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1. Left Politics in South Asia: Past, Present, Future
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5. Borders & Border-making in South Asia
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The Forgotten Massacre of the Left in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Essay Ifaz Khan 4/2/26 Bangladesh, Essay Ifaz Khan 4/2/26

The Forgotten Massacre of the Left in Bangladesh

The Rakkhi Bahini's campaign of terror against left-wing opposition in the 1970s marked the beginnings of extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh

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The Politics of Indigeneity in Post-Hasina Bangladesh 
Bangladesh, Essay Laleh Bergman Hossain 3/15/26 Bangladesh, Essay Laleh Bergman Hossain 3/15/26

The Politics of Indigeneity in Post-Hasina Bangladesh 

Adibashi struggles in the Chittagong Hill Tracts continue to expose the limits of Bangladeshi nationalism

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Babri After Babri: The ‘Disputed Sites’ Playbook
India, Essay Fahad Zuberi 12/6/25 India, Essay Fahad Zuberi 12/6/25

Babri After Babri: The ‘Disputed Sites’ Playbook

How a seemingly banal ‘legal’ tool enables the destruction of Muslim spaces across India.

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Roots of the Parachinar Conflict
Pakistan, Essay Sibth ul Hassan Turi 7/4/25 Pakistan, Essay Sibth ul Hassan Turi 7/4/25

Roots of the Parachinar Conflict

Hassan Turi explores how land disputes and Afghan wars have created conditions ripe for sectarian violence in Kurram.

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Eqbal Ahmad for a Time of Monsters
Essay, Diaspora, Issue 9 Soham Patel 3/5/25 Essay, Diaspora, Issue 9 Soham Patel 3/5/25

Eqbal Ahmad for a Time of Monsters

On the duty of intellectuals in this era of authoritarianism, genocide and pacifist pathologies

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Anti-Colonial Violence in the 1921 Malabar Rebellion
India, Essay, Issue 9 Munavir Ali A. P. 3/5/25 India, Essay, Issue 9 Munavir Ali A. P. 3/5/25

Anti-Colonial Violence in the 1921 Malabar Rebellion

As the current Hindu right-wing regime continues to perpetuate the century-old colonial stigmatization of a Muslim peasantry led anti-colonial rebellion in British India, a historical communist recuperation of the movement and its legacies is warranted

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From the Barrel of a Gun? Maoist Debates in Pakistan
Essay, Pakistan, Issue 9 Noaman G. Ali 3/5/25 Essay, Pakistan, Issue 9 Noaman G. Ali 3/5/25

From the Barrel of a Gun? Maoist Debates in Pakistan

The Mazdoor Kisan Party’s debate on armed struggle and electoral politics as political strategies

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Siraj Sikder: A Legacy of Freedom
Essay, Issue 9, Bangladesh Mir Rifat Us Saleheen 3/5/25 Essay, Issue 9, Bangladesh Mir Rifat Us Saleheen 3/5/25

Siraj Sikder: A Legacy of Freedom

Siraj Sikder and Sarbahara Party’s violent yet emancipatory struggles hold key lessons for Bangladesh and its post-authoritarian future.

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A Populist Left Victory in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, Essay Uditha Devapriya 1/22/25 Sri Lanka, Essay Uditha Devapriya 1/22/25

A Populist Left Victory in Sri Lanka

Can the NPP confront its past and present to build a radical program?

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The Prisoners in Bangladesh’s Backyard
Essay, Bangladesh Farihah Ahmed 12/2/24 Essay, Bangladesh Farihah Ahmed 12/2/24

The Prisoners in Bangladesh’s Backyard

The Rohingya will be the litmus test for a “new” Bangladesh’s progressive ideals.

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The Colonial Roots of Sri Lanka’s Tax Regime 
Essay, Sri Lanka Shiran Illanperuma 8/22/24 Essay, Sri Lanka Shiran Illanperuma 8/22/24

The Colonial Roots of Sri Lanka’s Tax Regime 

Interrogating colonial and neoliberal fiscal policy to chart a path out of underdevelopment.

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200 Years of Malaiyaha Tamil Labour in Sri Lanka
Essay, Sri Lanka SALAM & Maynmai 6/6/24 Essay, Sri Lanka SALAM & Maynmai 6/6/24

200 Years of Malaiyaha Tamil Labour in Sri Lanka

A brief history of 200 years of involuntary migration, imposed statelessness, exploitation and marginalization of Upcountry or Malaiyaha Tamil tea plantation workers.

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