SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN IN MEDIA - South Asian Women in Media

I was privileged to join an online gathering on Sunday 25th April 2021, as dozens of South Asians came together to express grief and solidarity amidst the suffering inflicted by the Coronavirus pandemic.

All is officially well in India’s ‘model’ state, although those on the ground note convoys of ambulances at hospital gates, 12-hour waitlists at crematoria, eight-hour waits in queue for antiviral drugs and scams in the name of the virus.

Despite whatever they may have said to American negotiators during the Doha talks, there is little evidence that the Taliban have given up their ties to Al Qaeda or other terror groups

There appears to be a growing realisation among the upper echelons of Pakistani decision-making apparatus that the country’s strategic trajectory is unsustainable

The geopolitical-tech-economic future of climate change policies will be determined by a handful of nations – US, EU, India, China, Japan. Everyone else come afterwards

For the moment, Bangladesh is stuck between a rock and a hard place, although foreign minister S. Jaishankar has said that India will fulfil its commitments.

Tensions between Jaishankar and Lavrov are a tell-tale sign that 'time-tested' India-Russia ties are shrinking because both sides are not willing to be sensitive towards each other.

There are several indications of a backchannel being in place between India and Pakistan since 2020

As the COVID-19 situation exceeds one year, how might it influence women’s equality in Bangladesh? What are its economic impacts on women? What needs to be done? Economist Hossain Zillur Rahman speaks on these issues in a long interview…

Just when we thought we could move closer to old normal – or simply move closer – we are being swept away by the rising tide of infections.