Overall, Bhutan’s PDP government is institutionally stable, but its internal cohesion has been visibly weakened after the August 2026 Speaker election. The Opposition now holds the Speaker’s chair for the first time in Bhutan’s democratic history, signalling a rare institutional setback for a ruling majority

While the aim of the “Correct the Map,” resolution was to overcome the distortions arising from the Mercator Map which was biased towards colonial powers, the new Map while not strictly speaking a cartographic representation of national boundaries is likely to open a pandora’s box of claims and counter claims for countries as India with disputes with key neighbours Pakistan, China and Nepal.

Col R Hariharan in Sri Lanka Strategic Perspectives, August 2026 touches upon the sensitive issue of enforced disappearances and the callousness with which Colombo has handled the cases despite the large numbers involved. Not just Sri Lanka enforced disappearances are a critical rights issue in South Asia

The challenge for South Asian countries is to make democracy work in the true sense – autonomous institutions from the legislature to the judiciary and the election commission, a free media, accountability, elimination of corruption and de-elitism.

Floods in the North East and Jammu and Kashmir, water logging and disruptions in Mumbai is a reminder of the travesities of the monsoon season in India eve as the El Nino alarm has raised concerns over food security impacting the agricultural sector with a general reduction in overall rainfall. A time perhaps to have a look at the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP).

Nishqa Devadiga reviews the UNDP report that maps the channels through which a geopolitical shock far from the region mainly war in the Middle East since February 2026 is quietly eroding livelihood, food security, employment and public budgets across one of the world's most economically diverse regions.

Here is how countries in South Asia - India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are preparing for a medium to long term crisis replicating recent disruptions such as COVID 19 as of March 22.

Ministry of External Affairs in the parliament outlines perspectives on India's Neighbourhood First Policy covering measuress to strengthen India's strategic position with concerted support to countries in the region and managing China's expanding influence in the Indian Ocean Region. Have a look-

While there is hope that the new leadership in the country will bring about change, that is the call of the day; Nepal’s history of revolutions over the past two and a half decades underscores the need for caution.

Representative Image by Wix AI After unexpected political catastrophes Myanmar, Bangladesh and Nepal are amidst a polls rush, will these bring about transformation for the people of these countries or will light at the end of the tunnel remain a flicker? Democracies are stable because citizens can elect leaders at regular intervals, in contrast to other forms of governance where Presidents may remain in power for years if not decades China and Russia being the most recent exa