In 2024, South Asian countries faced elections and numerous economic stressors. In this context, cities, which have been subject to rapid transformations over decades of development and political projects are an important site of observation in how these developments play out. In this episode of South Asia Chat, Professor Nihal Perera, Emeritus Professor of Urban Planning at Ball State University, US, speaks to Dr Rajni Gamage, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, on the transformation of cities in South Asia and the politics of space in Sri Lanka.
Episode 165: Food Security in India and South Asia
Episode 164: Bangladesh’s Economy and Growing Chinese Investments
Episode 163: India’s Strategic Choices
Episode 162: Beyond Floods Pakistan’s Climate Crisis
Episode 161: Tough Times for the Congress
Episode 160: India Commissions INS Vikrant
Episode 159: Recent Developments in Afghanistan
Episode 158: India’s Foreign Trade Policy
Episode 157: The Sri Lankan Crisis - Latest Developments
Episode 156: Indian Presidential Elections
Episode 155: The Rise of Chinese Private Security Companies
Episode 154: ‘The New BJP’ - A Book Discussion
Episode 153: Revisiting India-Japan Ties
Episode 152: Socio-Economic Developments in Balochistan
Episode 151: Environmental Security in South Asia
Episode 150: India’s Agnipath Scheme
Episode 149: Bangladesh’s Economic Outlook
Episode 148: India’s New VPN Rules
Episode 147: Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
Episode 146: The IPEF - What, Why and How
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