Sharing an email from my friend and fellow peacemonger Dr. Ramu Kharel, an emergency physician at Brown University who loves Urdu poetry, and founded Health Advancement Programs to Serve All (HAPSA), Nepal, after the 2015 earthquake

Five years ago, I wrote an article that I would normally have sent to one or two media outlets: "Undaunted by temple attack, 'Pakistani Hindu stuck in India with three children yearns to return home" (though I’m not a fan of highlighting religious identity).

Despite ongoing tensions, India and Pakistan have regularly exchanged prisoner lists twice a year since the practice began in 2008, following the constitution of a Joint Judicial Commission on Prisoners in 2007. However the Commission has not met since 2013.

In response to my thoughts, he shared an article with me that he had been working on. I loved his vision of identity and a homeland at peace with its neighbours, reflecting on a future for Southasia defined not by divisions, but by regional cooperation and shared opportunities.

I'm honoured to moderate this discussion tomorrow with stellar speakers from Pakistan and India. Theme: When Pakistan is playing a role of peacemaker between US and Iran and world leaders expect Nar...

Islamabad: Pakistan’s renowned infectious diseases expert and physician Dr Naseem Salahuddin has passed away after suffering critical injuries in a road accident in Morocco, where she had...

My video interview with an Indian journalist about the Islamabad peace talks - before they collapsed - and a visit to ancient archaelogical sites in Sindh.

YouTube video by Southasia Peace Action Network

Sapan is a cross-border, cross-regional, and cross-diaspora initiative that aims to create spaces for understanding and empathy. We provide analysis without agenda; the documentary is a testament to Sapan’s ability to represent local communities authentically.

Wrote this in 2009, at a time when rightwing groups in India had begun attacking people celebrating V-Day, while Saudi Arabia’s Ministry for the Protection of Virtue and Prevention of Vice had banned the sale of Valentine’s Day materials

As Donald Trump threatens further military action, the sense of exhaustion in Iran is palpable.

CPJ is continuing to provide updates on this case. Washington, D.C., January 30, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort...

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Above: Josh Lane of Thee Sacred Souls in the crowd at the Quad stage Friday (8/1/25). Photo by Maha Shahid Classic cool jazz and red hot Roots The weather gods decided to play nice for the three days ...

Date: Sunday, 29 June 2025 Time: 10 am ET, 3 pm UKT, 7:00 pm PKT, 7:45 pm NPT, 7:30 pm IST , 8 pm BDT Register to join via Zoom: Register Across Southasia, as women contribute to social and political movements and make significant strides, they also face resistance. Women's voices often trigger the patriarchal power structures in all the dynamics of society, whether religious, social, or political.

Salima Hashmi and Manmeet K. Walia will participate in a panel at SOAS on 18 June. They will also conduct a curatorial walkthrough at the SOAS Gallery on 21 June, before the show closes

First, the good news. Our Pulitzer Center-supported documentary 'Democracy in Debt: SriLanka Beyond the Headlines' has just been selected by the Pune Short Film Festival 2025, June 2. It has also been selected for the Asian Talent International Film Fest 2025, Oct. 5, in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, and was earlier screened at the Fifth Kerala Short Film Festival 2025, held in March.

More than 7,400 have signed the petition demanding de-escalation, dialogue, and regional peace for Southasia*

India, Pakistan: Stop the hostilities

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Why this, why now? 2.1 A revision exercise and checklist for practising journalists and editors and a training tool for ‘para-journalists’ – citizen journalists, soc...

I can imagine Sabeen's outrage at Tuesday's dastardly attack at Pahalgam that killed at least 26 tourists. She herself fell prey to such a bullet 10 years ago. ... We continue to peacemonger on.

I can imagine Sabeen's outrage at Tuesday's dastardly attack at Pahalgam that killed at least 26 tourists. She herself fell prey to such a bullet 10 years ago. ... We continue to peacemonger on.

Merging culture and tradition with contemporary and political, Mansoora Hassan drew upon the works of inspirations ranging from Sufi poet Rumi, to the Moroccan Islamic scholar Fatima Mernissi and Paki...

The centuries-old Galle Fort has emerged as a site for a literary festival bringing together authors, artists, and enthusiasts from the region and the world amid the island nation’s stunning landscape...

The mudslinging against journalists with accusations of being ‘fake’ and ‘paid’ are common tactics in this polarised world, with women journalists being particularly vulnerable. Recent cases from Paki...

Shining a spotlight on gender, identity and bold messages of equality as DEI is under attack

A global impact survey on TB, developed and published by the TB Community Coordination Hub revealed that patients worldwide have been abandoned without access to medicines. Hundreds of employees from ...

Intro Southasia’s diverse performance in the 2025 World Happiness Report highlights varying levels of well-being across the region that contribute to the region's mixed results.

Tribute to a beloved community leader who passed away recently, a co-founder of Pakistan’s first nationwide student movement, a pioneering psychiatrist and mental health practitioner, founder member o...