On August 5th 2019, the Government of India abrogated most of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, revoking the special status and limited autonomy granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir [J&K]. This was accompanied […]
Abstract Wokou pirate incursions battered the Ming’s extensive coastline for most of the dynasty’s 276 year-long lifespan. The social dislocation and suffering endured by coastal communities presented a serious crisis to the Ming court. Yet, […]
On October 4, 2019, the Munk School of Global Affairs invited Dr. Bérénice Guyot-Réchard, a professor of Twentieth-Century International History at King’s College London, to present a lecture entitled “The Fear of Being Compared: India, […]
On Friday, October 25th, the Munk School of Global Affairs’ Asian Institute welcomed Dr. Abhi Subedi, Professor Emeritus from Tribhuvan University in Nepal, to speak on the topic of Nepali Literature. Dr. Subedi is a […]
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“Street Food in Bangkok and Hanoi: Conflicts Over the Use of the Urban Space,” an event hosted at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy on October 21, 2019, examined the ideological framing […]
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