads: Water Conflicts in South Asia: India’s Transboundary River Water Conflicts with Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal (docx) Radicalism in Bangladesh: Causes, Consequences,...
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South Asia and the Glass Ceiling
That is the broad topic of my latest article (pdf), which was just published by Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies: Alam-e-Niswan. Here is the abstract: South Asia is one of the most violent societies...
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“Conflicts in South Asia Will Go On and On”
That is the title of my recent article (pdf) on the long-term effects that the British partition of its Indian colony has had on South Asia. Here is the abstract: This brief article, an extended review...
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Narratives, Impacts and the Actors: Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War
That’s the subject of my newest paper, which was just published by India Quarterly. Here is the abstract: Both the Bangladesh state and society are yet to settle the questions over and narratives...
View ArticleBeijing and the India-Pakistan conundrum
During the course of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in China, and days before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China for his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping,...
View ArticleA short note on the India-Pakistan thaw
Over the past couple of months, both India and Pakistan have been trying to lower the temperatures through some good gestures and reconciliatory statements, while both sides have reiterated their...
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Trump’s ‘Great Chemistry’ With Murderous Strongmen Conor Friedersdorf, the Atlantic A Little-Noticed Legal Ruling That Is Bad News for Trump Damon Root, Volokh Conspiracy Will the Pause in South Asian...
View ArticlePakistan’s dynastic politics and the PML-N’s Sharif family
As in other parts of South Asia, dynastic politics is an integral feature of Pakistan’s politics. Both the PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) and the PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) are essentially...
View ArticleHow will Imran Khan’s electoral triumph affect Pakistan’s relationship with...
Many analysts (internal and external) believed that the 2018 election would be a tough fight with the PTI (Pakistan-Tehreek-I-Insaaf) having a slight edge (as a consequence of support from Pakistan’s...
View ArticleHow will Imran Khan’s electoral triumph affect Pakistan’s relationship with...
All eyes are on how Imran Khan will fulfill the ambitious promises which he and his party (Pakistan-Tehreek-i-Insaaf, or PTI) have made for creating a ‘Naya Pakistan’ (New Pakistan). Khan, who will...
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The Cause and Mechanisms of American De-Industrialization John Mueller, Law & Liberty Against moral crusades Chris Dillow, Stumbling & Mumbling A test with Imran Khan Nitin Pai, Pragati Express...
View ArticleAmerican protectionism and Asian responses
On October 10, 2018, a senior Chinese diplomat in India underscored the need for New Delhi and Beijing to work jointly in order to counter the policy of trade protectionism being promoted by US...
View ArticleSri Lankan strongmen and Chinese initiatives: India’s neighborhood is as...
On October 25, 2018 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended Parliament (till November 16, 2018) and sacked his Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, replacing him with Mahindra Rajapaksa...
View ArticleA short note on India’s air strikes in Pakistan
Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, while issuing a statement with regard to India’s air strikes on a training camp of the dreaded terror group Jaish-E-Muhammad (JeM) in Pakistan on February 26,...
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The failed promise of Silicon Valley Kim Phillips-Fein, New Republic A history of the Antarctic Ocean Jean McNeil, History Today Another difference between Pakistan and India Tyler Cowen, Marginal...
View ArticleIran, the US, nuclear deals, and South Asia
In the coming months, US-Iran relations will be watched closely in South Asia (the region’s geopolitical landscape will be significantly impacted as it is by the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from...
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