•  
  •  
  •  
 
  • LATEST
    • Bangladesh Again Denies Al-Qaeda Presence
    • Safe water costs 40 times more in coastal Bangladesh than cities
    • Book review: Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia
    • India’s options in responding to the China problem in Nepal
    • American Telugu Association rejuvenates its Emergency Services - ATA SEVA
  • 2021-01-18T19:03:38-05002021-01-18T12:19:03-05002021-01-18T12:17:22-05002021-01-18T12:11:58-05002021-01-18T11:39:40-0500

logo

Covering Policy Issues from South Asia

  • About
    • Editorial Team
    • Contributors
    • Events
    • Submit
    • Subscribe
  • Issues
    • 2011
      • Issue 1 – July 2011
      • Issue 2 – October 2011
    • 2012
      • Issue 3 – January 2012
      • Issue 4 – April 2012
      • Issue 5 – July 2012
      • Issue 6 – October 2012
    • 2013
      • Issue 7 – January 2013
      • Issue 8 – Spring 2013
      • Issue 9 – Summer 2013
    • 2014
      • Issue 10 – Winter 2014
      • Issue 11 – Fall 2014
    • 2015
      • Issue 12 – Winter 2015
      • Issue 13 – Spring 2015
      • Issue 14 – Fall 2015
    • 2016
      • Issue 15 – Winter 2016
      • Issue 16 – Spring 2016
      • Issue 17 – Summer 2016
      • Issue 18 – Fall 2016
    • 2017
      • Issue 19 – Winter 2017
      • Issue 20 – Spring 2017
      • Issue 21 – Summer 2017
      • Issue 22 – Fall 2017
    • 2018
      • Issue 23 – Winter 2018
      • Issue 24 – Spring 2018
      • Issue 25 – Summer 2018
      • Issue 26 – Fall 2018
      • Special Issue 2018
    • 2019
      • Issue 27 – Winter 2019
      • Issue 28 – Spring 2019
      • Issue 29 – Summer 2019
      • Issue 30 – Fall 2019
    • 2020
      • Issue 31 – Winter 2020
      • Issue 32 – Fall 2020
  • Commentary
  • Blog
  • Reviews
  • Environment
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

M. Adil Khan

  • Home
  •  
  • M. Adil Khan



    •  
    AUTHOR

    M. Adil Khan

    M. Adil Khan is a professor of Development Practice, at the School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He is also former Chief of Socio-Economic Governance and Management Branch of the Division of Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN Secretariat, New York, USA and an Editorial Board Member of the South Asian Journal.

Author's Posts

  • 2020: 10 Good News, Bad News0

    • Commentary
    • December 30, 2020

    by M Adil Khan — December 30, 2020 GOOD NEWS 1)Trump will not be the President of USA in the new year and beyond 2) Vaccine for COVID 19 is in the market and more on the way 3) COVID 19 has demonstrated that not possession of sophisticated arsenals nor resources and not well-trained army but empathising

    READ MORE
  • Conversation around controversies: a quest for objectivity and maturity in Bangladesh0

    • Commentary, Featured
    • December 21, 2020

    by M Adil Khan — December 21, 2020 Top Left: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman giving his penultimate speech on 7th of March 1971 at Racecourse Maidan, Dhaka, (then East Pakistan) Bangladesh); Top Right. Major (then) Ziaur Rahan announcing independence of Bangladesh at Kalurghat make-shift radio station in Chittagong, Bangladesh on 27th March, 1971; Bottom: Mr. Tajuddin Ahmed, Prime Minister

    READ MORE
  • Australia’s Afghanistan War Crimes: A Case of Old Habits Die Hard?0

    • Commentary
    • December 3, 2020

    by M Adil Khan — December 3, 2020 Picture of Aussie soldier gulping beer from ‘prosthetic leg of dead Taliban fighter’ Every time you start to believe that West is your model of morality, you get a jolt. Recent revelations of horrific war crimes committed by the Australian soldiers in Afghanistan where innocent men, women and children

    READ MORE
  • Biden Victory: A Mere Sigh of Relief or a Sign of Salvation?0

    • Commentary
    • November 18, 2020

    by M Adil Khan — November 18, 2020   Last four years of Trump presidency has been the most chaotic if not the most problematic that the US and the world at large have experienced, ever. Mr. Trump’s governing style has been unique and bewildering. He made White House a twitter factory – made policies, hired and

    READ MORE
  • Begumganj (Bangladesh) gang-rape: the piecemeal solution is not the answer0

    • Commentary, Featured
    • October 7, 2020

    Demanding justice for the gang-rape of a woman in Noakhali a month ago. The perpetrators filmed their crime and the clip went viral recently. Photo: Palash Khan   By Adil Khan    8 October 2020 I don’t know who drew this rape-map of Bangladesh, but this is telling geography of rape culture which has spread

    READ MORE
  • Beyond PPE – COVID-19 and Safety, Stress and Trauma Concerns of Frontline Health Workers: Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand0

    • Commentary
    • September 3, 2020

    By Professor M. Adil Khan and Dr. Rebecca E. Olson[i] 4 September 2020   “Social distancing at home was hard — setting guidelines, having separate utensils, no other stuff in the toilet and shower room. Each person has their own basket for toiletries. For two months, not sleeping with [my] spouse and not being able

    READ MORE
  • Democracy Is Important But Is It Working?0

    • Commentary
    • August 26, 2020

    by M Adil Khan — August 26, 2020 If you think that democracy is about ‘government of the people by the people and for the people’, you are dead wrong, not these days. The way democracy has evolved in recent years in both developed as well as in developing countries, it has become more of

    READ MORE
  • India/China Clash and South Asia: Discordant Mindsets, Changing Dynamics and the Way Forward0

    • Commentary
    • July 2, 2020

    File image of Indian and Chinese soldiers jointly marching duirng the New Year 2019 PTI Photo “It was a time when the unthinkable became the thinkable and the impossible really happened” ― Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things   by M Adil Khan — July 2, 2020 India’s Galwan Debacle Recently, in a gun-less

    READ MORE
  • Is religion a strong motivator of ‘giving’?0

    • Commentary
    • May 8, 2020

    by M Adil Khan — May 8, 2020 For Muslims this is the month Ramadhan, the dawn-to-dusk fasting month, a month which is not merely about fasting but also a reminder to all Muslims of a key obligation of Islam – ‘giving’! For that matter, ‘giving’ as a religious duty is an integral component of

    READ MORE
  • COVID – 19: Changing Dynamics, Shifting World?0

    • Commentary
    • April 24, 2020

    M Adil Khan  24 April 2020 As of April 17, 2020COVID 19, a health hazard of unimaginable proportions has infected 2020 1.9 million and killed more than 150000 and counting. However, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer speculates that given that these official numbers are based on those who have been tested and recorded as infected and

    READ MORE
  • COVID 19. The Crisis, Leadership and the State0

    • Commentary
    • April 16, 2020

    by M. Adil Khan[ii] 16 April 2020  As of April 15, 2020, there were 1.9 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections and more than 125000 deaths, worldwide and counting. In this regard,  Australia’s Chief Health Officer speculates that given that these numbers cover only the clinically tested and recorded ones and not those who have

    READ MORE
  • Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Response Plan; Can the government turn a chaotic start into a good end?0

    • Commentary
    • April 5, 2020

    By M. Adil Khan* 5 April 2020 Contrary to the common belief that Government of Bangladesh has been least prepared and that its responses to COVID-19 have been ad hoc and impulsive, it is important to note that the government did have an elaborate plan, ‘National Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID – 19’, Bangladesh.

    READ MORE
  • Indian Muslims: Are they ‘invaders’, ‘scumbags’ or equal citizens?1

    • Commentary, Featured
    • December 28, 2019

    By Adil Khan Broadly speaking most Indian Hindus seem to entertain three perceptions vis-à-vis the Indian Muslims – that Muslims are: (i) ‘invaders’ and thus have no place in Hindu India; (ii) ‘scumbags’, liars, cheats and terrorists and thus be shunned; and finally, to some (iii) they are equal citizens and thus be treated accordingly.

    READ MORE
  • Revocation of Kashmir’s Article 370 and a Prognosis0

    • Commentary, Featured, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
    • August 19, 2019

    by M. Adil Khan 19 August 2019 The backdrop On Monday August 5, 2019, Modi government abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave special autonomy status to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir; and Ladakh. The move has led to mixed reactions in

    READ MORE
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

SAJ on Facebook

SAJ Socials

   

Top Authors

  • William Milam
    AUTHOR
  • Dr. Adfer Shah
    AUTHOR
  • Garga Chatterjee
    CONTRIBUTOR
  • ANM Muniruzzaman
    CONTRIBUTOR
  • Muhammad Yunus
    CONTRIBUTOR
  • Abira Ashfaq
    CONTRIBUTOR
  • Shabnam Hashmi
    CONTRIBUTOR
  • Mandeep Singh
    CONTRIBUTOR

Donate to SAJ

South Asia Journal is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization (EIN/tax ID number: 27-3164547).

Your donations are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

Copyright Policy

Copyright © South Asia Journal. All contents distributed in printed form or produced as original work for South Asia Journal are the sole property of South Asia Journal and subject to federal copyright law.

Get Monthly Policy Feed from SAJ

Email*

  • Contact

  • Team

  • Subscribe

  • Submit

  • Blog

Top
© Copyright South Asia Journal