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Nepalese PM Balen Shah bans political parties from campuses
Ironically, Balendra Shah, came to power on a Gen Z protest wave led by students.
Why India’s youth hustle while South Asia’s protest
by Milinda Moragoda/WION News Colombo, April 2 – Across South Asia today, a striking pattern has emerged. In Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, young people took to the streets—driven by frustration over economic stagnation, governance failures, and lack of opportunity. In each country, these movements...
Contrasting positions of women in South Asia
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, March 8 – South Asia is a sub-continent of contrasts. On the one hand, it has produced the largest number of women Prime Ministers, but on the other, women’s participation in the formal workforce is just 33% when the world average...
South Asian countries have struggled to have relations with Israel
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, March 3 – Countries in South Asia, barring Nepal, have had severe problems establishing ties with Israel. It wasn’t easy to shed their anti-imperialist and anti-colonial commitments and reconcile to the stubborn reality of Israel – a key player in the...
Street protests have overthrown governments, but have failed to win elections
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, February 22 – In South Asia, where popular uprisings have toppled governments in recent years, new governments were elected in late 2024 in Sri Lanka and last week in Bangladesh. Elections in Nepal are scheduled to be held on March 5....
Nepalese seek political clarity through March parliamentary polls
A lacklustre Interim Government, a dispirited Gen Z, ennui in political parties and a vertical split in the Nepali Congress mark the political landscape in Nepal
Nepalese seek political clarity through March parliamentary polls
A lacklustre Interim Government, a dispirited Gen Z, ennui in political parties and a vertical split in the Nepali Congress mark the political landscape in Nepal
India and Nepal are at loggerheads again over territory
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, December 3 – India and Nepal share culture and religion and have an open border stretching across five Indian States Uttar Pradesh (551 km), Uttarakhand (275 km), Bihar (726 km), West Bengal (100 km) and Sikkim (99 km). The two countries...
Similarities and differences in the three recent uprisings in South Asia
By P.M.Amza/DailyFT Colombo, September 20 – South Asia is living through an era of popular uprisings that has reshaped the political vocabulary of the region. In Colombo, Dhaka and Kathmandu, ordinary citizens—many of them strikingly young—have turned public squares into stages for democratic confrontation. These...
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