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 83: India's Civil-Military Relations
Episode 82: India’s Privatisation Policy
Episode 81: Assembly Elections in India
Episode 80: Quad Summit 2021
Episode 79: India-China Military Disengagement
Episode 78: Ceasefire Along the Line of Control
Episode 77: India’s Divestment Programme
Episode 76: India's Pakistan Policy
Episode 75: Myanmar’s Military Coup - Implications
Episode 74: India's Vaccine Diplomacy
Episode 73: Decoding The Farmers’ Protests
Episode 72: President Biden and South Asia
Episode 71: Bangladesh and Bhutan Trade - Way Forward
Episode 70: Prospects for South Asia in 2021
Episode 69: Rise of the Right Wing
Episode 68: Sri Lanka’s China Policy - A Continuation or a New Policy Direction?
Episode 67: Religion, Secularism and State in Bangladesh
Episode 66: The Afghan Peace Prospects
Episode 65 : RCEP - The Road Ahead for Regional Trade
Episode 64: Decoding Bihar Election Verdict
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