South Asia Chat podcast series will feature conversations with analysts, academics and thought leaders on topical issues impacting South Asia.
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Maldives ex president to be sentenced for money laundering
This podcast goes over some of the delicious cuisines from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan Cover art photo provided by Cel Lisboa on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@cellisboa
Areas you may consider visiting in South Asia Cover art photo provided by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@mili_vigerova
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Travel + Leisure India & South Asia

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Travel + Leisure India & South Asia
Travel + Leisure India & South Asia
Plug your headphones on, close your eyes and dream escape to faraway lands. Presenting #TNLAudioStories by Travel + Leisure India.
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APES Case Study 131 - South Asia’s Massive Brown Cloud


Case Study
Breaking news, analysis and opinion from the SCMP's Asia edition.
Interviews with Scholars of South Asia about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies
On Trailblazers, we dive deep into the journeys of trailblazing South Asians. To date, Simi Shah, our founder and host, has welcomed ClassPass Founder Payal Kadakia, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal, 49ers President Paraag Marathe, and other world-renowned South Asian trailblazers. Learn more at southasiantrailblazers.com.
A solid hour of Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi music, contemporary and classic tracks, blended to give listeners with and without South Asian languages for a mother tongue a compelling listening experience. Local news and a relevant, local events calendar rounds out the program.
The South Asian Mind Podcast is meant to be a safe space for ALL South Asian women through open discussions and culturally appropriate talks that will nurture their mental health. The podcast will include conversations with experienced therapists and psychologists who have a deep understanding of the South Asian culture. Through these conversations we will provide tips and general advice related to relationships, family and individual identity to people who identify as South Asian women.
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Lost Voices: An Untold Story of the South Asian Diaspora


Four podcast episodes focusing on ideas around archiving practices used by South Asians to collect, preserve and reconstruct family and community histories. Join host Alisha Sawhney on a journalistic inquiry into the South Asian diaspora, featuring interviews and stories from a range of brown female voices.
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Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast


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Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast
Soul Sutras
This award-winning feminist podcast is all about cultural taboos. Everything from sex, sexuality, periods, menopause, porn, mental health, shame, sexual harassment & more. Considered one of the best feminist podcasts exploring intersectional feminism from a South Asian lens, Masala Podcast features some of the world's most inspiring South Asian women. The inspiring feminist Masala Podcast is the winner of multiple British Podcast Awards 2020, 2021 & 2022. Masala Podcast has been featured in ...
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African(a) and South Asian Philosophies

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African(a) and South Asian Philosophies
Oxford University
In this series students invite the public along with them on an inquiry to introduce and contest the frameworks of major themes in South Asian and African(a) philosophies which for all their depth and breadth and world-transforming thought have largely been excluded or undervalued in our philosophy curricula. Join us for insights into different conceptions of reality and ways of thinking about community - to map how theories of language and logic affect our daily experience and ethical choic ...
The ousted ruling party of Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was among dozens of political parties dissolved, after they failed to meet a registration deadline for an election set to perpetuate the military’s political dominance.על ידי Agence France-Presse
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Episode 186: The IPEF Negotiations
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The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) is an economic initiative launched by United States President Joe Biden in May 2022. Comprising 14 member countries, the framework is considered to have formidable potential to further regional economic integration. In this episode, Ms Ramita Iyer, Research Analyst, ISAS, is in conversation …
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New Books in South Asian Studies


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Divya Cherian, "Merchants of Virtue: Hindus, Muslims, and Untouchables in Eighteenth-Century South Asia" (U California Press, 2022)
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Merchants of Virtue: Hindus, Muslims, and Untouchables in Eighteenth-Century South Asia (U California Press, 2022) explores the question of what it meant to be Hindu in precolonial South Asia. Divya Cherian presents a fine-grained study of everyday life and local politics in the kingdom of Marwar in eighteenth-century western India to uncover how m…
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Asia - South China Morning Post


Singapore’s Minister for Home Affairs and Law says he is ‘bemused’ by suggestions that Hong Kong is in terminal decline.על ידי Dewey Sim
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TikTok bans: ‘not possible’ for Japan to outlaw China-linked app – except ‘quietly’ on official devices
Analysts say Tokyo is unlikely to risk angering Beijing by pulling TikTok from app stores, but it will more strictly enforce a pre-existing ban covering official devices – just don’t expect any public statements about it.על ידי Julian Ryall
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General Manoj Pande said ties between the two Asian neighbours ‘do stand influenced by the great power rivalry currently playing out between China and the US’.על ידי Bloomberg
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Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad threatens to sue PM Anwar Ibrahim for libel, reigniting political feud
Legal threat comes after PM Anwar Ibrahim made a thinly veiled attack on Mahathir Mohamad, potentially reigniting a decades-old feud.על ידי Joseph Sipalan
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China Conference: Hong Kong’s Paul Chan, Singapore’s Shanmugam, Malaysia’s Tengku Zafrul Aziz headline SCMP’s first overseas forum since 2019
Two-day conference will feature keynote speeches by Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, Singapore’s Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Malaysia’s Minister for International Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz.על ידי Bhavan Jaipragas
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North Korea ready to use new, smaller nuclear warheads ‘anytime and anywhere’, threatens Kim Jong-un
Images released by state media on Tuesday showing Kim Jong-un among his arsenal of warheads are ‘worrisome’, experts say, as they could indicate ‘something more powerful in a smaller space’.על ידי Bloomberg
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South Asian Trailblazers


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Pooja Bavishi, Founder & CEO of Malai Icecream
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Meet Pooja Bavishi, Founder and CEO of Malai, a trailblazer who is sure to pique your interest and... your sweet tooth. Malai is an artisanal ice cream company, with flavors inspired by the nostalgic, aromatic spices and ingredients of South Asian culture. Pooja had always wanted to be in the business of delivering happiness, AKA desserts, and in 2…
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Singapore ‘will lose its attractiveness’ to foreign firms if rising costs continue, European businesses warn
Residential rent increases of more than 40 per cent and mounting operational costs mean seven in 10 businesses are considering relocating personnel out of the city state, a survey by the European Chamber of Commerce found.על ידי TODAY
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Boao Forum: Singapore, Malaysia to showcase ‘proactive’ China diplomacy – but don’t expect any ‘fireworks’
Singapore will be keen to show its continued geopolitically neutral stance, while Malaysia is expected to prioritise economic issues, push for more investment.על ידי Maria Siow,Joseph Sipalan
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Criticised in Australia and coldly received in Southeast Asia, the Aukus submarine pact is raising fears of a regional arms race, Taiwan risks and a new cold war.על ידי Richard Heydarian
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Thousands of the mostly Rohingya Muslims risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.על ידי Agence France-Presse
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Several Japanese brands have seen a surge in sales in South Korea, following a shift in political ties. Relations sank to new lows in 2019 after Tokyo placed export controls on Seoul’s semiconductor sector, leading to a boycott of Japanese goods.על ידי Julian Ryall
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The Japanese national in his 50s was taken into custody in Beijing earlier this month for violating domestic law. China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the man was suspected of espionage.על ידי Associated Press
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‘Unimaginably high’ food inflation grips Pakistan at Ramadan as debt woes mount, Imran Khan stirs the pot
Cooking gas and wheat flour have more than doubled in price over the past year, as onions shot up an eye-watering 228 per cent.על ידי Tom Hussain
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Last year, rents for private housing in the city state shot up at their fastest rate in 15 years, leading one expat to warn that ‘anyone who can leave is leaving Singapore’.על ידי TODAY
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The launches on Monday were the North’s seventh missile event this month as it steps up its military demonstrations in a tit-for-tat response to US-South Korea military exercises.על ידי Associated Press
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Unlike India, South Korea is in lockstep with the US on Russian sanctions, Xinjiang and even Taiwan, and talk is turning to Quad membership. As the US-India gulf grows, the danger is that China might seek a thaw with India – and a weakening of the US alliance.על ידי Mohamed Zeeshan
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Uddipana Goswami, "Gendering Peace in Violent Peripheries: Marginality, Masculinity, and Feminist Agency" (Routledge, 2022)
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Gendering Peace in Violent Peripheries: Marginality, Masculinity, and Feminist Agency (Routledge, 2022) forward Assam (and Northeast India) as a specific location for studying operations of gendered power in multi-ethnic, conflict-habituated geopolitical peripheries globally. In the shifting and relational margins of such peripheral societies, powe…
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Robot-trading scams, bearing hallmarks of a classic Ponzi scheme, typically lure victims with celebrity endorsement and unusually high initial returns.על ידי Johannes Nugroho
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Ching Keng, "Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
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Today I talked to Ching Keng about his book Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited (Bloomsbury, 2022). Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha are often regarded as antagonistic Indian Buddhist traditions. Paramartha (499-569) is traditionally credited with amalgamating these philosophies by translating one of the mo…
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Singapore PM Lee says world can’t afford US-China conflict, ‘give and take’ needed to accept Beijing’s rise
Lee Hsien Loong told state broadcaster CCTV that Washington and Beijing would have to stabilise ties, gradually build trust and move forward from there.על ידי CNA
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Tech war: relief as South Korean semiconductor giants dodge ‘worst-case scenario’ in US proposal on chip output
The US wants to ban recipients of its Chips and Science Act from expanding chip production in China or other ‘countries of concern’ by more than 5 per cent for next 10 years.על ידי Park Chan-kyong
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Thai election: as Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn readies for May 14 vote, army and youth pose major challenges
Paetongtarn faces challenges from the pro-military camp backing incumbent PM Prayuth on the right and the youth-centric Move Forward Party on the left.על ידי SCMP Reporter
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declined to meet Kong Xuanyou before his departure last month, citing a ‘schedule conflict’.על ידי Kyodo
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Ke Huy Quan’s mention of his journey ‘on a boat’ in his acceptance speech likely singled him out for online backlash and media censorship in Vietnam.על ידי Dien Nguyen An Luong
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Malaysia’s worried about content moderation and some in Indonesia are calling for a review over spying fears. But banning the Chinese-owned app just doesn’t seem to be a priority in many Asian capitals.על ידי Maria Siow,Resty Woro Yuniar,Hadi Azmi,Su-Lin Tan
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In 2021, Japan gave refugee status to 74 people, far fewer than in European countries and the US, where more than 10,000 refugees are taken in annually.על ידי Kyodo
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The opposition party leader was expelled from parliament after being found guilty of defamation against PM Narendra Modi whose government has been widely accused of using the law to target and silence critics.על ידי Agence France-Presse
The small Indian state of Goa has witnessed a veritable land rush over many decades, with shifting state governments, leading politicians, and private investors moving in to acquire large tracts of land for a wide range of projects. But what are the drivers of land grabbing in Goa? And what are the consequences for local communities and the environ…
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Adam Michael Auerbach and Tariq Thachil, "Migrants and Machine Politics: How India's Urban Poor Seek Representation and Responsiveness" (Princeton UP, 2023)
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How poor migrants shape city politics during urbanization As the Global South rapidly urbanizes, millions of people have migrated from the countryside to urban slums, which now house one billion people worldwide. The transformative potential of urbanization hinges on whether and how poor migrants are integrated into city politics. Popular and schol…
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Andrea Acri and Paolo E. Rosati, "Tantra, Magic, and Vernacular Religions in Monsoon Asia: Texts, Practices, and Practitioners from the Margins" (Routledge, 2022)
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Tantra, Magic, and Vernacular Religions in Monsoon Asia: Texts, Practices, and Practitioners from the Margins (Routledge, 2022) explores the cross- and trans-cultural dialectic between Tantra and intersecting 'magical' and 'shamanic' practices associated with vernacular religions across Monsoon Asia. With a chronological frame going from the mediae…
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Julia Kowalski, "Counseling Women: Kinship Against Violence in India" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2022)
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Women’s rights activists around the world have commonly understood gendered violence as the product of so-called traditional family structures, from which women must be liberated. Counseling Women: Kinship Against Violence in India (U Pennsylvania Press, 2022) contends that this perspective overlooks the social and cultural contexts in which women …
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Episode 185: Connectivity and Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal Region
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The Bay of Bengal region is marked by abysmal levels of connectivity, missed economic opportunities, and rising security risks. In February 2023, the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi, released a report titled, ‘Connectivity and Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal Region’, which addresses nine areas of growing interdependence a…
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Ezra Rashkow, "The Nature of Endangerment in India: Tigers, 'Tribes', Extermination and Conservation, 1818-2020" (Oxford UP, 2023)
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Perhaps no category of people on earth has been perceived as more endangered, nor subjected to more preservation efforts, than indigenous peoples. And in India, calls for the conservation of Adivasi culture have often reached a fever pitch, especially amongst urban middle-class activists and global civil society groups. But are India’s ‘tribes’ rea…
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Episode 184: State Elections 2023 - BJP and Northeast India
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Three Northeast states of India –Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya – went to polls in February 2023. In Tripura, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its regional ally, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, won 33 seats. In Nagaland, the BJP and its ally, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, secured 37 seats. In Meghalaya, the BJP has fo…
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Illuminations Episode 3: Divine Technology
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It’s common to feel that technology removes the magic of the world, but Hindu worshippers in Bangalore have shown that it's all in the approach. Guest Tulasi Srinivas, associate professor of anthropology at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College. Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Indian Sociological Society. Author…