South Asia Journal

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The Militarization of Civilian Jobs in South Asia

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi - September 21, 20250

A cheque was handed over to Chattogram City Mayor Shahadat Hossain by the CPA Chairman, Rear Admiral SM Muniruzzaman (second from right) Honoring the veterans The...

July Memorial Museum: Unmasking 16 Years of Fascism—A Stark Lesson for South Asia

Dr. Serajul I. Bhuiyan - September 21, 20250

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus with members of the July Memorial Museum Committee and cultural leaders at the Jamuna State Guest House, Dhaka—working together...

Pakistan’s Mineral Industry Can Earn More Than $8 Billion Revenues by 2030

Umair Khan - September 21, 20250

Pakistan's mining industry is at the turning point with the potential to become the nation's most profitable industry. In Balochistan's mountains to Sindh's coal...

Are sports associations next to boycott Israel?

James M. Dorsey - September 21, 20250

by James M Dorsey International sports boycotts of Israel are a question of if rather than when, with mounting pressure and ever more targeted boycotts...

Sending a dangerous signal

James M. Dorsey - September 20, 20250

by James M Dorsey US Secretary Marco Rubio’s first engagement after arriving in Israel this weekend to discuss the Gaza war and the fallout of...

Water Wars and Multilateralism: Pakistan’s Struggle and the UNGA’s ‘Better Together’ Pledge

Saima Afzal - September 20, 20250

The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 9 September 2025 under the theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More for...

How should Global Humanity Mark the “Peace Day” when Genocide and Barbarism are the Order of the Day?

Mahboob A. Khawaja - September 20, 20250

How Wars Degenerate the Moral Sense of Mankind? To celebrate “International Peace Day” you would use rational substance not rhetoric to face global humanity. See...

Which Ideology Breeds Violence?

Bhabani Shankar Nayak - September 20, 20250

From Australia and America to Britain, Europe, and India, various forms of vilification campaigns target leftist politics and its ideology, portraying it as inherently...

From Bloodied Ballots to a Festive Democracy? Dr. Yunus’s Pledge and Bangladesh’s Democratic Crossroads

Dr. Serajul I. Bhuiyan - September 19, 20250

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus with Members of the European Parliament delegation led by Mounir Satouri, following their dialogue at the State Guest House...

The American Prosperity lies in the Rise of the Rest

Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra - September 19, 20250

The incumbent Trump administration's policies to actualise its own invention 'Make America Great again' (MAGA) are ahistorical in so far as these represent the...

Pakistan seen as net security provider in Gulf after Saudi agreement

Nikkei Asia Review - September 21, 20250

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a 'Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement' in Riyadh on Sept. 17. (Nikkei montage/Source...

Nepal’s Gen-Z Movement and the Ghostly Afterlives of Revolution

The Wire India - September 21, 20250

Sabin Ninglekhu After the end of the decade long People’s War in 2006, mostly based in the hinterlands, one of the key Maoists leaders was...

Why Does Trump Want Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base Returned To US Control?

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - September 21, 20250

By Reid Standish US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in reclaiming Bagram air base in Afghanistan -- abandoned during the 2021 withdrawal...

The security pact heard around the world

dawn.com - September 20, 20250

THE signing of a ‘Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement’ between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is being seen as a moment of tectonic significance for the Middle East...

After the Inferno: Nepal’s Gen Z, the Army and the Battle for Constitutional Survival

The Wire India - September 20, 20250

Protestors take pictures in front of the burning parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: AZAY HAKA/Himalkhabar Kanak Mani Dixit Amidst a fluid situation in Nepal, with...

Nepal’s generational revolt catches China and India in the middle

The Lowy Institute - September 20, 20250

Saima Afzal China is closely watching the aftermath of protests that have swept Nepal. So too is India. Landlocked Nepal serves as a buffer zone...

U.S. Designation of BLA as Terror Outfit: A Win for Pakistan, but Not a Panacea

South Asian Voices - September 20, 20250

Sajid Aziz On August 11, the U.S. Department of State designated the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias/elite suicide squad, the Majeed Brigade, as a...

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact as Gulf Arab states grow wary of US security guarantees

CNN - September 19, 20250

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a formal mutual defense pact on Wednesday, in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership amid...

Support Us Politics Justice War on Gaza Technology Immigration Chilling Dissent About Support Us Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student...

The Intercept - September 19, 20250

Shawn Musgrave Even before immigration authorities began rounding up international students who had spoken out about Israel’s war on Gaza earlier this spring, there was a...

Announcing canal revamp, Panama dodges questions about Chinese ownership

South China Morning Post - September 19, 20250

Panamanian authorities on Tuesday announced an US$8.5 billion plan to modernise and expand the Panama Canal over the next decade, while sidestepping questions on...

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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.