As #climate emergencies intensify, how are melting #glaciers impacting societies & lifestyles? Gurmath Lotos (University of Delhi) & Chandrika Das (Ambedkar University Delhi) examine impact, conservation & advocacy in #Ladakh & the Trans-Himalayas.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2026/05/04/climate-change-in-hamlets-in-the-trans-himalaya/
📢 ATTENTION: Visiting Fellows from #Myanmar. Come and spend 8 weeks at our Centre in London in 2026-27.
APPLICATION DETAILS: https://www.lse.ac.uk/south-asia-centre/Charles-Wallace-Trust/Charles-Wallace-Burma-Trust
DEADLINE: 5pm/1700 hrs UK time, 30 June 2026.
Young #sherpas working as HAWs are demanding recognition, respect & rights in #Nepal's #mountaineering industry. Medhavi Gulati discusses the power of #collective #action.
Can #philanthropy and #charity replace #state responsibility toward #citizens? Hareem Khan @LSEGovernment discusses this complex issue in #Pakistan.
Illegal #trade flourishes in #Myanmar. What #policy measures are being taken to mitigate the #illegal #import of #trade goods? And what are the loopholes?
Download (free) our Occasional Paper #4 by Professor Aye Mar Win: https://tinyurl.com/mt3kucr4
What is 'good' #citizenship? As #India gained independence in 1947, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur talked about 'constructive citizenship'. Shalu Nigam (IMPRI & PUCL, Delhi) discusses the #radicalism of her thought in forging India's #modernity.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2026/04/13/the-constructive-citizenship-of-rajkumari-amrit-kaur/
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Sexual #harassment in the #workplace led a worker to take her own life in #bangladesh. Sabrina Ahmed @uniofeastanglia discusses the contexts in which such tragedies occur & how one may build a safer future.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2026/04/06/losing-our-women-poetry-politics-and-patriarchy/
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in #india, was given the death sentence in absentia by the Court in #bangladesh. Shailesh Kumar (RHUL) and Aklavya Anand (University of Delhi) discuss the legal underpinnings of the case, & the diplomatic impasse.
There is an absence in #parliaments — in #india, in the #uk, perhaps elsewhere too. Ruhi Khan (LSE Gender Studies & LSE Data Science) discusses the 'missing' #women parliamentarians from #minority communities, especially #Muslim women.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2026/03/23/whos-still-missing-the-blind-spot-in-indias-democracy/
