Southasia and the IMF, crackdowns on the press in Kashmir, Wordle and more.

Southasiasphere is our monthly roundup of news events and analysis of regional affairs. If you are a member, you will automatically receive links to the new episodes in your inbox. If you are not yet a member, you can still get it for free by signing up here: bit.ly/2QgmtwW In this episode, we look at Southasia’s contentious relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the face of recent economic crises. In Around Southasia in 5 minutes, we talk about the junta’s prosecution of election officials in Myanmar, crackdowns on freedom of the press in Kashmir, India’s 2022 Budget and a new bill from the Maldives that seeks to suppress the ‘India Out’ campaign. Plus in our culture section Bookmarked, we discuss the viral daily word guessing game, Wordle, Amazon’s decision to shut down the Indian publishing house Westland Books, plus our monthly recommendations for reading and watching. https://www.himalmag.com/southasiasphere-imf-crackdowns-on-kashmir-press-wordle-and-more/