The power of the cockroach in the current viral moment of the CJP seems to resonate with something Kafkaesque that is crawling beneath: unwanted, impossible to eliminate. southasiamonitor.org/educati…

The ongoing SIR is not merely about helping a particular party win an election; it points to a much deeper design - to create a customised electorate in the country. It is intended to turn India into a Republic... southasiamonitor.org/governa…

The AI revolution may indeed change warfare. But the laws of physics, engineering and economics have not been repealed. AI may be extraordinarily powerful in the data centre. The real challenge is carrying that capability to the battlefield. southasiamonitor.org/ai-tech…

It would also explain why Pakistan is trying to preserve a distinction between supporting Saudi Arabia and fighting the Houthis. southasiamonitor.org/geopoli…

Swaansh Mahat, Kathmandu-based writer, speaks with Jiya Shrivastav on cross-border internships and regonal student mobility | SAM Youth Dialogue youtube.com/watch?v=4BSSrcQ7…

EU and India could establish a regular EU–India-Middle East Consultative Mechanism involving foreign-policy officials and experts. Its purpose would be to coordinate positions before major international gatherings and meetings.  southasiamonitor.org/geopoli…

For Sri Lankan politics, this is more than diplomatic sightseeing. It raises a fundamental question whether the JVP is developing a sophisticated strategy of balancing relations with India and China... southasiamonitor.org/geopoli…

The ongoing civil war in Myanmar has caused an influx of armed cadres (Meitei, Naga and Kuki) into Manipur's border tracts like Kamjong district, further squeezing finite land resources and aggravating historical territorial disputes. southasiamonitor.org/geopoli…

Sujeet Kumar, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, speaks with Meda Parameswara Reddy, Scientist and Inventor, and Director of Reddy Center for Critical and Integrated Thinking | SAM Dialogues with Dr. M P Reddy Link: youtube.com/watch?v=O-l__CRo…

Hamidullah’s tenure has been marked by promotion of Bangladesh's soft power, with the envoy going around the country underlining the deep roots of people-to-people ties.  southasiamonitor.org/geopoli…

The CJP’s journey, however, is no longer confined to the politics of examination failures and youth precarity. Its School Thik Karo campaign has extended the movement’s work towards accountability for basic public-school infrastructure... southasiamonitor.org/educati…

Whether or not “Himalayasia” ever catches on as a name, the underlying question it poses is a serious one for a region that houses a quarter of the world’s population, spends tens of billions of dollars a year arming itself against its own neighbors... southasiamonitor.org/educati…

The Election Commission belongs neither to the government of the day nor to the Opposition. It belongs to the people of India. Its first duty is to protect the citizens' vote. That is the standard by which the CEC, the two ECs should be examined.  southasiamonitor.org/governa…

The disasters at Kedarnath and Nepal should therefore be read not simply as tragedies of the past or isolated episodes of extreme weather. They are warnings from a changing mountain system. southasiamonitor.org/climate…

India must also recognise that Pakistan's internal security crisis has wider regional implications. Escalating Pakistan–Afghanistan tensions could create additional uncertainty along the western frontier... southasiamonitor.org/geopoli…

Manipur therefore needs to move beyond the language of relief and towards the language of restoration. The ultimate measure of recovery will not be how many camps have closed. southasiamonitor.org/governa…

The enduring lesson of Mizoram is not that the state won and the insurgents lost. It is that both sides eventually found a political space in which neither needed to win everything. southasiamonitor.org/soft-po…

The Taliban, therefore, is not challenging whether Islam should shape women’s rights. Both the OIC and the Taliban begin from that premise. southasiamonitor.org/soft-po…

India has demonstrated that it can develop and manufacture modern artillery systems. What needs reassessment is how quickly we acquire, integrate and field them, and how effectively we ensure that new technologies communicate and operate together. southasiamonitor.org/geopoli…

The Chopra siblings' murder in 1978, the Nirbhaya case of 2012, R.G. Kar Kolkata in 2024 and Kalkaji in 2026 belong to different historical contexts southasiamonitor.org/governa…