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August 1947: The wounds are yet raw

by kaymusonda | Aug 5, 2022 | Asia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, The Commonwealth

By Syed Badrul Ahsan The Pakistan International Airlines aircraft flying from Karachi to Dhaka in early February 1968 dipped low over Calcutta. The pilot made it a point to inform passengers of the landmarks over which the aircraft flew. My father, in a state of clear...

Sri Lanka: Freedom of Expression in a Time of Crisis

by kaymusonda | Jun 1, 2022 | Asia, Media Freedom, Sri Lanka

By Rehab Mahamoor Sri Lanka is in the throes of its worst economic crises in history. With depleted foreign reserves making debt unserviceable and putting capital markets out of reach, Sri Lankans are bearing the brunt of heavy inflation, and a scarcity of essential...
A tumultuous season: the emergence of independent Bangladesh and the British media

A tumultuous season: the emergence of independent Bangladesh and the British media

by louisa | Mar 26, 2020 | Asia, Bangladesh, Media Freedom

By William Crawley, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. William Crawley was invited by the Bangladesh High Commissioner in London to speak at the commemoration of the anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth one hundred...
Modi’s Kashmir adventurism may bring more harm than good to India

Modi’s Kashmir adventurism may bring more harm than good to India

by chloe | Sep 19, 2019 | Asia, Human Rights, India

by Kiran Hassan, Associate Fellow By revoking article 370 on August 5th 2019, prime minister Narendra Modi kept his pre- election promise which held great appeal for his ideological support group the RSS, his Hindutva led political party the BJP and millions of...
Is Chinese technology transforming the Commonwealth?

Is Chinese technology transforming the Commonwealth?

by anna | Aug 15, 2019 | Africa, Asia, India, Media Freedom, The Commonwealth

By Dr Kiran Hassan,  Associate Fellow – Institute of Commonwealth Studies,
Is China’s growing presence in the media in Commonwealth countries compatible with the Commonwealth’s core values of good governance, freedom of expression and transparency?

Public Interest Broadcasting: Changing priorities and challenges to Freedom of Expression; a focus on India

Public Interest Broadcasting: Changing priorities and challenges to Freedom of Expression; a focus on India

by anna | Jul 15, 2019 | Asia, Elections, Human Rights, India, Media Freedom

By Dr William Crawley – Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies The national elections in India in 2019 were marked by a keen focus on every aspect of government by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Narendra Modi since it came to power...
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