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Notes from the Sub-continent: CAA, NRC and others
Mayuri Mukherjee

In this fortnight’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we look, first, at the coverage of India’s recent amendment of its Citizenship Act and the related issue of preparing a national

January 12, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Commentary, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Constitution, NRC, CAA, Saffroni, Modi-Shah
Notes from the Sub-continent (Dec 1-15)
Mayuri Mukherjee

In this fortnight’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we start with Bangladesh’s coverage of Myanmar’s Rohingya trial and note how the country which has shouldered a large part of t

December 15, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Commentary, Myanmar, Rohingya trial, International Court of Justice, Rohingya population
Notes from the Sub-continent (Nov 16-30)
Mayuri Mukherjee

In this fortnight’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we start with Bangladesh’s success in holding to account those who had attacked the Holey Artisan Bakery inn 2016. This is follow

November 30, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Commentary, Radicalisation, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka’s presidential election, The Rajapaksas return, Bajwa, Kalapani region
Notes from the Sub-continent (Nov 1-15)
Mayuri Mukherjee

In this fortnight’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we start with the coverage of the Ayodhya verdict in Bangladesh and Pakistan--where the issue generated significant interest, as ex

November 15, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Commentary, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ayodhya verdict
Notes from the Sub-continent - October 2019
Mayuri Mukherjee

In this month’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we look at some big ticket items on the diplomacy and national security fronts - for Bangladesh, the focus is on Prime Minister Sheikh

November 11, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Commentary, Bagladesh PM’s visit, Xi Jinping’s visit to Nepal, Kartarpur Corridor
Notes from the Sub-continent
Mayuri Mukherjee

Overview In this fortnight’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we offer a mix of foreign and domestic policy issues. Starting with Bangladesh, we look at its response to India’s pu

September 27, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Article, Assam NRC, Sino-Nepal visit, Pakistan’s Kashmir cry, Sri Lanka elections
Sri Lanka-US military Ties in the Indo-Pacific
Mayuri Mukherjee

On August 18, Sri Lankan media reported that the United States had decided to suspend bilateral negotiations with Colombo on the controversial Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) until after the presidential election in the island nation1. While this p

September 05, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Article, Sri Lanka-US force agreements, Sri Lanka-US-China relations
दक्षिण एशियाई उपमहाद्वीप में पखवाड़े की हलचल
Mayuri Mukherjee

बांग्लादेश: न्यायिक प्रक्रिया के बगैर हत्याओं में न्याय नहीं हत्या के एक आरोपी की जुलाई में प�

August 27, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Hindi, Article, बांग्लादेश न्यायिक प्रक्रिया, पाकिस्तान का कर्ज, नेपाल फिल्म समारोह, श्री लंका में मृत्युदंड विरोध
Constitutional Amendment: Reactions from the Sub-continent
Mayuri Mukherjee

On August 5, the Government of India repealed Article 370 of the Constitution which had accorded special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir. It also bifurcated the state into two Union Territories - Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh. This essay looks a

August 21, 2019 Media Studies, Article, 370 - neighbourhood media, 370 – South Asian opinions
How Nepal is Negotiating its Federalist Contract between the Citizen and the State
Mayuri Mukherjee

After weeks of large-scale protests, in the last week of June the federal government of Nepal withdrew a controversial bill that would have allowed it greater control of the country’s numerous temple trusts called guthis1. But while this step towar

July 26, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies, Nepal, Article, Federalism in Nepal, Nepal constitution, Devolution of Nepal state powers
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