Is a Left-Wing Nationalism Possible in Bangladesh?
The 2013 Shahbagh movement offers a critical context for reading the contested histories, paradoxes, and possibilities of left-wing nationalism in Bangladesh's semi-centennial year.
Terror in the Coal Mines of North-East India
On the history and terror of mining in the Indian state of Meghalaya
“We the Sons of Bitches Are Doing Fine”: The Dissent of Miya Poetry
Miya Muslims in Assam are using the power of the pen to contest their demonization as “killable” bodies.
Justice for Father Stan: Organizations in Toronto Demand Accountability from the Indian State
Toronto’s Indian diaspora recently protested against the custodial murder of Father Stan Swamy and demanded an immediate release of all political prisoners.
Birds of Paradise
Three captivating short stories on the Bangladesh Freedom Struggle that vividly capture the disruption and outbreak of violence during the period.
The Power of Milk Tea: From Pacific to Punjab
The Milk Tea Alliance movement is brewing radical connections and political solidarities across Asia and the Pacific.
“Bangladesh Has No Indigenous People”
To prevent the extinction of Adibashis, the Bangladesh government must recognize their right to self-determination.
Afghan Labour, Colonial Borders: Regulating Migration in British and Princely India
Colonial India depended on Afghan migrant labour, at the same time as it regulated and expelled them in its border-making projects.
Vaccine Internationalism Is How We End the Pandemic
Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla and Ana Caistor Arendar on Progressive International’s Summit for Vaccine Internationalism.
Degrowth Remains a Slogan
Though illuminating key debates, Jason Hickel’s recent case for degrowth falls short of its global objective – with not enough to offer regions like South Asia.
Working through the Siege
A photo-essay on the Kashmiri handicraft workers and the declining handloom industry since the abrogation of Article 370.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee: Death and Martyrdom in Hindutva Myth-Making
An examination of the significance of the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh—predecessor to the ruling Hindutva-fascist party in India, the BJP.