Southasiasphere, 18 April: Air strikes in Myanmar, restrictions on women in Afghanistan, and more

Southasiasphere is our roundup of news events and analysis of regional affairs, now out every two weeks. If you are a member, you will automatically receive links to new episodes in your inbox. If you are not yet a member, you can still get episode links for free by signing up here: https://bit.ly/3GVBb3o In this episode, we talk about recent airstrikes in Pazigyi village in Myanmar and new restrictions on women’s rights from the Taliban, from restrictions in access to green space in Herat to a ban on UN women workers across Afghanistan. For “Around Southasia in 5 minutes”, we’ll be talking about the debate around an antiterrorism bill in Sri Lanka, sexual harassment cases in south India and Bhutan, the controversial Adani-funded Godda plant which recently began power supply to Bangladesh, the hosting of G20 meetings in Kashmir in the backdrop of some explosive revelations from a former governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and a firing incident at the Bathinda army base in Punjab. For “Bookmarked” we talk about Joyland, an Urdu and Punjabi language film from Pakistan exploring queer relationships and desire in a multigenerational family. We also tease our upcoming film for Screen Southasia, our monthly documentary screening in partnership with Film Southasia - “Is it too much to ask?” by Leena Manimekalai. To catch this and future screenings, please register here: https://bit.ly/ScreenSouthasia Episode Notes: * Myanmar, Bangladesh and the global game over Rohingya repatriation: https://www.himalmag.com/myanmar-junta-bangladesh-united-states-china-rohingya-repatriation/ * Adani in Southasia: https://www.himalmag.com/adani-southasia-power-politics-diplomacy-myanmar-bangladesh-sri-lanka-india/ * Joyland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy9bNgbZMJI * Screen Southasia: Is it too much to ask?: https://bit.ly/ScreenSouthasia Listen to this episode on Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/37VZi Spotify: https://spoti.fi/41I9cMT Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3UOXwp5 Youtube: https://youtu.be/0si430hz4Og Transcript: https://bit.ly/3UVgieD