South Asia Journal

COMMENTARY

India’s Bid for Strategic Dominance in South Asia – Why Pakistan Won’t Allow It?

Komal Khan - July 4, 20250

India is bidding to place Pakistan on the FATF grey list again. Notably, Indian FATF move is not directed at pushing Pakistan towards sanctions...

The True Face of Democracy in Pakistan

Muhammad Usama Khalid - July 3, 20250

In a world marked by turbulence and turmoil, few nations carry as complex a relationship with democracy as Pakistan. Born from the ideals of...

Racism, What We Eat and Socialist Alternatives

Bhabani Shankar Nayak - July 3, 20250

Despite relentless efforts—from propaganda and wars to political and character assassination of socialism and its leaders—the rise of 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist,...

Dining With a Dealmaker

Sabria Chowdhury Balland - July 2, 20250

The 4-day war between Pakistan and India, which occurred in May of this year, has quite clearly shifted the regional military calculus and recalibrated...

How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History

Punsara Amarasinghe - July 2, 20250

How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History Josephine Quinn, Bloomsbury, 2024 Reviewed by: Dr Punsara Amarasinghe The chasm between the West...

Curriculum for Change: Reinventing Education by Incorporating Social Business Principles

Dr. Serajul I. Bhuiyan - July 1, 20250

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." — Nelson Mandela. Redesigning the Purpose of Education: A New Model for a Changing World With human civilization...

China and Pakistan Mull a Beijing-led Alternative to SAARC

The Diplomat Magazine - July 4, 20250

By Sudha Ramachandran The China-India tussle for influence in South Asia can be expected to intensify should Pakistan and China’s plans for setting up a...

Pakistan urges India to abide by water treaty after Hague court ruling

Nikkei Asia Review - July 4, 20250

The Indus River as it runs through Hyderabad, Pakistan, on April 25. Although the Permanent Court of Arbitration has issued a ruling in Pakistan's favor, the country's...

How the United States and India can Promote Responsible Behavior in Cyberspace Through the Quad

South Asian Voices - July 4, 20250

Over the last few years, India and the United States have been at the receiving end of anything but responsible behavior in cyberspace by...

Iran Pivots Toward China, But Is Beijing Ready To Play Ball?

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - July 4, 20250

By Kian Sharifi and Abubakar Siddique The war with Israel last month decimated a senior echelon of Iran’s military leadership, crippled its air defenses, and exposed...

Myanmar’s federal future cannot be built on the junta’s foundations

The Lowy Institute - July 3, 20250

YUYUN WAHYUNINGRUM As foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations prepare to gather on 8-9 July for the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala...

Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets jail term for contempt of court

Nikkei Asia Review - July 3, 20250

DHAKA (Reuters) -- Bangladesh's ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country's International Crimes Tribunal...

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.