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Tajikistan’s Pamirs: A Perfect Political Storm on the Roof of the World
The table is set for the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast to remain a geopolitical hotspot, as important as it…
Ceylon
The story of Britain’s acquisition of Ceylon, one of the strangest in the history of imperial expansion is…
What is the BBC Modi Documentary and Why is it So Controversial?
‘India: the Modi Question’, examining 2002 sectarian riots, comes at sensitive time for prime minister. A BBC documentary…
Anthropology, Politics, and Place in Sri Lanka: South Asian Reflections from an Island Adrift
Abstract How does the idea of ‘South Asia’ play out in the politics and public culture of Sri…
Sri Lanka: Between Economic Recovery and Relapse
As Sri Lanka enters the crucial phase of debt restructuring, it will have to balance its domestic and…
Taliban Close Education Centers in Southern Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan authorities are closing education centers and institutes supported by non-governmental groups in the south…
Uzbekistan President Receives Türkiye’s Electric Car
Türkiye’s first indigenous electric car Togg has been presented to Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, becoming the second foreign leader to have…
Tajikistan’s Policy of Suppression Continues in Pamir Region
Brussels, Frankfurt (11/4 – 50) Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon recently was in New York to speak with the…
Turkmenistan’s Opportunities and Challenges from China’s Belt & Road Initiative
The BRI is opening up Turkmenistan to China and other important markets in Central Asia and the Middle…
India: Rahul Gandhi’s Defamation Trial Highlights Drift Away from Democracy Under Narendra Modi
Rahul Gandhi, India’s most prominent opposition leader and the principal adversary of the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi,…