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28  november     12h00
Karnataka’s 2025 Devadasi Abolition Bill and the struggle for dignity in India
Sumit Kumar Singh    The Karnataka Devadasi Bill, 2025 aims to conscientize the public on the issue of getting girls and women dedicated as devadasis by subjecting to...
11  may     15h00
Bridges or bargains? Examining India and China’s infrastructure expansion in South Asia
Bharadaz Uday Hazarika    This article explores how India and China are transforming infrastructure and development in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Maldives by analysing the...
09  january     07h15
Three Maldivian deputy ministers disciplined over social media comments about India’s PM
Rezwan    The relationship between India and the Maldives further deteriorated after some Ministers criticized Indian PM Narendra Modi online. Amidst call to...
31  december     07h47
Looking forward to 2024: A year of crucial elections in South Asia
Rezwan    In 2023, pre-election implications were evident in certain South Asian nations as repressive laws stifled free expression and targeted critics....
27  november     09h31
Maldives’ new president formally requests India withdraw troops from its borders
Rezwan    On the first day of his office, pro-China President Mohamed Muizzu formally requested the Indian Government to withdraw its troops stationed in the...
06  september     07h36
India or China: the upcoming Maldives Presidential elections will determine future foreign policy
Rezwan    The pro-India incumbent president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is likely to face intense competition as seven other candidates have challenged him in the...
24  august     09h26
Madagascar to host the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
Laura    However, Malagasy national pride appears to have been overshadowed. The government announced that the games’ opening and closing ceremonies would be...
26  march     00h23
Maldives: Can a country so dependent on tourism afford a lockdown?
Saffah Faroog    The President of Maldives banned all tourist arrivals in the country from March 27, 2020. This will impact the country’s economy due to a serious...
23  september     21h06
A sea-change in Maldives politics as opposition presidential candidate declares a win
Rezwan    As of 2 a.m. in the Maldives (GMT 5) Solih said he had won by a 16 percent margin over incumbent Abdulla Yameen and urged for a peaceful transition.
04  february     03h09
A Judicial Coup? Maldives Court Orders Retrial and Immediate Release of Jailed Opposition Leaders
Rezwan    The Supreme Court of the Maldives ordered the immediate release of high-profile opposition leaders and ordered their retrials. This government has...
29  december     17h42
From Internet Blackouts to Violent Attacks, South Asia Saw New Threats to Free Expression Online in 2017
Rezwan    In 2017, South Asian countries faced growing challenges in the field of internet freedom, censorship, and freedom of expression.
31  july     23h21
Crisis in Maldives Parliament: Rejection of the No-Confidence Motion’ Sparks Lockdown
Rezwan    The country is tilting toward authoritarianism as growing accusations mount against President Yameen for silencing dissent and imprisoning political...
30  may     19h04
Police Threaten Maldivian Bloggers Abroad With Arrest Over Twitter
Rezwan    Four independent Maldivian bloggers and activists living overseas have been issued arrest warrants by police over the past week. Apparently, they...
23  april     17h51
Maldives Blogger and Activist Yameen Rasheed Stabbed to Death
Rezwan    So-called ’Paradise on Earth’ has no public safety for it’s citizens. Tomorrow, it could be me, you, or any of us, wrote a Facebook user.
31  march     05h59
Sudden Death of Aqua-Blue-Eyed Model Shocks Maldives
Rezwan    Raudha Athif, the 20-year-old aqua-blue-eyed Maldivian model, was found hanging inside her dormitory room in north Bangladesh on Wednesday. On social...
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