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Across South Asia Slum Dwellers Are Deprived Of Their Human Rights
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South Asian Women To The Fore In Peacebuilding And Crisis Response
South Asian feminist voices are calling for a shift from tokenism to transformation. The path forward lies in institutionalising women’s participation across diplomatic, security, and environmental policymaking. Whether it’s building back peace in Sri Lanka, safeguarding water rights in the Indus basin, or protecting Rohingya women refugees in Bangladesh, South Asia’s feminist peacebuilders are not just responding to crises; they are redefining what peace means.
50 years of Emergency: Have any lessons been learnt?
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Israel and the 'Clash of Civilizations': The Case for a Muslim Nuclear Security Framework
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The US aid under MCC is a golden opportunity for Nepal to look beyond India and China and seek greater engagement with other powers and to derive economic benefit and relinquish meaningless geopolitical adventures, writes Vikash Kumar for South Asia Monitor
India need not compete with China in Bangladesh: Focus should be on mutually beneficial issues
Bangladesh is a very important neighbour for India. The fulcrum of India’s Act East policy and vital for development of India’s North East, it has a major role in the success of BIMSTEC, writes Maj Gen Alok Deb (retd) for South Asia Monitor
Nudged by China, Pakistan tries to woo Bangladesh
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Need to embrace telemedicine to fix critical gaps in healthcare delivery
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Coronavirus waste: A new form of pollution, putting marine environment at risk
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Can India shake off the dragon's growing tentacles in South Asia?
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India has been dubbed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the most depressed country in the world. The numbers themselves are pretty frightening, writes Dr. Lovleen Malhotra for South Asia Monitor
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Structural shifts in Nepal’s India policy: New Delhi should continue to engage more
The use of anti-India sentiment is an old stratagem used by Nepalese politicians to assert their own relevance and divert attention away from the real problems facing Nepal, writes Shakti Sinha for South Asia Monitor
Easing of India-China standoff: Can China be trusted?
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US-India strategic consultations: Delhi treads cautiously on Chinese 'threats'
India has been careful to maintain that its closer ties with the US and its Indo-Pacific partners were not directed against anyone – diplomaticspeak that they weren't meant to be anti-China, writes Arul Louis for South Asia Monitor
An India-China truce with a difference: Why the disengagement may work this time
The declaration of truce on July 6, the 85th birthday of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama and two days after the Dharma Chakra Day on July 4, reminds of Buddha’s message that was carried by Indians to China, writes Rajendra Shende for South Asia Monitor
South Asia: Fiscal policy as an option for economic revival
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