Would simultaneous national #elections be good for #India's complex electoral landscape? Eesha Shrotriya & Shantanu Pachauri, both School of Law, RV University RV University, discuss the proposal & its impact on the Anti-Defection Law. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE Government LSE Intl Relations

Can an internet-powered gig economy help work opportunities for women workers across South Asia? Kapila Chinthaka Premarathne Rajarata University of Sri Lanka makes the case. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE IDEAS LSE International Development LSE Gender LSE Human Rights LSE Department of Economics Naila Kabeer UN Women India UN Women AsiaPacific

What role did women play in the framing of #India's #Constitution? Achyut Chetan Sido Kanhu Murmu University talks about the Founding Mothers of the Republic of India. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE Government LSE Gender LSE Human Rights pactproject Constitution of India

To mark the 134th birthday of LSE Alumni Dr B. R. Ambedkar (Chair, Drafting Committee of Constitution of India), check out LSE Library's most visited online exhibition celebrating his time at LSE & after (& you can download his LSE Student File FREE!). lse.ac.uk/library/whats-…

As climate emergencies intensify, the environmental wisdom of Indigenous people is crucial for sustainable development & management of natural resources, as Asif All Mahmud Akash argues for Bangladesh. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE International Development LSE IDEAS LSE Social Policy Grantham LSE

What can middle-income countries like India do to make itself a competitive investment venue in the global marketplace? अभिषेक / Abhishek 🇮🇳 NSDC India discusses how developing skill ecosystems in select sectors can give India an edge. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE International Development LSE Department of Economics

How is the AKD govt doing 6 months after their dramatic victory in Sri Lanka? Where are things now, and what may lie ahead? Join our eminent panel to hear & ask. 📅 Wed, 14 May 25 🕒 3pm🇬🇧 7.30pm🇱🇰 🆓 Reg/details: lse.ac.uk/south-asia-cen… Farzana Haniffa P. Saravanamuttu Alan Keenan

As we mark #BattleofBritain85 in 2025 & #VEDay80 this week, Thurein Naing (ARCID, MFU, Chiang Mai) tells the story of 4 Burmese pilots who joined Royal Air Force in their 'finest hour'. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE International History BBC News မြန်မာ RAF News The Myanmar Times

What happens when we read Articles on '#Non-#Discrimination' and '#Liberty' in #India's #Constitution alongside one another? Kalpana Kannabiran presents an intersectional analysis. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE IDEAS LSE Government LSE Human Rights

Will robust trade agreements make South Asia an economic powerhouse? Join Dr Salamat Ali Pankhuri Gaur Asanka Wijesinghe Swati Dhingra & Yurendra Basnett for this discussion. 📅 Thurs, 29 May 🕒 3pm🇬🇧 7pm🇵🇰 7.30pm🇮🇳🇱🇰 7.45pm🇳🇵 🆓 Reg. & Speaker details: lse.ac.uk/south-asia-cen…

As domestic tensions rise, attacks against Chinese nationals and interests are on the rise in Pakistan, and in Balochistan in particular. Muneeb Salman & Saeeda Usmani Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad examine the trend & suggest a possible way ahead. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE International Development LSE IDEAS

Congratulations Eva Nappert LSE Intl Relations for winning this year's LSE South Asia Centre 'Vera Anstey South Asia Essay Competition'. Well done! Your prize of £250 📚 vouchers is on its way!

The terrorist attack in Pahalgam led citizens across South Asia to comment on the issue. Dr Anurug Chakma The Migration Hub ANURegNet uses 'Louvain in R' to analyse comments on YouTube. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE Media Research LSE Media & Communications LSE IDEAS LSE Government

How does social media enable personality-'projections' of politicians & what impact does it have on democracy? Vihang Jumle Universität Bern & Vignesh Karthik KR KITLV De KNAW analyse data from India. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE Media & Communications LSE Government LSE Intl Relations CITAP (@citap.bsky.social)

Almost 20 years on, why has #justice not been delivered to victims of the Maoist conflict in #Nepal? Meena Bhatta discusses the complicated, politicised trajectory of the TRC & CIEDP, and what can be done to rectify the course? blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE Human Rights LSE Law School

The world's longest written #Constitution is a seminal text in ensuring equality for all its citizens; yet, some citizens disagreed. Prashant (He/Him) IIT Delhi uses 'hierarchical subjectivity' to analyse the arguments. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2025… LSE Sociology LSE Government #India