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Bangladesh dismisses MEA’s figure of 2,200 incidents of violence against minorities in 2024

The Print - December 22, 20240

New Delhi: Bangladesh Chief Advisor’s Office Friday labelled India’s figure of 2,200 incidents of violence against Hindus and minorities in the neighbouring country in 2024...

How does a journalist report in Modi’s India?

Rana Ayyubs Newsletter - December 22, 20240

On the 8th of November at around 1.20 am in the night when I was deep in sleep, my niece woke me up to...

Taliban Minister Criticizes His Government’s Media Crackdown

Radio Free Asia - December 22, 20240

By Abubakar Siddique The Key Issue The Taliban's deputy foreign minister, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, has called on his government to end its clampdown on the press...

Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean

Aljazeera News - December 22, 20240

More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s...

Bangladesh probe reveals abductions, killings under ex-PM Hasina

Nikkei Asia Review - December 21, 20240

Nadira Begum holds up a photo of her missing husband, Ataur Rahman, in front of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) headquarters in...

An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits

Aljazeera News - December 21, 20240

By Kumar Sambhav Published On 20 Dec 202420 Dec 2024 Vijayawada, India – As soon as Meda Ramana was elected the head of Garapadu village council in the...

Keeping the August 5 Revolution Alive: Lessons from the Jewish Holocaust

Dr. Habib Siddiqui - December 22, 20240

Yesterday, I was talking with a good friend of mine who (true to his last name) has been at the forefront of human rights...

Role of Institutions in Bridging Divides: Case of Pakistan Bangladesh Relations

Ameer Zaman - December 22, 20240

The Pakistan-Bangladesh Friendship Scholarship Programme represents a pivotal moment in the recalibration of ties between two nations that share a complex history. Offering 300...

State of the Future 20.0: A Compass for a World in Flux

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera - December 21, 20240

In 2017, I found myself in a dimly lit hall at Oxford University, captivated by the measured cadence of Professor Ian Goldin’s voice. His...

Turkey’s Call for Justice: A Moral Stand Against India’s Rising Extremism

Sara Nazir - December 21, 20240

In an increasingly polarized world marked by rising nationalism and majoritarianism, the responsibility to uphold justice, minority rights, and religious harmony rests on nations...

The Implications of recent U.S. Sanctions on Pakistan

Muhammad Wasama Khalid - December 21, 20240

The United States’ decision on Dec 18, 2024, to impose sanctions on entities linked to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program has sparked widespread debate over...

Naval Accidents: A Threat to Maritime Life

Dr. Mathew Jones - December 20, 20240

India’s ambition to project itself as a maritime power in the Indian Ocean region has been marred by a series of naval accidents that...

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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.