Demography Indigeneity and religion in the Mentawai Islands November 28, 2019 0 Image credit: Christian Hammons. Written by Christian Hammons. Aman Boroiogok is literally the poster boy for the indigenous people of the Mentawai Islands in West…
Cambodia The need for better protection and enhancement of the rights of the Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia November 27, 2019 0 Image Credit: ‘The Flooded Forest’ by besar bears/flickr; Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0. Written by Chanrith Ngin. There are 24 indigenous groups in Cambodia, which account for over…
Asia Rethinking the food system to address hunger, health and social equality: Notes from the northeast of India November 26, 2019 0 Image Credit: Dozens of tea pickers among tea bushes, Roger Burks/ Flickr ; Licence: CC BY NC ND 2.0 Written by Sujata Dutta Hazarika I…
Ethnic Minorities Balancing culture, ecology and livelihoods with indigenous Indonesian weavers November 26, 2019 0 Image credit: "Backstrap loom silk weaving in a Bugis country house in the central highlands of South Sulawesi" by Joel Abroad/Flickr; License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Written by…
Asia A most dangerous interaction effect in India October 24, 2019 1 Image Credit: India/China Border by BentheCM/ Flickr; Licence: Public Domain Written by Sten Widmalm. What threatens India’s democracy the most? The Hindu nationalist wave led…
Identity politics Setting the stage for race baiting in Malaysia October 18, 2019 0 Image Credit: Mahathir Mohamad face.jpg by Tasnim News Agency; License CC BY 4.0 Written by James Chin. On 20 September 2019 I wrote about the significance…
Article 370 Democracy, deliberation and the state of Tamil Nadu October 10, 2019 2 Image Credit: Darshan Simha/Marina Beach/ Flickr ; Licence: 2.0 Generic CC By 2.0 Written by Vignesh Karthik KR and Jeyannathann Karunanithi. The Government of India…
Burma/Myanmar The deforestation dilemma in Myanmar September 30, 2019 0 Image credit: inle_lake_049 by WorldSketchingTour/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Win Myo Thu. Deforestation is a widely discussed topic in Myanmar, although it is not…
Article 370 The Long Read: Straw man arguments and the removal of Article 370 September 27, 2019 0 Image Credit: Patrik M. Loeff/Indien: Kashmir 1997/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Ather Zia. The Indian government, headed by the right-wing Hindu Bharatiya Janata…
Article 370 The Long Read: The moment of reckoning for Kashmir September 25, 2019 0 Image Credit: Andrea Schieber/Dal (lake) and the Shikaras - Srinagar, Kashmir, India/ Flickr ; Licence: CC BY- NC- ND-2.0. Written by Mohamad Junaid. In a unilateral…
