In this episode, we look at the Gwadar Rights Movement and other burgeoning protests across Pakistan, from demonstrations against the local government elections in Karachi to protests around skyrocketing inflation in Swabi and against rising militancy in Sindh. We also unpack the recent BBC documentary on Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots - and the Indian government's reaction to it. In Around Southasia in Five Minutes, we talk about the impact of the Afghan winter and malnutrition in Sri Lanka, an eviction drive in Jammu and Kashmir, an attempt to merge madrassas and allow for state surveillance in Assam, proposed amendments to the Press Council Act in Bangladesh. For Bookmarked, we discuss the Mozhi Prize for Tamil fiction in translation.

Episode Notes:

Gujarat as another country: https://www.himalmag.com/gujarat-another-country/

The long wait for justice: https://www.himalmag.com/the-long-wait-for-justice-srilanka-2020/

A tool for oppression: https://www.himalmag.com/bangladesh-a-tool-for-oppression-dsa-2022/

Mozhi: https://mozhi.co.in/

Full episode and transcript: https://www.himalmag.com/southasiasphere-protests-gwadar-bbc-documentary-modi-gujarat-riots-tamil-fiction-translation/

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