# southasia (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover southasia. Page: Feed: --- ## [Remembering Amin Mughal: A humanist at heart](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/remembering-amin-mughal-a-humanist) _2026-08-20 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ A friend from across the border remembers a journalist, academic, and Marxist intellectual who never stopped calling Pakistan home despite choosing to live elsewhere after being imprisoned and seeking ## [The 'heptula' continues](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/the-heptula-continues) _2026-08-18 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ As India and Pakistan commemorated Independence, a recent Global Southasia article about cross-border love and friendship reminded this writer of a meaningless word for 'absurdities' coined by Manto. ## [Remembering ‘Chacha’ Fazal: A soldier, and a storyteller](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/remembering-chacha-fazal-a-soldier) _2026-08-15 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ A cartoonist remembers Chacha Fazal, a retired Punjab Regiment corporal who worked from 1981 to the late 1990s at The Muslim, Islamabad’s pioneering independent daily. ## [Global Southasia (Sapan News) Roundup: The ties that cross borders](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/global-southasia-sapan-news-roundup) _2026-08-14 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ Vol. 3 Issue #13: Welcome! We have been exploring the many ways borders shape our lives; from questions of home to the histories, and relationships that connect people across Southasia. ## [Syed Babar Ali and Harcharan Singh Brar: A friendship Partition could not divide](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/syed-babar-ali-and-harcharan-singh) _2026-08-14 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ As Pakistan and India mark their Independence Days, we celebrate a friendship that transcended nationality—even as peacemakers head to the border for a joint celebration authorities refuse to allow. ## [‘Mein Vaapas Aaunga’ (I will Return): Completing an unfinished conversation](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/mein-vaapas-aaunga-i-will-return) _2026-08-13 · Sapan News_ An Afghan writer reflects on home, belonging and love after watching Indian director Imtiaz Ali’s new film starring Naseruddin Shah, and talking to co-writer Nayanika Mahtani. ## [BOP Board Approves](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/11/bop-board-approves/) _2026-08-11 · Hassan · SouthAsia_ The Board of Directors of The Bank of Punjab (BOP), at its meeting held on August 7, 2026, approved a proposal for an equity injection of up to PKR 30 billion The post BOP Board Approves appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [HBL appointed by Ministry of Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony as Exclusive Banking Partner for Hajj 2027](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/11/hbl-appointed-by-ministry-of-religious-affairs-interfaith-harmony-as-exclusive-banking-partner-for-hajj-2027/) _2026-08-11 · Hassan · SouthAsia_ HBL, under its segment, HBL Islamic, has been appointed as the Exclusive Banking Partner for Hajj 2027, in collaboration with the Ministry of Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony (MoRA), Government of Pakistan. The post HBL appointed by Ministry of Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony as Exclusive Banking Partner for Hajj 2027 appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [Promoting cricket… in America?](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/promoting-cricket-in-america) _2026-08-11 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ A conversation with Jalal-ud-Din, record-holder for the world’s first one-day international ‘hat-trick’, and how curiosity, opportunity, and a new generation are boosting cricket across the U.S.A. ## [Southasia’s nuclear tightrope: Expanding power in one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/southasias-nuclear-tightrope-expanding) _2026-08-08 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ On the anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, let us remember the Hibakusha – atom bomb survivors and their descendents: #NeverForget. ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0XiZXW5DmN8F) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Appeal to India, Pakistan to release, repatriate incarcerated cross-border fisherpeople](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/appeal-to-india-pakistan-to-release) _2026-08-08 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ Article 5 of the 2008 Consular Access Agreement requires repatriation within one month after nationality confirmation and sentence completion, yet 178 Indians remain imprisoned in Pakistan. ## [Sapan Briefing: Voices of resilience, media ethics in focus, and community gatherings](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/sapan-briefing-voices-of-resilience) _2026-08-08 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ Catch up on the latest updates, including media literacy frameworks, community tributes, upcoming cross-border events, and regional achievements. ## [Dealing with adrenaline-fueled hypernationalism](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/dealing-with-adrenaline-fueled-hypernationalism) _2026-08-06 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ Ahead of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversaries, a political cartoonist recalls a late-night taxi ride after a dictator's death, where one counterargument silenced hyper-nationalism talk ## [A Nation Against Itself](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/04/a-nation-against-itself/) _2026-08-04 · admin · SouthAsia_ Pakistan’s greatest challenge is not external aggression but the urgent need for democratic governance, institutional reform and national renewal The post A Nation Against Itself appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [Who Said That!](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/04/who-said-that-aug26/) _2026-08-04 · admin · SouthAsia_ Today, despite having to face big challenges, our economy is stable at the macroeconomic level. The post Who Said That! appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [Winning The Wars Within With Peace](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/04/winning-the-wars-within-with-peace/) _2026-08-04 · admin · SouthAsia_ From its very birth, confronted by two inimical neighbours, Pakistan has tended to regard war as an external threat. Yet an equally grave challenge has been the failure to address development priorities with the same clarity of purpose, resource mobilization and determination brought to meeting external dangers. The post Winning The Wars Within With Peace appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [News Buzz](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/04/news-buzz-aug26/) _2026-08-04 · admin · SouthAsia_ Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has promoted Lieutenant General Aamer Raza, Chief of the General Staff of the Pakistan Army, to the rank of four-star general and appointed him as Commander National Strategic Command. The post News Buzz appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [Fault Lines First](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/04/fault-lines-first/) _2026-08-04 · admin · SouthAsia_ Despite the widening internal fault lines, Pakistan’s ruling elite appear to lack the commitment, capability and vision required to steer the country out of its multiple crises The post Fault Lines First appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [Between Glory and Gloom](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/04/between-glory-and-gloom/) _2026-08-04 · admin · SouthAsia_ Pakistan’s growing diplomatic stature abroad should be matched by meaningful reforms and stability at home The post Between Glory and Gloom appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [The Crisis Within](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/04/the-crisis-within-2/) _2026-08-04 · admin · SouthAsia_ Pakistan is unlikely to overcome its internal challenges unless the state combines effective security measures with political reconciliation, representative governance, and economic justice The post The Crisis Within appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eAdpLs77EMoy) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Friends, Not Partners](https://southasia.com.pk/2026/08/04/friends-not-partners/) _2026-08-04 · admin · SouthAsia_ Pakistan’s friendship with China may be ‘higher than the Himalayas’ and ‘deeper than the oceans,’ but the economic returns remain surprisingly shallow. It’s time to reset the relationship. The post Friends, Not Partners appeared first on SouthAsia . ## [Invisible women: Who gets to define Mohenjo-daro’s ‘Dancing Girl’?](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/invisible-women-who-gets-to-define) _2026-08-04 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ An online discussion about an ancient civilisation, an altered textbook image, poetry, and dance raises larger questions about women’s visibility, bodily autonomy and whose authority history remembers ## [Sapan News Roundup: Breaking barriers, building new paths forward](https://sapannewsnetwork.substack.com/p/sapan-news-roundup-breaking-barriers) _2026-07-31 · Global Southasia · Sapan News_ Vol. 3, Issue #12: Change rarely follows a straight line. This edition explores the people, ideas, and moments that challenge convention and chart new paths forward. ## [Sapan briefing: Unsealing history and collapsing borders through film, fiction, and memory](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/sapan-briefing-unsealing-history) _2026-07-25 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ From the enduring lessons of Indus heritage to frontline accounts of grassroots resistance and breakthroughs in cancer research, we bring events and stories about shared struggles and collective hope. ## [Sun. 26 July: Mohenjodaro and the Indus Valley Civilisation — Looking to the past to look to the future](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/sun-26-july-mohenjodaro-and-the-indus) _2026-07-23 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ Watch the award-winning documentary 'Mohenjo daro: Unsealing an Ancient Indus City’ and join us online Sunday -- with filmmaker Omar Khan, historian Sudeshna Guha and poet Sehba Sarwar. ## [Sapan briefing: Unsealing regional histories, new book releases, and mapping connections from Stockholm](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/sapan-briefing-unsealing-regional) _2026-07-11 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ Reflections from Mela Nordic, new books by Farooq Sulehria and Natasha S. Raheja, Arshad Mahmud’s musical monsoon release, an upcoming dialogue with Dr. Azra Raza and the Doyens of Peace video contest ## [Sapan briefing: From Boston to Stockholm, cross-border stories shaping a compassionate Southasia](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/sapan-briefing-from-boston-to-stockholm) _2026-06-27 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ Catch this weekend's trans-advocacy dialogues and classical music festivals, plus rolling submissions for the Doyens of Peace youth, the upcoming 'Mela Nordic' in Stockholm commemorating Partition ## [Sapan Brief: Regional labour solidarity and cross-border cultural echoes](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/sapan-brief-regional-labour-solidarity) _2026-06-12 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ This newsletter features a regional report on the recent Southasia\* labour rights webinar, and upcoming cultural, arts and mystic poetry events across the region and diaspora. ## [India-Pakistan dialogue: Why aren't the two governments talking to each other?](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/india-pakistan-dialogue-why-arent) _2026-06-12 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ Join the Socialist Party in India and the Centre for Peace and Secular Studies, Pakistan, for a vital online India-Pakistan Dialogue today, featuring leading peace activists and thinkers. ## [This weekend: A book talk and a labour rights discussion](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/this-weekend-a-book-talk-and-a-labour) _2026-05-30 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ TODAY, Saturday: An interactive literary session with novelist Shilpi Suneja about her sweeping debut novel, ‘House of Caravans. SUNDAY: Celebrate labour history month with amazing regional speakers ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CbJ1cPdq9Vre) _2026-05-30 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Craft, luxury, and cinematic thrills: Sapan updates](https://southasiapeace.substack.com/p/craft-luxury-and-cinematic-thrills) _2026-05-27 · Southasia Peace (Sapan) · Sapan - the Southasia Peace Action Network_ Featuring Sri Lankan Sapan Visiting Fellow Harith Soysa's Karachi talk on saving heritage crafts from the AI frontier, Mo Naqvi's Tribeca film premiere, Shilpi Suneja's book discussion and more