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Pakistan upgrades diplomatic ties to Afghanistan with China’s push

Nikkei Asia Review - June 5, 20250

ADNAN AAMIR ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has decided to upgrade its diplomatic relationship with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and to send an ambassador to Kabul, highlighting Islamabad's drastic...

A call for calm to protect Bangladesh’s global reputation

The Daily Star - June 5, 20250

Mostafiz Uddin Although the protest by the NBR officials has been called off, the Chattogram port continues to reel from its impact delaying import and...

Five years is a long time in Australia-India relations, but there is still more to do

The Lowy Institute - June 5, 20250

IAN HALL LISA SINGH It has been five years since Australia and India signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and decided to make their relationship stand for more...

Why the US keeps strong ties with Pakistan despite India’s objections

Nikkei Asia Review - June 3, 20250

People wave Pakistan's national flag as they rally in support of the country's army in Hyderabad on May 14. © Reuters Derek Grossman Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst...

‘Everyone feels unsafe’: Border panic as Indian forces kill Myanmar rebels

Aljazeera News - June 3, 20250

By Yashraj Sharma Published On 2 Jun 20252 Jun 2025 Flies hovered over the blackened and swollen bodies of men and boys, lying side-by-side on a piece...

Why public intellectuals don’t confront authority today: Romila Thapar

The Print - June 3, 20250

Public intellectuals playing a discernible role are needed for such explorations, as also to articulate the traditions of rational thought in our intellectual heritage....

Extremist soccer fans display Israeli society’s brutalisation

James M. Dorsey - June 5, 20250

by James M Dorsey Critics have long argued that Israel’s 58-year-long occupation of Palestinian lands conquered in the 1967 Middle East war has brutalised Israeli...

The Guns Are Again Ablaze in Libya

Vijay Prashad - June 5, 20250

On 12 May 2025, Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, known to everyone in Libya as Ghnewa al-Kikli, was killed during a meeting inside a militia facility run by...

India’s Operation Against Terrorism & “Sindoor!”

Nilofar Suhrawardy - June 5, 20250

Considering the religious, social and cultural importance accorded by Indian Hindus to married women applying vermillion, that is Sindoor, in parting of their hair,...

Republicans are Facing Protests from the Pro Monarchy Forces in Nepal

Hari Prasad Shrestha - June 3, 20250

As the two third majority government lacks strong opposition in the parliament, however it is facing strong protests in the streets from the pro...

Nuclear Flashpoint

Sabria Chowdhury Balland - June 3, 20250

By Sabria Chowdhury Balland On April 23, 2023, India decided for the first time to suspend its participation in the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). This...

Bangladesh at the Crossroads: From Broken Promises to a New Dawn of Leadership

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi - June 2, 20250

"A nation that kills its systems to serve power doesn't survive; it only reuses the same failure." — Anonymous Ever since its birth in sacrifice...

ISSN 2471-9501 (print)

ISSN 2471-951X (online)

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.