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Sri Lanka’s ‘undisclosed’ pact with China worries media

ucanews.com - February 4, 20250

Chinese President Xi Jinping (top right) and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (top left) applaud as they preside over a signing ceremony at...

Jailed Indian Muslims fight Delhi election to ‘set the record straight’

Aljazeera News - February 4, 20250

By Yashraj Sharma Published On 3 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 New Delhi, India — Nooreen Fatima, 41, anxiously watches the hands of the clock, waiting for her sons...

Tulsi Gabbard’s religious background is not complicated, say American Hindus

Religion News Service - February 4, 20250

Tulsi Gabbard speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New...

Indian Navy drops plans of third aircraft carrier, second IAC will replace Vikramaditya

The Print - February 4, 20250

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has dropped plans to simultaneously operate three aircraft carriers but is focusing on the second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) which...

insurance for soldiers isn’t paying out

Radio Free Asia - February 4, 20250

Part of a three-story series to mark the fourth anniversary of Myanmar’s 2021 coup, looking at how the military treats its own soldiers. The 2021...

Assessing China’s Growing Footprint in Nepal

South Asian Voices - February 3, 20250

by Kamal Dev Bhattarai In early December 2024, Nepali Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli paid an official visit to China — his first bilateral visit abroad after...

Pakistan’s Higher Education: A Glimpse through University Rankings in International

Umair Khan - February 5, 20250

Pakistan has seen significant changes in its higher education system over the past decades, moving towards increasing the quality level of these universities and...

India on One Side, China on the Other: Small-State Security in the Himalayas

Nilanthi Samaranayake - February 5, 20250

KEY TAKEAWAYS Often overlooked, the Himalayas’ smaller states are crucial players in regional stability. Bhutan’s border feud with China and Nepal’s political instability are...

4 years after military coup, Myanmar heads towards more chaos

Nava J. Thakuria - February 4, 20250

The international community and global media outlets may overlook the ongoing civil war like situation in Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh), but...

Digital Regulation is a Global Norm, Not a Sign of Authoritarianism

sarah saeed - February 4, 20250

The recent discourse on Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 (PECA 2025) has been marred by misleading and malicious comparisons to the...

Reinvigorating SAARC: A Way Out to Utilize Opportunities Through Stagnation

Serajul I. Bhuiyan - February 3, 20250

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with lofty ambitions, poised to foster economic and regional integration across the South Asian...

Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu could decide the Gaza ceasefire’s fate

James M. Dorsey - February 3, 20250

by James M Dorsey Donald Trump’s Oval Office could be Binyamin Netanyahu’s brick wall. That is if the president uses Tuesday’s meeting with Mr. Netanyahu, the...

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Eid Mubarak

April 21, 2023

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.