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Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka : Is South Asia fertile for Gen Z revolutions (...)
Yashraj Sharma 30/09/25
The contexts and triggers were different, but analysts say there’s a common thread tying South Asia’s youth revolts — and that protesters have learned from each other. The rattle of iron gates sounded like drumbeats as the crowd surged forward. A (...)
Democratic Masquerade in Bangladesh
Ameer Al-Auqaili 24/07/25
A Nobel laureate is running Bangladesh. However, this isn’t democracy, it’s elite survival masquerading as reform. As 2025 began, with inflation climbing beyond 11 percent and mass demonstrations bringing major cities to a standstill, Sheikh (...)
Quand l’eau devient un champ de bataille
Aurélie Leroy 03/03/25
Le barrage de Medog, projet titanesque, dépasse la simple prouesse énergétique. En érigeant ce géant hydroélectrique, la Chine s’assure un contrôle stratégique sur les ressources en eau. Elle impose sa suprématie, mais attise les rivalités géopolitiques (...)
En Asie du Sud, la politique étrangère de Modi sous le feu des critiques
Aurélie Leroy 24/02/25
L’analyse d’Aurélie Leroy dans Equal Times. La « super année électorale » 2024 a marqué un tournant pour l’Asie du Sud, avec des élections dans tous les pays de la région : Bhoutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Népal, Maldives et bien sûr, Inde. Deux (...)
Cómo la política exterior intervencionista de Modi provoca el rechazo de India (...)
Aurélie Leroy 24/02/25
El “año superelectoral” de 2024 representó un punto de inflexión para Asia meridional, con la celebración de elecciones en todos los países de la región : Bután, Bangladés, Pakistán, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldivas y, claro está, India. Elecciones en las que se (...)
Modi’s interventionist foreign policy is driving anti-India sentiment among its (...)
Aurélie Leroy 24/02/25
Analysis by Aurélie Leroy, in Equal Times. The “super election year” of 2024 marked a turning point for South Asia, with elections in all the countries in the region : Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and, of course, India. (...)
India must atone for Bangladesh’s lost decade
Zia Hassan 24/12/24
India’s support for Hasina regime strangled Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations but it’s not too late to repent and rebuild trust In the annals of South Asia’s political history, India’s role in sustaining Sheikh Hasina’s regime in Bangladesh stands (...)
A new Marxist president in Sri Lanka follows regime change in Bangladesh
John Elliott 24/09/24
India losing regional influence to China, just as its global role grows. Regime change has come to South Asia for the second time in a few weeks with the election yesterday in Sri Lanka of a Marxist president, whose party has not held the (...)
What will come after the July massacre in Bangladesh ?
Saimum Parvez 26/08/24
Bangladesh has experienced a dramatic uprising that led to the ousting of prime minister Sheikh Hasina after intense protests against government job quotas, resulting in over 450 deaths amid a brutal crackdown on demonstrators. An interim (...)
Au Bangladesh, les étudiants contestent un système répressif
Sushovan Dhar 05/08/24
La répression des manifestations étudiantes au Bangladesh a fait près de 200 morts. Les manifestations ont commencé par l’attribution de postes gouvernementaux, mais elles se sont transformées en un défi plus large à l’égard d’un parti au pouvoir qui (...)