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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.
The fate of the so-called princely states was a particularly contentious issue during India’s Partition, which killed about 1 million people and left millions more displaced.
An expert on Sri Lanka’s economy identifies and explains three key challenges that Ranil Wickremesinghe will have to overcome if he hopes to steer the country out of its crisis.
Protests over shortages forced the ouster of Sri Lanka’s president, but the crisis has deep-set roots in ethnonationalism, which has encouraged corruption, argues an expert on the country’s politics.
As authorities desperately seek aid, the Sri Lankan crisis continues.
A new book by Manjula Datta O’Connor argues that family violence raises some culturally specific issues, but the problem is not limited any particular group.
The country has a long history of ethnic and religious conflict, but the worst economic crisis in decades has brought protesters together.
Several US universities now recognize caste as part of nondiscrimination policies. Two scholars of South Asian studies explain how caste-based violence isn’t limited to Hinduism, or to India.
The former prime minister was forced from office by a vote of no confidence. But that doesn’t mean the political drama is over, an expert on Pakistani politics explains.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved Parliament rather than face a no-confidence vote. The Conversation asked an expert: What happens next?
Virologists are beginning to assess which other viruses could have pandemic potential
Politically and socially, Australia is fast expanding its engagement with India and her neighbours. Universities, in contrast, have wound back their commitment to South Asian studies.
The COVID-19 cases are surging in Nepal, potentially surpassing India’s reproduction rate, but the country is out of vaccines. Global aid could help with one of the worst health crises in South Asia.
A scholar explains the religious beliefs of Sikhs as well as the prejudices and barriers that many Sikhs in America face.
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Visiting Lecturer, Union Theological Seminary
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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Monash Intercultural Lab and National Convenor of the Asian Australian Studies Research Network, Monash University
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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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Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University, Fresno
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, The University of Melbourne
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Perinatal Epidemiologist and NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, Hudson Institute
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Professor and Director, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Professor of Strategy and Policy, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Research fellow, University of Leeds
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Politics and Director of the Asia Research Institute, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Professor, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
