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EFSAS Commentary

EFSAS Commentary

 

Weekly analytical commentary - EFSAS Commentary -  by the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) on news, current affairs and political developments in South Asia.  

Publication: Bhutan’s recently held elections demonstrate that democracy, ushered into the country only in 2008, has taken firmer root

Bhutan’s recently held elections demonstrate that democracy, ushered into the country only in 2008, has taken firmer root

PDP leader Tshering Tobgay, 58, who was earlier Prime Minister from 2013 to 2018, became the new premier…
Publication: Permissive policies towards terrorism lead to Iran and Pakistan attacking each other with missiles, endangering regional peace

Permissive policies towards terrorism lead to Iran and Pakistan attacking each other with missiles, endangering regional peace

The military attacks have led to consternation across South Asia, and beyond...
Publication: The ruling Awami League’s victory in the 7 January elections has given Sheikh Hasina a record fifth term as Prime Minister

The ruling Awami League’s victory in the 7 January elections has given Sheikh Hasina a record fifth term as Prime Minister

This week’s electoral victory has given the Awami League the opportunity to work towards turning its…
Publication: The Indian government’s peace pact with the United Liberation Front of Assam is another step towards lasting peace in the North-East

The Indian government’s peace pact with the United Liberation Front of Assam is another step towards lasting peace in the North-East

The Indian government announced on 29 December that it had concluded a “historic” tripartite peace deal…
Publication: South Asia in 2023 | A mixed year in which some nations marched ahead while others stuttered and floundered

South Asia in 2023 | A mixed year in which some nations marched ahead while others stuttered and floundered

Besides Pakistan, other prominent South Asian countries, Bangladesh and India among them, will go to…
Publication: Counterintuitive happenings in Pakistan suggest a political scenario over which nobody seems to have full control

Counterintuitive happenings in Pakistan suggest a political scenario over which nobody seems to have full control

There is an impression of a confused nation whose powerful Army Chief is attempting to carry out diplomacy…
Publication: India’s Supreme Court pronounces its verdict on the withdrawal of Article 370 pertaining to Jammu & Kashmir

India’s Supreme Court pronounces its verdict on the withdrawal of Article 370 pertaining to Jammu & Kashmir

A five-judge Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on 11 December ruled that the Article, which had…
Publication: Manzoor Pashteen’s fresh detention allegedly by spy agencies will not quell the Pashtun movement

Manzoor Pashteen’s fresh detention allegedly by spy agencies will not quell the Pashtun movement

A typically brazen and unsavoury move by a military establishment that is seeking to seal and restate…