South Asia Journal

COMMENTARY

Dissecting “India’s Strategic Drift: From Courtship to Confrontation”

Ashraf ud Doula - August 12, 20250

On August 8, The New York Times ran an article titled “India’s Modi Left Soul-Searching After a Failed Courtship of Xi and Trump”, penned...

Israeli Occupation of Gaza and Who Would be the Next King of Arabia?

Mahboob A. Khawaja - August 12, 20250

Israeli Occupation and How Leaders Mislead the Masses An insane and defiant Israeli PM Netanyahu refuses to remedy his mental microscope. All actions have consequences....

The Civil War in Sudan Continues Despite Serious Humanitarian Implications

Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra - August 12, 20250

Amid the reverberating big power rivalries in Europe and the Middle East involving Russia on the one hand and US and European countries on...

Ensuring media safety in election-bound Bangladesh

Nava J. Thakuria - August 11, 20250

Addressing the nation on live television on 5 August 2025, Bangladesh’s interim government head Dr Muhammad Yunus announced that the south Asian nation will...

Is the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan a Hotbed of Terrorism?

Umair Khan - August 11, 20250

Afghanistan's instability and conflict have been a decade-long source of international security concern, as there have been numerous terror organizations that have used the...

The Deep State Unmasked: Trump’s Battle and Asia’s Geopolitical Crossroads

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera - August 10, 20250

The term derin devlet—“deep state”—originated in Turkey, but today it finds its most potent expression in Washington, D.C. What was once a whispered suspicion has...

From Security Ally to Connectivity Enabler

Dr. Smit Gupta - August 9, 20250

As the United States reshapes its Eurasian strategy post-Afghanistan withdrawal, the role of Pakistan becomes increasingly relevant—not merely as a security partner but as...

Innovation Over Bureaucracy: Why Private Universities Require a Distinct Governing Structure

Dr. Serajul I. Bhuiyan - August 9, 20250

The Promise and Paradox of Private Higher Education Private universities in South Asia and Southeast Asia have evolved over the past three decades as crucial...

The Book: “LIVING THE ASIAN CENTURY An Undiplomatic Memoir”

Tariq Mahmud - August 8, 20250

“LIVING THE ASIAN CENTURY An Undiplomatic Memoir” By Kishore Mahbhbani Review by Tariq Mahmud It is story of a story teller, a story of a person,...

Pushing Saudi Arabia to be an Israeli copycat

James M. Dorsey - August 8, 20250

by James M Dorsey With Saudi recognition of Israel off the table, pro-Israeli and Israeli pundits and far-right and conservative pro-Israel groups in the United...

What is the Belt and Road Initiative really?

Himal South Asian - August 12, 20250

IN APRIL of this year, the United States, seemingly no longer content to uphold the status quo of global trade and power, unleashed a barrage...

Trump and Modi can’t ignore the trade policy power of India’s farmers

The Lowy Institute - August 12, 20250

VANI SWARUPA MURALI The Trump administration has announced a doubling of tariffs on India to 50 per cent, with a 21 day window for further negotiations over...

India’s opposition protests against electoral roll revision

Aljazeera News - August 12, 20250

India’s opposition parties have held a protest demanding the rollback of a revision of the voter list in the eastern state of Bihar, where elections are...

Can Russia, India and China work together to stabilise Asia?

South China Morning Post - August 11, 20250

Sagina Walyat Published: 9:01pm, 5 Aug 2025 As geopolitical tensions realign global power centres, the trilateral forum of Russia, India and China (RIC) is seeing renewed diplomatic...

ThePrint Exclusive: Asim Munir’s India nuke threat from US ballroom—‘will take half the world down’

The Print - August 11, 20250

Tampa: Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s military chief, threatened to plunge the region into nuclear war should his country face an existential threat in...

AA Advances Against Myanmar Junta in Ayeyarwady

The Irrawaddy - August 11, 20250

Fresh clashes have erupted between junta troops and the Arakan Army (AA) in Ngathaingchaung sub-township on the border of Rakhine State and Ayeyarwady Region...

Quads, triads and India’s South Asia paranoia

Scroll.in - August 9, 20250

Sudeep Chakravarti, Dhaka Tribune Let us not be coy. The limited war between Pakistan and India this past May, not long after the end-April terror...

Hurdles to a U.S.-India Trade Deal

South Asian Voices - August 9, 20250

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decree of reciprocal tariffs on trading partners around the world has forced countries to revisit the implications of bilateral and...

A year of reforming Yunus

Netra News - August 9, 20250

Every day in the year since Sheikh Hasina, famous for her boast about never fleeing, did, indeed, flee, has been quantifiably better than her...

Myanmar’s other war: The battle for financial control

The Lowy Institute - August 9, 20250

SEAN TURNELL As in most conflicts, Myanmar’s wars are being fought in the financial realm as much as they are physical and kinetic. For the military...

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Book review: The Black Coat, a novel by Neamat Imam

March 26, 2023

A Bangladeshi builds a $4b pharma in US with promises of cheap Covid treatment

November 20, 2022

Not Only in Ladakh, India Losing Ground in Bangladesh Too

June 18, 2020

Human Rights Violations in Kashmir: A Case Study of 2017

June 5, 2018

Bangladesh: An Open Letter to Foreign Minister Abdul Momen

June 6, 2020

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Founded in 2011, South Asia Journal (SAJ) is a policy magazine focused on issues relating to South Asia. Bearing no political affiliation, the journal’s goal is to provide discerning, critical perspectives on the South Asian sub-continent and its evolving relationship to the broader world. SAJ aims to highlight emerging regional trends, especially issues which call for more emphasis among decision makers and policy framers.