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Articles on South Asia
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Tickets are going for as high as $40,000 on the secondary market.
Tens of millions of people have been exposed to conditions that threaten their health.
The Indian prime minister made reference to communities that have “too many children” in a veiled reference to Muslims.
After months of indefinite postponement, presidential and parliamentary elections will finally be held over the next two years.
The PTI, the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, won the most seats of any one party – but fell short of reaching the threshold for a majority government.
India is pursuing a policy of pleasing the ruling elites in its neighbourhood, which it hopes will serve its national aspirations to become a regional powerhouse like China.
Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated as the birthday of the Hindu god Krishna. Many Hindus reenact episodes from mythology on Krishna’s life, known as ‘Krishna Lilas,’ and perform folk dances.
At the pilgrimage site of Kedarnath in northern India, disastrous flooding has led many to ask whether the gods are getting angry about human behavior.
Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity of beliefs and practices in this tradition.
Turner was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism in 1973, and its teachings provided inspiration for some of the final projects of her career.
Protests took hold across Pakistan following the detention of the opposition leader and former cricket star – raising tensions in an election year.
Putting a dollar value on nature has staunch opponents who say it’s morally wrong, but without it, building dams and other infrastructure can run roughshod over vital ecosystems.
The use of AI and robotic technology in worship is raising profound questions about its long-term consequences. Will it lead to the betterment of society or replace practitioners?
Two social scientists explain how caste-identities are pervasive in not just Hinduism but other South Asian faith groups as well.
Former prime minister emerges from assassination attempt wounded, but vowing to continue protest against government.
Adopted in 1949, India’s original constitution has withstood the test of time to help shape the world’s largest democracy. But as India hits turbulent time, so does its landmark constitution.
On the 75th anniversary of India’s partition, scholars from the US, Canada, France, UK and Australia write about their favorite book or film that best explains the trauma of a violent division.
Jinnah insisted on secular education, gender equality and equal rights for minorities – all of which remain unrealized dreams in Pakistan.
On the 10th anniversary of the Oak Creek massacre, a Sikh scholar writes that there is little understanding of the Sikh faith in the U.S.
Top contributors
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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Visiting Lecturer, Union Theological Seminary
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Senior Lecturer at Karlstad University, and Researcher at Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, California State University, Fresno
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Monash Intercultural Lab and National Convenor of the Asian Australian Studies Research Network, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University, Fresno
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Professor of Politics and Director of the Asia Research Institute, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Director, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Visiting Research Professor, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in the department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
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University of Nottingham
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Professor of Virology, University of Reading
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Professor of Social Policy, University of South Wales
