February 1 marks 2 years since the military coup in Myanmar. The day was marked with silent strikes from Yangon to Mandalay, with businesses remaining closed and residents staying indoors. Cartoon by Gihan de Chickera
February 1 marks 2 years since the military coup in Myanmar. The day was marked with silent strikes from Yangon to Mandalay, with businesses remaining closed and residents staying indoors. Cartoon by Gihan de Chickera

Silent strikes in Myanmar, rising militancy and debt in Pakistan, The Elephant Whisperers and more 

February - Updates and analysis from around the region
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Southasiasphere is our roundup of news events and analysis of regional affairs, now out twice a month. If you are a member, you will automatically receive links to the new episodes in your inbox. If you are not yet a member, you can still get it for free by signing up here.

In this episode, we talk about the silent strikes in Myanmar marking two years since the country's military coup. We also look at security in Pakistan in the wake of a suicide bomb blast in Peshawar, and the spiralling impact of the country's debt crisis on the wellbeing of citizens.

In 'Around Southasia in Five Minutes', we discuss the impact of a report by Hindenburg Research accusing the Adani Group of stock manipulation and marketing fraud, the Indian National Congress's recently concluded Bharat Jodo Yatra, the controversy surrounding the citizenship of the politician Rabi Lamichchane in Nepal, the release of the Sri Lankan student activist Wasantha Mudalige, the contentious Maldivian presidential primaries, and much more. For 'Bookmarked', we talk about the documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers', shot in the Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu, which has been nominated for an Oscar.

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