South Asia

Afghanistan: After a Year of Taliban Government, Women are More Oppressed Than Ever

Hind Elhinnawy, Originally posted on The Conversation, 25 November 2022

The State Regulation of Faith-Based Civil Society Organisations in India

Ananya Pattnaik and Sarbeswar Sahoo, Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 22 November 2022

Perspectives: Re-Writing Multilateralism Post-COVID

Indrani Bagchi, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 September 2022

Culpability for the Pakistan Floods Rests with the Pakistani Government and Rich Countries

Omer Aijazi, Originally posted on The Conversation, 13 September 2022

Reimagining Human Mobility in Asia Pacific After COVID-19: The Challenge of Expanding Human Rights-Based Entry and Stay Pathways

Pia Oberoi, Originally posted on Melbourne Asia Review, 5 September 2022

At 75, Pakistan Has Moved Far From the Secular and Democratic Vision of its Founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Farah N. Jan, Originally posted on The Conversation, 11 August 2022

Afghan Women are Refusing to Remain Silent One Year After the Taliban Takeover

Homa Hoodfar and Mona Tajali, Originally posted on The Conversation, 11 August 2022

Australia’s Woeful Response to Rising Authoritarianism in India

Nisha Thapliyal and Priya Chacko, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 7 June 2022

How the Law in the Maldives Paved the Way for a Sunni Legal Tradition

Shamsul Falaah Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 June 2022

Afghanistan’s Laws and Legal Institutions Under the Taliban

Haroun Rahimi Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 June 2022

Islamic Challenges to Pakistan’s Transgender Rights Law

Jeffrey A. Redding Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 June 2022

Special Issue. COVID-19 and the Law: Perspectives from Asia. Introduction

Joo Cheong Tham, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 23 March 2022

The Challenges of Administrative Law Review in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of India

Goutham Shivshankar, Originally posted in the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 21 March 2022

Prohibiting Hijab in Educational Institutions: A Constitutional Assessment

Farrah Ahmed, Mohsin Alam Bhat, Aparna Chandra, Raunaq Jaiswal, Gauri Pillai, Faiza Rahman, Rishika Sahgal, John Sebastian and Anup Surendranath, 17 March 2022

After a Horrific COVID Wave, India’s Health System is Now Overwhelmed by a Different Virus

GVS MurthyOriginally posted on The Conversation, 8 December 2021

Indian and Australian Health Workers Reach Out on COVID-19

Jennifer PhilipOriginally posted on Pursuit, 18 November 2021

Gene Commonly Found in South Asian People Affects COVID Severity – New Study

Ana ValdesOriginally posted on The Conversation, 11 November 2021

India’s COVID Vaccine Exports Resume – but Others Must Step Up to Vaccinate the World

Rory HornerOriginally posted on The Conversation, 22 October 2021

What the World Can Learn from Bhutan’s Rapid COVID Vaccine Rollout

Sarah Schiffling and Chris PhelanOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 28 September 2021

After India’s Brutal Coronavirus Wave, Two-Thirds of Population Has Been Exposed to SARS-CoV2

Rajib DasguptaOriginally posted on The Conversation, 20 August 2021

India is Preparing for Another COVID Surge But Low Vaccine Coverage Leaves It Vulnerable

Ankur Mutreja and Vignesh ShettyOriginally posted on The Conversation, 18 August 2021

Preventive Detention for Bursting Myths: The Draconian National Security Act in India

Shreyam SharmaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 4 August 2021

India's COVID-19 Divide in Digital Learning

Amanda Gilbertson, Joyeeta Dey, Andrew Deuchar and Nathan GrillsOriginally posted on Pursuit, 1 August 2021

COVID-19 and Courts Symposium: The Active Role of the Nepalese Judiciary in Guiding Nepal’s COVID-19 Response

Manish ShresthaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 30 July 2021

India's Vaccine Rollout is Ignoring the Many Inequalities in its Society

Rajib DasguptaOriginally posted on The Conversation, 30 July 2021

COVID-19 and Courts Symposium: India: COVID-19, the Executive, and the Judiciary

Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 26 July 2021

COVID-19: Trends in Private Social Investment in Asia

23 July 2021

COVID-19: Philanthropy, Justice and Law

22 July 2021

Just Get the Jab Done: Continuing Vaccine Battles Show India Still Hasn’t Got the Hang of Federalism

Arghya SenguptaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 12 July 2021

After COVID Surge, Some Signs of Internal Dissent Against PM Modi: Reuters

Saurabh Sharma and Rupam JainCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 30 June 2021

Nepal's Democracy in Peril

Youba Raj Acharya and Prema Bista ThapaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 29 June 2021

Postpone elections; prefer Fighting COVID

Jagdish BatraCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 21 June 2021

Governance Deficit and the Question of Accountability

Deepak SinhaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 17 June 2021

Fighting Platforms and the People, not the Pandemic: #ResignModi and Disinformation Governance in India – An Update

Maximilian Beyer and Sangeeta Mahapatra Co-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 7 June 2021

India’s New Intermediary Guidelines: The Gloves Come Off in the Assault on Civil Liberties

Tanmay Singh and Abhinav SekhriCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 1 June 2021

Himalayan Blunders: Nepal’s Political Crisis Amid Pandemic Puts Democratic Gains Under Strain

TOI EditCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 25 May 2021

A “Toolkit” of Facts to Fight the Pandemic of Anti-India COVID Propaganda

Shehzad PoonawallaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 23 May 2021

Will India’s COVID Catastrophe Hurt PM Modi?

AFPCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 22 May 2021

Our Responsibility to South Asia

Kevin RuddOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 May 2021

Towards A ‘Smart’ Sarkar: COVID Demands A New Model of Citizen-Focussed Governance

Sagarika GhoseCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 20 May 2021

India: The Dubious Dilemma, Muzzling Fake News or Gagging Freedom of Speech and Expression

Toshaar Trivedi and Achyutam BhatnagarCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 12 May 2021

India Cannot Breathe. Is The Media Choking It Further?

Ruhi Khan and Danish KhanCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 7 May 2021

From Confidence to Chaos: India’s Journey to Its Coronavirus Crisis

Shaiba RatherCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 13 May 2021

Sickly State, Healthy Democracy: Elections Held During Deadly Pandemic Surge Expose India’s Real Flaws and Strengths

Ruchir SharmaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 5 May 2021

Hope in the Darkness

Nathan GrillsOriginally posted on Pursuit, 3 May 2021

FIR and Oxygen: Every Comment on Social Media Should not be Treated as an Affront by Authorities in these Painful Times

Quick EditCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 30 April 2021

India's COVID Tsunami

Shashi TharoorOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 28 April 2021

Aiding India in Crisis

John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 27 April 2021

COVID-19 Crisis – Bad News for Mr Modi and BJP

Saroj ChadhaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 24 April 2021

Pandemic Will Have Social, Economic and Political Ramifications

Col (retd) N BhatnagarCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 14 April 2021

The Second Wave of COVID-19 and India’s Political Landscape

Ramanand and DhanishaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 12 April 2021

COVID-19 and the Crisis in Indian Democracy

Thulasi K. RajCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 26 February 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination Drive: Test of India’s Resilience

Shehzad PoonawallaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 16 January 2021

Change Tack: Time to Realign Media Priorities in the Face of COVID Crisis

Rudroneel GhoshCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 28 October 2020

The Perils of Big COVID Government in Asia

Lee Jong-WhaOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 2 October 2020

Are Intellectuals Killing Convergence?

Arvind Subramanian and Josh FelmanOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 29 September 2020

Pandemic Politics in South Asia: Muslims and Democracy

Matthew NelsonOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 24 September 2020

The International Students Trying to Understand Australia from Afar

Zhichen YeOriginally posted on Pursuit, 23 September 2020

Winning in Asia During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Mukund NarayanamurtiOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 22 September 2020

Learning to Speak Each Other’s Languages, Again

Philipp Ivanov and Shazleen LateefOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 9 September 2020

Better Engaging Culturally Diverse Communities during COVID-19

Nathan Grills and Nicole ButcherOriginally posted on Pursuit, 4 September 2020

New Business Model Needed to Bring Back International Students

Denis Blight AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 24 August 2020

Coronavirus: The Siren Song of Protectionism

Peter McCawleyOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 18 August 2020

Assembling the Skillset to Shape our Strategic Environment

Tony MilnerOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 23 July 2020

Constitutional Literacy in Times of Crisis

Maartje De VisserOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 23 July 2020

Citizenship, Constitutionalism and Civil Liberties: A Briefing Note on Recent Developments in India

Indian Citizenship and Statelessness Research ProjectCo-published by Asian Law Centre and Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness , 17 July 2020

Transition in Crisis: COVID-19 and Federalisation in Nepal

Iain Payne, 16 July 2020

INTERVIEW—COVID-19 and Belt and Road: Some of the Issues Impacting Business and Human Rights

Niranjan SahooOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 14 July 2020

India and Australia’s Federal Systems have Responded Fairly Well to COVID-19. But the US System Hasn’t

Niranjan SahooOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 14 July 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – XXXIV: The Bombay High Court

Adv. Manoj HaritCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 14 July 2020

Indian Courts’ Crusade Against COVID-19 and Executive Underreach

Yashasvi Jain and Hetal DoshiCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 7 July 2020

Pandemic, Emergency & the Bangladesh Constitution: A Reflection

Kawser AhmedCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 2 July 2020

Podcast: Regional Health Diplomacy and the COVID-19 Crisis

Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 7 July 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – XXXIII: N-95 Masks and the Bombay High Court’s Dialogic Judicial Review

Aakanksha SaxenaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 28 June 2020

Australia’s Unsung COVID-19 Heroes: The Diplomats

Melissa Conley Tyler and Pravin SilvaOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 18 June 2020

A Secular Need, COVID-19 and the Persistence of Anti-Muslim Sentiment in India

Jeff Redding, Farrah Ahmed and Rohit DeWebinar Recording produced by Asian Law Centre, 10 June 2020

COVID-19 in India: Seeking Accountability in a Moment of Crisis (II)

Anindita MukherjeeOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 4 June 2020

COVID-19 in India: Examining the Structural Enablers of Over-Centralisation (I)

Anindita MukherjeeOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 4 June 2020

Policing and Public Health in Pakistan

Zoha Waseem, 4 June 2020

Rethinking Patients’ Privacy in Light of the Coronavirus Epidemic in India

Ananaya AgrawalCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 2 June 2020

COVID-19 and Protecting the Rights of Labourers in India

Amit AnandCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 2 June 2020

The Constitutional Propriety of India’s COVID-19 Response from a Distribution of Powers Perspective

Akshay AuroraOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 2 June 2020

Delivering Justice During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future Use of Technology

Standing International Forum of Commercial CourtsOriginally posted on SIFCC, 29 May 2020

'Judicialising' the Pandemic in Pakistan

Yasser Kureshi, 28 May 2020

Road Map of Post-Pandemic Asia May Look Different

Greg EarlOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 28 May 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – XXVIII: Dialogic Judicial Review in the Gujarat and Karnataka High Courts

Vasudev Devadasan, Gautam Bhatia and Mihir NaniwadekarCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 24 May 2020

The Indian Travel Ban is Overbroad

Thulasi K. Raj, 21 May 2020

COVID-19 and Democratic Deliberation in India

Anmol Jain and Pranny DhawandwideOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 21 May 2020

Debating the Applicability of India’s Disaster Management Law to COVID-19

Goutham ShivshankarOriginally posted on the Administrative Law Blog, 19 May 2020

The Tax Impact of COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific Region

Gitte HeijOriginally posted on IBFD, 12 May 2020

Does India’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Violate Digital Rights?

Ashi MehtaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 11 May 2020

India is Shaping a ‘New Multilateralism’ in a Post-COVID World

Tanya SpisbahOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 8 May 2020

COVID: The Asian Experience

Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 6 May 2020

The Indian Administrative Response to COVID-19

Devansh KaushikOriginally posted on the Administrative Law Blog, 5 May 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – XXI: The Mandatory Imposition of the Aarogya Setu App

Vasudev Devadasan and Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 2 May 2020

Deglobalisation, Authoritarianism and Asia’s Post-Virus Future

Shyam SaranOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 1 May 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – XX: Parliamentary Accountability

Vasudev Devadasan and Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 1 May 2020

Cracks in India’s Constitutional Framework

Karan GuptaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 28 April 2020

COVID-19 Lockdown in India – Need For A Tailored Approach As One Size Does Not Fit All Its Regions

Sarthak Roy and Niriksha SanghviCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide., 25 April 2020

Ear to Asia Podcast - COVID-19 and India’s Social and Political Fault Lines

Azad Bali and Pradeep TanejaOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 23 April 2020

UN Security Council Should Take Lead

Tan Sri Hasmy Agam and Anis H BajrektarevicOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 April 2020

COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: Is Free Speech the next Victim?

Gehan GunatillekeCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 16 April 2020

Emergency Powers in Nepal: An Ordinary Response?

Iain PayneCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 15 April 2020

Women Leaders in the Asia-Pacific have more to offer in Fighting COVID-19

Mohammad NaciriOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 14 April 2020

An Executive Emergency: India’s Response to Covid-19

Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 13 April 2020

Reaching Out to Asia

John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 9 April 2020

COVID-19: Engaging Asia

Penny BurttOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 9 April 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – IX: Three Curious Bail Orders

Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 5 April 2020

Coronavirus and the Media: In Times of Crisis, a Democracy needs a Free Press more than Ever

Sadanand DhumeCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 4 April 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – VIII: A Critique of the Supreme Court’s Migrants Order

Aakanksha SaxenaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 4 April 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – VII: Balancing Privacy and Public Health in Karnataka

Basawa PrasadCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 3 April 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – VI: On the Freedom of Movement

Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 30 March 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – IV: Privacy in a Public Health Crisis

Suhrith ParthasarathyCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 29 March 2020

Coronavirus and the Constitution – III: The Curfew and the Quarantine

Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 27 March 2020

Governing Lawfully in Crisis: COVID-19 and Public Accountability in Nepal

Iain Payne and George VarugheseCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 26 March 2020

Women Judges Respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

International Association of Women Judges provides a database of articles showing how women judges worldwide are responding to COVID-19

Remote Courts Worldwide

'Remote Courts Worldwide' is a database of articles showing how countries worldwide are introducing various forms of 'remote court'