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A new Sri Lankan film on Richard de Zoysa’s death absolves the Ranasinghe Premadasa government’s involvement and tarnishes the legacy of his mother Manorani Saravanamuttu and her long struggle for justice.

Vihanga Perera writes www.himalmag.com/culture/rani...
February 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Southasian migrants and refugees are already being impacted by sweeping executive orders by JS President Donald Trump.

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Cartoon of Donald Trump holding a large net and running around a block of land - for a story about how his executive orders after one week in power are impacting Southasian refugees and migrants
February 1, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Fragile peace in Myanmar as junta signs a China-brokered ceasefire agreement - our top story in Southasia Weekly.

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January 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Economic Treasury Secretary Tulip Siddiq resigns amidst allegations of corruption linked to her aunt Sheikh Hasina.

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Cartoon by Gihan de Chickera showing Sheikh Hasina in a boat filled with cash (referring to Tulip Siddiq’s resignation due to corruption allegations in Bangladesh).
January 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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The story of Mukesh Chandrakar’s killing is a window into the precarity of freelance journalists working in Chhattisgarh.

Our latest issue of Southasia Weekly, on threats to provincial journalists in India, UK MP Tulip Siddiq’s links to the Awami League and more!

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Cartoon by Gihan de Chickera which shows a pair of hands swinging a sword at a pen that reads ‘Provincial journalists in India’. This cartoon is a reaction to the killing of Mukesh Chandrakar, a journalist in Chhattisgarh known for his reporting on corruption.
January 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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On 30 December, news broke that the MDP sought USD 6 million (over INR 51 crores) from India in order to impeach Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu - though the plan never materialised

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Cartoon showing India prime minister Narendra Modi looking at the Maldives through a telescope. The flags of the MDP which is a set of blue weighing scales on a yellow background and Peoples National Congress which is an outline of a blue bird on a white background can be seen sticking out of the Maldives. This is to illustrate the story that MDP sought funds to impeach the Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu from India, and Indian intelligence had met with MDP on this though the plan did not materialise.
January 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Bangladesh has sent a diplomatic note asking India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, posing a fresh diplomatic challenge for India to navigate.

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A cartoon of Modi looking towards Mohammed Yunus, who is holding a placard saying ‘Extradite Sheikh Hasina’.
December 27, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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On 15 December, Sri Lanka’s president Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in India on an official visit - his first since winning the presidential election.
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India prime minister Narendra Modi as Santa Claus, holding Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his lap. Dissanayake is waving India’s flag/
December 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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On 10 December, Pakistan’s military charged its former spy chief for ‘engaging in political activities.’

This might have seemed progressive, but there’s more to this than meets the eye.

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December 15, 2024 at 8:39 AM
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This week, India-Bangladesh tensions around the arrest of Hindu religious leader Chinmoy Krishna Das came to a head with protesters forcibly entering the Bangladesh consulate in Agartala.

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An illustration showing a Southasian man standing between two wrecking balls, one bearing the Indian flag and the other the Bangladesh flag. The illustration is by Sri Lankan cartoonist Gihan de Chickera.
December 7, 2024 at 11:20 AM