International relations New 28/07/2022 – by Praveen Jha A brief history of the BRICS Why Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as a group are no real counterweight to the US-led G7 Read
India’s Adivasis New 27/07/2022 – by Suparna Banerjee Over 100 million people belong to India’s scheduled tribes India’s Adivasi communities’ have traditional norms - and a special legal status Read
Economic meltdown New 26/07/2022 – by Arjuna Ranawana Sri Lanka’s new president is well known, but not popular After dominating politics in Colombo for a long time, the Rajapaksa brothers have lost their grip on power Read
Governance New 24/07/2022 – by Suparna Banerjee How central Indian forests become sites of conflict When tensions escalate, Indian laws to protect the ecology and grassroots communities hardly make a difference Read
Pakistan 08/07/2022 – by Imran Mukhtar Some poor people depend on garbage scavenging in Islamabad In Pakistan, informal waste pickers manage about 50 % of municipal waste Read
Coronavirus 05/06/2022 – by Suparna Banerjee Dramatically diverging Covid numbers The dispute between the Indian government and the WHO regarding the Coronavirus death toll Read
Labour rights 24/05/2022 – by Imran Mukhtar Dangerous cotton harvest Mostly women pick cotton in Pakistan – they are poorly paid and exposed to health risks Read
Agriculture 22/05/2022 – by Imran Mukhtar Climate crisis affects cotton cultivation Rising temperatures have contributed to a 50 % decline in cotton production in Pakistan Read
DBL Group 22/04/2022 – by M. A. Jabbar, Sabine Balk “We are growing dynamically” Automation will have multiple implications, positive and negative – for example people will have better training so their opportunities improve Read
Rule of law 20/04/2022 – by Marva Khan Pakistan’s new prime minister faces huge challenges With swift and decisive action, Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ended a constitutional crisis Read
Bangladesh 13/04/2022 – by Nazma Akter, Marianne Scholte The price garment workers paid for Covid-19 in Bangladesh Labour activist Nazma Akter assesses developments in Bangladesh’s textiles factories Read