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US VP Vance arrives in India for four-day visit as US tariff threat looms

Aljazeera News - April 22, 20250

United States Vice President JD Vance has arrived in India for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid US tariffs, negotiate a...

Justice remains elusive for Hasina killing machine’s victims

Asia Times - April 22, 20250

Alliance for Witness Transparency, a US-based human rights organization, has published a series of interviews with individuals coerced by Hasina into giving false testimonies...

China’s “spy ship” that wasn’t off the coast of Australia

The Lowy Institute - April 22, 20250

JENNIFER PARKER As Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was about to call a national election on 28 March, a Chinese state-owned marine research vessel Tan Suo...

Bangladesh readies new air cargo facilities after ban by India

SAJ Dev - April 21, 20250

After India cancelled the use of its transhipment facilities for Bangladesh cargo, the government decided to launch an air cargo shipment facility from Sylhet Airport in...

Bangladesh Eyes Chinese J-10C Fighters in Bold Move to Reshape South Asia’s Air Power Balance

SAJ Dev - April 21, 20250

(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) — Bangladesh is reportedly moving forward with plans to acquire the Chengdu J-10C multirole fighter from China, a step that would position...

Defending Diego Garcia

The Maritime Executive - April 21, 20250

Defending the US facility on Diego Garcia never used to present much of a challenge. The base was far out of range of regional actors...

Afghanistan’s History: Myths Vs Reality

Saniya Khan - April 21, 20250

The popular notion that Afghanistan is the “graveyard of empires” rests on the premise that it single-handedly defeated global superpowers — first the Soviet...

Speaking Eye-to-Eye with India

Maskwaith Ahsan - April 20, 20250

Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus has repeatedly emphasized the importance of regional cooperation for the economic self-reliance of South Asia. Similarly, the World Bank has...

Dr. Muhammad Yunus Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People: Bangladesh’s Pride and a Role Model for All of South Asia

Serajul I. Bhuiyan - April 19, 20250

"In a quiet way, you can do great things." — Mahatma Gandhi The 2025 edition of the prestigious Time magazine's Time 100 list conferred one...

How Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Used Political Communication Through the Media to Become the Voice of the Voiceless People?

Bawa Singh, Ph.D. - April 19, 20250

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar has been considered as one of the most towering multifaceted personalities not only in Indian political and intellectual history, rather...

Voices from Afar Must Not Undermine Pakistan’s Path to Progress

sarah saeed - April 19, 20250

In an era of rapid global change, where nations are striving to carve out sustainable futures for their citizens, Pakistan is stepping up to...

View in browser Vietnam looms large in Gaza

James M. Dorsey - April 18, 20250

by James M Dorsey Hamas has Israel where it wants it. The group’s insistence that ending the war be part of any ceasefire deal and refusal...

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.