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How Bangladesh’s pharma revolution succeeded against the odds

Himal South Asian - March 24, 20250

Vidya Krishnan, Arshu John IN MAY 1982, a committee of eight experts submitted a report to Bangladesh’s health ministry proposing an overhaul of the country’s drug...

Palestinian lives have become background noise for internal Israeli power struggles

Middle East Eye - March 24, 20250

Abed Abou Shhadeh When it comes to the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, there is no “good” side to the story - only a...

As Anti-Junta Resistance Transforms Myanmar, Can India Afford to Play it Safe?

South Asian Voices - March 24, 20250

by Angshuman Choudhury Four years after the military junta in Myanmar seized power in a coup, the country remains locked in a state of relentless...

Why is X suing the Indian government as Musk woos Modi?

Aljazeera News - March 24, 20250

By Priyanka Shankar When Elon Musk met Narendra Modi in Washington DC in February, the SpaceX and Tesla chief presented India’s prime minister with a gift...

U.S. lifts bounties on Haqqani, other Taliban officials, says Kabul

Nikkei Asia Review - March 24, 20250

Acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, speaks during the funeral prayers of Khalil Haqqani, the minister for refugees and repatriation, during his funeral procession in...

India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now?

Aljazeera News - March 23, 20250

By Yashraj Sharma New Delhi, India – It was the month of Ramadan in 1974, and the northern city of Lucknow, a hub of India’s Shia community,...

Faith Under Fire: Fighting Islamophobia

Samantha Azizi - March 24, 20250

Islamophobia has emerged as a growing menace in contemporary global politics, fueling discrimination, violence, and systemic exclusion of Muslims across various regions. The alarming...

Examining the Strategic Implications of Muhammad Yunus’s China Visit During Bangladesh-India Tensions

Serajul I. Bhuiyan - March 23, 20250

"In diplomacy, everything is complex and everything is simple at the same time." – Lester B. Pearson. Bangladesh caretaker government chief Dr. Muhammad Yunus will...

Nagaland Can be a security concern for India

Ameer Zaman - March 23, 20250

The political landscape in Nagaland is once again witnessing a surge in demands for sovereignty, as the Modi-led BJP government continues to neglect the...

India- Is UCC Really Uniform?

Nilofar Suhrawardy - March 23, 20250

Given the importance being accorded to the Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024 having been formally implemented in Uttarakhand and apparently considered so politically in...

Gaza’s fault lines are less linear than meets the eye

James M. Dorsey - March 22, 20250

by James M Dorsey Like much else in the Middle East, Gaza’s fault lines are less linear than meets the eye. At first glance, it’s Israel,...

The March Massacre: Beginning of the End

R. Chowdhury - March 22, 20250

Dhaka, East Pakistan (Bangladesh): March 1971  “Teach them a lesson. Teach them hard.” President General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan of Pakistan effortlessly gave this mandate...

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.