South Asia's Balance of Payments Challenge: The Changing Dynamics of External Balances in South Asia

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- In recent years the South Asian region has witnessed an unprecedented succession of external sector crises. Sri Lanka defaulted on its sovereign debt in 2022, Pakistan has repeate... Read More

Two Years After Bangladesh's Youth Revolt: South Asia's Student Upsurge not a Passing Wave

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- On 5 August, Bangladesh marks the second anniversary of the student-led uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina government-one of the most consequential turning points in its rece... Read More

Changing Architecture of the Indian State: Public Trust can Neither be Legislated nor Certified

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Democratic governments are expected to respond decisively when public institutions lose credibility. In recent years, India's response to governance failures has increasingly take... Read More

Mohenjo-daro's 'Dancing Girl': The Silence Surrounding Women in Public History

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- I have visited both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, two of the great urban centres of the Indus Civilisation, located in present-day Pakistan. Standing among their brick ruins, I was st... Read More

How Sri Lanka Missed the Opportunity to Become a 200-billion dollar economy

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- For the first time in history, Sri Lankan economy surpassed the hundred billion dollar mark in 2025. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP per capita reached USD 109 billion, and U... Read More

The Shrinking Policy Space for Small States: Lessons from Bangladesh, Implications for India

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- When Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chose Malaysia and China for his first overseas trip since taking office, rather than India, the decision was read in New Delhi as a ... Read More

Empty Classrooms, Crowded Reading Rooms and a Growing Educational Concern

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- A quiet but significant shift is unfolding in India's troubled education sector. While schools and colleges continue to enrol students, classrooms, particularly in higher secondar... Read More

Bangladesh's Expatriate Card: A New Chapter in Migrant Financial Security

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Bangladeshi expatriates, through their hard work and resilience, have kept the wheels of the country's economy turning with their invaluable remittances. Leaving behind their fami... Read More

PoK Polls Expose A Deeper Faultline: Widening Gap Between Official Narratives and Ground Realities

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The ongoing elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are unfolding against a backdrop of political unrest, economic distress and competing national narratives. What was intended to ... Read More

Asymmetric Warfare via Migration: What India Can Learn from Spain's Ceuta Crisis

Https, Aug. 1 -- Between 30-31 July 2026, a sudden, unprecedented humanitarian and security crisis destabilised the borders of Ceuta, an 18.5 sq km Spanish autonomous city on the North African coast. ... Read More

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