‘’ is the Centre’s flagship academic blog, publishing cutting-edge academic ideas to foster informed debate and discussion. Since 2021, ‘South Asia @ ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ’ has consistently ranked amongst the top 10 (out of 40+) academic blogs at ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ, with nearly half a million readers every year.
We are the only Centre in a Higher Education institution anywhere in the world to have published a series of 12 special blogposts to mark the 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s birth and independence (August 2022-July 2023), covering a variety of topics written by academics and thought leaders at ½ûÂþÌìÌà and across the globe. These have been widely read and greatly appreciated. All the special blogs are listed below in reverse order.
July 2023: Ali Khan, ‘’
June 2023: Timothy P. A. Cooper, ‘’
May 2023: Qazi Faez Isa, ‘’
April 2023: Tahir Kamran, ‘’
March 2023: Amber Darr, ‘’
February 2023: Abdur Rehman Cheema, ‘’
January 2023: Ameena Saiyid, ‘’
December 2022: Fatima Zahid Ali, ‘’
November 2022: Farah Zia, ‘’
October 2022: Simone Wille, ‘’
September 2022: Seán Carey, ‘’
August 2022: Kazim Saeed, ‘’
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