Southasiasphere 4 Dec: Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban, Myanmar’s armed groups expose junta’s weakness

December 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region 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. In this episode, we talk about Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban, Myanmar’s armed groups exposing the weakness of the military junta, the US uncovering a foiled assassination plot targeting the founder of Sikhs for Justice, an ongoing sit-in at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Maldives’ former president Abdullah Yameen forming a new political party, the extension of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor to Sri Lanka, Pakistan application to BRICS, the release of founding editor of The Kashmir Walla Fahad Shah and pro-monarchy protests tapping into public discontent with Nepal’s government. Episode Notes: Become a member to support our work. Sign up for the Southasiasphere newsletter to make sure you don’t miss future episodes. Aung Kaung Myat’s reading list: Burma: Insurgency and the politics of ethnicity - Martin Smith Making enemies: War and state building in Burma - Mary P Callahan Myanmar’s enemy within: Buddhist violence and the making of a Muslim ‘Other’ - Francis Wade