Category: South Asia
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India-Pakistan – Blinding Nationalisms
It is difficult to imagine a greater threat to South Asia than a potential conflict…
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Event Report “Religious Suicide and the Limits of Indian Secularism: Screening and Discussion with the Director Shekhar Hattangadi”
Santhara or Sallekhana is a religious ritual in Jainism. The ways in which the ritual…
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Event Report “Tough Rides: India, A Screening and Discussion with Ryan Pyle”
When exploring an unfamiliar country, most travellers would choose the comfort of reliable tour buses,…
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Event Report “Ghosts of Hierarchies Past: Inequality, Hierarchy, and Blame in Nepal”
Contemporary Nepal is a fascinating example of a society still defined by social hierarchies. While…
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Nuclear Threats in South Asia: The Confrontational Dynamics
Abstract India is not a signatory to the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), but it should…
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Event Report: “Road to Recovery: China, India and Pakistan’s Role in Afghanistan’s Post-NATO Era”
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force officially announced an end to its 13-year long military…
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Event Report “Public Healthcare in Sri Lanka: An Endangered Model of ‘Universal Health Coverage?”
On 24 February 2016, the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted a talk on the…
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Event Report “Crisis and the Humanitarian Present: Thinking Through the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes”
On April 25, 2015, Nepal’s Gorhku region was ravaged by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake…
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India’s Intervention in East Pakistan: A Humanitarian Intervention or an Act of National Interest?
Daniel C. Park is a 3rd Year student studying International Relations and Contemporary Asian Studies…
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Event Report “Urban Theory Goes South: On the Historicity of Space and Urban Imagination in South Asia”
Thomas Blom Hansen, Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University, delivered the 2015 India-Canada Association Lecture…
