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UK crime agency freezes assets of disgraced Sheikh Hasina ally

Aljazeera News - June 12, 20250

By Al Jazeera Investigative Unit The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen properties in the United Kingdom owned by Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s former Minister of...

Pakistan boosts defense budget by 17% after India clash

Nikkei Asia Review - June 12, 20250

ADNAN AAMIR ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has drastically raised its defense spending in its latest budget, citing heightened security demands following its recent military standoff with India....

How ‘safe’ is Afghanistan under the Taliban?

DW Deutsche Welle - June 12, 20250

The Taliban are calling on all Afghans who have fled the country to return, claiming Afghanistan is safe. Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the chairman of the Taliban...

The forgotten story of India’s brush with presidential rule

British Broadcasting Corporation - June 12, 20250

Sondeep Shankar/Getty Images Soutik Biswas During the mid-1970s, under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's imposition of the Emergency, India entered a period where civil liberties were suspended...

What A Murder Tells Us About India’s Hypocritical Treatment of Its Northeast

The Wire India - June 11, 20250

Ayaan Halder In Meghalaya, the last few days have been nothing short of a crime drama written consciously against the backdrop of the pristine, “aesthetically...

Pakistan ramps up defence spending by 20 percent after India conflict

Aljazeera News - June 11, 20250

Pakistan has announced a major boost to defence spending in its new budget, just weeks after coming to the brink of a fifth war...

A New Dawn for Bangladesh: Breaking the Shackles of Authoritarianism and Institutionalizing Human Sovereignty

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi - June 12, 20250

This article is based on an exclusive interview with Dr. Khalilur Rahman conducted with Dr. Pinaki Bhattacharjee on June 1, 2025. Its objective is...

The Metamorphosis of Nuclear Hostility in South Asia

Shaimin Raja - June 12, 20250

In the delicate matrix of South Asian geopolitics, transparency and accountability are not mere ethical preferences—they are strategic imperatives. When a nuclear-armed state veils...

Fulfilling Uprising’s Aspirations No election before correction

M. Adil Khan - June 11, 20250

In recent times, the liberated and a much-buoyed BNP, has filled the air, demanding election in December 2025 for they are somehow convinced that...

Infrastructural Geopolitics: Will Pakistan and Afghanistan Face the Chord?

Dr. Smit Gupta - June 11, 20250

The recent telephone exchange between Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi signals more than a routine diplomatic gesture....

Traditionalism Uncovered: Iran at Crossroads

Ameer Zaman - June 11, 20250

A rare diplomatic tremor emerged recently when Iran issued a pointed statement that did more than merely express concern over missing nationals—it subtly but...

Echoes of Khalistan

Muhammad Wasama Khalid - June 10, 20250

The demand for Khalistan has always been a sensitive and complex issue in India. On June 6, 2025, this issue gained new attention as...

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.