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
The Politics of Indigeneity in Post-Hasina Bangladesh
Adibashi struggles in the Chittagong Hill Tracts continue to expose the limits of Bangladeshi nationalism
After a Dictator, Bangladesh Turns Right
Hardline Islamists gain ground in historic election following the 2024 July Uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina.
The Enigma of Pinaki’s Populism
On Pinaki Bhattacharya’s strategies to fame as Bangladesh’s most popular right-wing influencer.
Babri After Babri: The ‘Disputed Sites’ Playbook
How a seemingly banal ‘legal’ tool enables the destruction of Muslim spaces across India.
How the Recent Indo-Pak Conflict Exposed Fault Lines in the Pakistani Left
The Pakistani Left's divergent responses to the recent India-Pakistan conflict reveal deep ideological contradictions and strategic blind spots.
Militant Centrism in Bangladesh after the Uprisings
Despite its ostensibly revolutionary origins, Bangladesh's student-led party finds itself in questionable company in the new political landscape. What does its trajectory tell us about "post ideological" politics?
Collateral Lives: Violence as Governance in Balochistan
With brutal torture and disappearances, the Pakistani state continues colonial strategies of collective punishment in Balochistan.
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.
War and Armed Resistance in Sri Lanka
On the Tamil Eelam Right to Self-Determination and Peace in the Indian Ocean.
“Nothing Less than Decolonization”: The Baloch National Struggle
An interview with veteran militant intellectual Mir Muhammad Ali Talpur, and an anonymous activist