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Supporters and activists of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement during a qaumi jirga, or community consultation, at Jamrud on 11 October. The Pakistan government had tried to suppress the meeting by announcing a ban on the PTM the previous week.

State of Southasia #12: Hurmat Ali Shah on Pashtuns and the Pakistani state

04 Nov 2024

A security guard poses with a poster of Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government that has instituted six commissions to overhaul the country’s democratic systems and safeguard them from future misuse.

State of Southasia #11: Jyoti Rahman on rebuilding democracy in Bangladesh

21 Oct 2024

Anura Kumara Dissanayake who won Sri Lanka’s presidential election is unlike other contenders in the race in that he does not have a political lineage. For many people, his victory symbolises a break from long years of political corruption that crippled the country’s economy.

State of Southasia #10: Ambika Satkunanathan on Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s win and the landmark political shift in Sri Lanka

30 Sep 2024

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