South Asia Year in Review 2021 (8)

2021 was a year of change for South Asia. Along with countries across the region working to vaccinate their populations amidst surges of new variants of COVID-19, the year was also marked by pivotal events that will shape political affairs for the years to come. 2021 saw the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal from a two-decade-long war, a ceasefire revival on the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, heightened U.S.-China competition, changing leadership in Nepal, and large scale protests leading to the eventual repeal of farm laws in India. In this SAV series, contributors examine these events and more, and discuss the most important dynamics to watch in the year ahead.

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Images: Rajesh via Flickr (bottom left), via Wikimedia Commons (bottom right), Usman Malik via Flickr (top right)

Articles in Collection

Pakistan in 2021: Changes, Challenges, and a Roadmap to Stability Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Pakistan in 2021: Changes, Challenges, and a Roadmap to Stability

On the first of January newspapers of Pakistan and India…

Afghanistan in 2021: The End of the Republic and the Return of the Islamic Emirate Domestic Politics

Afghanistan in 2021: The End of the Republic and the Return of the Islamic Emirate

At the beginning of 2021, Afghans faced another year of…

Nepal in 2021: Uncertainty Follows a Turbulent Year Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Nepal in 2021: Uncertainty Follows a Turbulent Year

In 2021, Nepal dealt with the economic and domestic uncertainties…

India 2021 Year In Review: Another Year of Silencing Dissent Domestic Politics

India 2021 Year In Review: Another Year of Silencing Dissent

India’s political scene in 2021 appears to have come full…

Bangladesh’s 2021 Year in Review: Celebrating 50 Years of Development Through Pandemic Resilience Domestic Politics
Sri Lanka in 2021: Trouble Ahead For One of Asia’s Oldest Democracies Domestic Politics

Sri Lanka in 2021: Trouble Ahead For One of Asia’s Oldest Democracies

At the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy this December, one…

Looking Back at 2021: SAV Editors’ Picks Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Looking Back at 2021: SAV Editors’ Picks

At South Asian Voices, we pride ourselves on publishing diverse perspectives…

Looking Back at 2021: SAV’s Top Reads

Looking Back at 2021: SAV’s Top Reads

2021 marked significant developments for South Asia. Governments contended with…