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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…
SAV Q&A with Bidushi Dhungel: Nepal’s Political Revolution and Quest for a More Equitable Future
Last week, Nepal experienced a remarkable and rapid political upheaval, as youth-led protests on Monday, September 8, gave way to violence and widespread destruction that left 72 people dead, the collapse of the government, and the swearing-in of former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister.
One Year after the Revolution: Reform, Reconciliation, and the Road Ahead for Bangladesh
A year ago, the Pakistani prime minister noted how Pakistan’s economic and political challenges stood in stark contrast to Bangladesh’s trajectory. Bangladesh, once dismissed as a burdened appendage, had surged ahead, hailed as the next economic superstar. The country became…
Bangladesh, A Year after the Uprising: Between Democratic Promise and Political Peril
One year ago, on August 5, 2024, Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power and forced to flee to India. Once dubbed "Asia's iron lady" for her blend of development-driven nationalism, authoritarian governance, and unrivaled dominance over…
Nepal’s Royalist Revival? Democracy’s Crisis of Confidence
Every year, on Nepal’s Democracy Day, Gyanendra Shah, the country’s former monarch, addresses his former subjects via video. Shah generally bemoans the state of the country, offers platitudes, and ends with the customary royal invocation of Pashupatinath as Nepal’s protector…
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اس وقت جبکہ ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ جنوری 2025 میں دوبارہ عہدہ سنبھالنے کی تیاری میں ہیں، اسلام آباد میں امریکہ کے ساتھ تعلقات کے مستقبل کے بارے میں گہری غیر یقینی پائی جاتی ہے۔ پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) کے…