How would South Asia fare if it moved away from GDP as the only scale of measurement for growth, and consider 'wellbeing' as an index of its prosperity? M. Munib Zia Khan (Xiamen University, China) makes the case.

How does one understand the enduring popularity of Imran Khan, 🇵🇰's cricketing hero & currently imprisoned former Prime Minister? @ayaz87 @UOCuniversitat argues for understanding a politico-scape fundamentally changed by populism & social media.

Is the International Order on the cusp of change, or has it changed already, in what promises to be the 'Asian' century? 📅 Wed, 12 Feb 25 ONLINE 🕒 3pm🇬🇧 4pm🇪🇺 6pm🇹🇷 8.30pm🇮🇳 11pm🇨🇳 🆓 Reg/Speaker details: @ahmeterdiozturk @SVRuparelia @lseideas

Great event yesterday on Guarantor Institutions & Constitutions in South Asia — full of new ideas, spoken w/ candour — w/ @tarunkhaitan @LSELaw, and some fantastic questions from an engaged & animated audience!

LSE alum #Ambedkar is best known as the 'father' of the #ConstitutionOfIndia. But he made several other impt contributions — Praharsh Prasoon discusses his legacy of #rights & #empowerment of workers in colonial India. @LSEHumanRights @ambedkariteIND

As India marks its 75th Republic Day, when the longest written Constitution in the world was adopted by its peoples, we re-post this much-loved recitation of the Preamble by students @LSEnews in 2020. Facebook: YouTube:

In Aug '24, 🇧🇩 saw seismic political change led by civic unrest. 6 months on, how is the Interim Govt doing? Join us & know! 📆 Wed, 5 Feb 25, ONLINE 🕒 3pm🇬🇧 9pm🇧🇩 🆓 Reg/Speaker details: @TheDavidBergman @pstanpolitics @NetraNews @N_Kabeer @lewisd100

Relations between 🇧🇩-🇮🇳 are at a seriously low level in the last 6 months. Ismail Ali considers the fractious atmosphere & asks if it is in the interest of either country to sustain hostile relations? @N_Kabeer @lewisd100 @lseideas @LSEGovernment

Why have guarantor institutions in #Constitutions? Are they useful? Can their sovereignty be protected? Join experts from 🇧🇩🇮🇳🇵🇰🇱🇰 ... to hear, know, ask! 🗓️ Wed, 29 January 25 📍LSE, WC2 🆓 Reg. & Details ▶️ @LSELaw @tarunkhaitan @Y2Kureshi @DineshaSam

This blog begins our year-long activities to mark the #75thAnniversary of #India's #Constitution in 2025, with a discussion of the concept of 'maitri' (fraternity) in the Preamble by @ASR_Metta @UniLUISS. @LSEGovernment @pact_project @ConstitutionNet

📢 Calling Post-Doc Visiting Fellows from #Pakistan. Come & spend 8 weeks at our Centre in London in 2025-26. APPLICATION DETAILS: DEADLINE: 30 June 2025

📢 Calling Visiting Fellows from Myanmar. Come & spend 12 weeks at our Centre in London in 2025–26. APPLICATION DETAILS: DEADLINE: 30 June 2025

As seamen criss-crossed the oceans in British ships in the Interwar period, Shagnick Bhattacharya @exeterclio discusses 2 examples of subaltern ‘smugglers’ & the problem confronting the Imperial Government. @UniofExeterNews @SAsia_exeter @RoyHistory1

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Constitution of India. Look out for special @SAsiaLSE events, blogs, exhibition, news to mark this occasion in 2025. Our © special logo, derived from the Preamble, is designed by Oroon Das @LSEGovernment @UKSAsia_Network @pact_project

Amidst rising tension b/w 🇦🇫 & 🇵🇰, in two days from now (as 2024 ends), Afghan nationals living in Islamabad will require NOCs to remain. Sahibzada Muhammad Usman unpicks the issues surrounding this policy decision, and what it means for both countries.

As women become a vote bloc in 🇮🇳, @PragyaTiwari @india_briefing discusses how political parties are wooing them with cash & the longer-term issues this raises for the state #TheIndiaBriefing @MukulikaB @UKSAsia_Network @LSEblogs @LSEGovernment @CASIPenn

As 2024 draws to a close, what freedoms has Bangladesh earned? Kazi ASM Nurul Huda @UnivofDhaka gives a philosopher's view. @N_Kabeer @lewisd100 @UKinBangladesh @HCSarahCooke @LSEGovernment @DhakaTribune @ProthomaloEN @geoffreymacdon @mushtaqkhan100

.📢 @SAsiaLSE Occasional Paper Klaxon! Read & download 🆓 'Pashtun Alterity in Pakistan' by Dr Barkat Shah Kakar @UOBQuetta here ⬇️

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