• Unravelling South Asia to the World • Research Centre •
09/06/2025
Almost 20 years on, why has not been served to victims of the Maoist conflict in ? Meena Bhatta discusses the complicated, political trajectory of the TRC & CIEDP, and what can be done to rectify the course?
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/06/09/transitional-justice-in-post-conflict-nepal/
02/06/2025
How does enable personality-'projections' & what impact does it have on ? Vihang Jumle (Universität Bern) & Vignesh K. Rajahmani (KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies) analyse data from .
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/06/02/political-projections-and-social-media-in-india/
26/05/2025
The terrorist attack in Pahalgam led citizens across South Asia to comment on the issue. Anurug Chakma (The Australian National University) uses 'Louvain in R' to analyse comments on YouTube.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/05/26/pahalgam-2025-analysing-youtube-comments-across-south-asia/
21/05/2025
Congratulations Eva Nappert (LSE Department of International Relations) for winning this year's 'Vera Anstey South Asia Essay Competition'. Well done!
Your prize of £250 book vouchers is on its way!
19/05/2025
As domestic tensions rise, attacks against Chinese nationals and interests are also on the rise in Pakistan, and in Balochistan in particular. Muneeb Salman and Saeeda Usmani (Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad) examine the trend & suggest a possible way ahead.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/05/19/balochistan-cpec-anti-china-sentiment-and-the-way-ahead/
12/05/2025
What happens when we read Articles on 'Non-Discrimination' and 'Liberty' in 's alongside one another? Professor Kalpana Kannabiran presents an intersectional analysis.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/05/12/tools-of-justice-in-the-constitution-of-india%ef%bf%bc/
09/05/2025
As we mark in 2025 and this week, Thurein Naing (ARCID, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai) tells the story of 4 Burmese pilots who joined Royal Air Force in their 'finest hour'.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/05/05/imperial-entanglement-burmese-pilots-in-the-battle-of-britain%ef%bf%bc/
28/04/2025
What can middle-income countries like India do to make itself a competitive investment venue in the global marketplace? Abhishek (NSDC National Skill Development Corporation, India) discusses how developing skill ecosystems in select sectors can give India an edge.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/04/28/skill-ecosystems-and-innovation-in-india%ef%bf%bc/
21/04/2025
As intensify, the wisdom of Indigenous people is crucial for sustainable & management of , as Asif All Mahmud Akash argues for .
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/04/21/natural-resources-sustainable-development-and-indigenous-people-in-bangladesh%ef%bf%bc/
15/04/2025
To mark the 134th birthday of The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE alumni Dr B. R. Ambedkar (Chair, Drafting Committee, of ), check out LSE Library's most visited online exhibition celebrating his time at LSE & after (& you can download his LSE Student File FREE!).
Exhibition Explore our exhibition, "Educate. Agitate. Organise." Ambedkar and LSE.
14/04/2025
What role did play in the framing of India's ? Achyut Chetan (SKMU University Dumka jharkhand information) talks about the Founding Mothers of the of .
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/04/14/reclaiming-the-constitution-through-its-founding-mothers/
07/04/2025
Can an internet-powered help work opportunities for women workers in ? Kapila Chinthaka Premarathne (Rajarata University, Sri Lanka) makes the case.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025/04/07/women-benefits-of-gig-economy-in-south-asia/
