Southasiasphere, 6 Feb: Silent strikes in Myanmar, rising militancy and debt in Pakistan and more

In this episode, we talk about the silent strikes in Myanmar marking two years since the country’s military coup. We also look at security in Pakistan in the wake of a suicide bomb blast in Peshawar, and the spiralling impact of the country’s debt crisis on the wellbeing of citizens. In “Around Southasia in Five Minutes”, we discuss the impact of a report by Hindenburg Research accusing the Adani Group of stock manipulation and marketing fraud, the Indian National Congress’s recently concluded Bharat Jodo Yatra, the controversy surrounding the citizenship of the politician Rabi Lamichchane in Nepal, the release of the Sri Lankan student activist Wasantha Mudalige, the contentious Maldivian presidential primaries, and much more. For “Bookmarked”, we talk about the documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, shot in the Nilgiri Mountaints in Tamil Nadu, which has been nominated for an Oscar. Full episode and transcript: https://www.himalmag.com/silent-strikes-myanmar-coup-militancy-debt-pakistan-peshawar-elephant-whisperers/ Episode notes: Resisting a coup: https://www.himalmag.com/resisting-a-coup-myanmar-interview-2021/ Southasiasphere episode 25 January 2023: https://www.himalmag.com/southasiasphere-protests-gwadar-bbc-documentary-modi-gujarat-riots-tamil-fiction-translation/ Rebound or relapse: Debt restructuring in a time of crisis: https://www.himalmag.com/debt-restructuring-imf-economic-crisis-southasia/ Pakistan needs to go beyond the 18th amendment to end the military’s role in politics: https://www.himalmag.com/pakistan-military-beyond-18th-amendment-constitution-politics/ Musharraf’s last stand: https://www.himalmag.com/musharrafs-last-stand/ Adani Group: How the world’s third richest man is pulling the largest con in corporate history: https://hindenburgresearch.com/adani/ The Elephant Whisperers: https://www.netflix.com/title/81312835 Southasiasphere is our roundup of news events and analysis of regional affairs, now out twice a month. 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: https://himalmag.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0c87df9f0948bcfa1bc80d2b4&id=2c748501e0