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SAV Q&A with Muhib Rahman: Unpacking the Bangladesh Elections
On February 12, Bangladesh held elections for the first time since the ouster of longtime leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. Voters delivered a supermajority in parliament to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and approved a referendum on the proposed…
Bangladesh Is Voting, but Stability Is Not on the Ballot
Bangladesh is at a political crossroads. On February 12, the South Asian country is scheduled to hold a national election alongside a referendum on institutional reforms proposed in the July Charter, a reform package aimed at establishing stronger checks and…
Political Flux in Nepal: Strategic Adjustments by India and China
Following the dramatic political upheaval of September 2025, uncertainty reigns in Nepal ahead of elections planned for early March. In this moment of transition, the political, economic, and legal dimensions of the domestic crisis have received considerable attention, but the…
Nepal in 2025: A New Dawn?
The political unrest of 2025 marks yet another milestone along the wending path of democracy within Nepal’s recent history.
इस्लामिस्टों का उभार या स्वयत्तता हेतु मत? बांग्लादेशी परिसरों में जमात की हालिया जीत का कैसे बोध करें
भविष्य की छवि बांग्लादेशी विश्वविद्यालयों के छात्रावासों में दस्तक दे रही है। हाल ही में, ढाका विश्वद्यालय और तीन दूसरे बड़े सार्वजनिक संस्थानों में इस्लामी जमात-ए-इस्लामी के छात्र वर्ग इस्लामी छात्र शिबिर (इसके बाद शिबिर) से जुड़े छात्र संघ के…
Islamist Rise or Vote for Autonomy? How to Read Jamaat’s Recent Win on Bangladeshi Campuses
In Bangladesh’s university dorms, the future is already knocking. The recent sweep of student-union elections by candidates aligned with Islami Chhatra Shibir (henceforth Shibir), the student wing of the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami, at Dhaka University and three other premier public institutions…