Southasiasphere, 6 Feb: Silent strikes in Myanmar, rising militancy and debt in Pakistan and more
b'In this episode, we talk about the silent strikes in Myanmar marking two years since the country\\u2019s military coup. We also look at security in Pakistan in the wake of a suicide bomb blast in Peshawar, and the spiralling impact of the country\\u2019s debt crisis on the wellbeing of citizens. \\n\\nIn \\u201cAround Southasia in Five Minutes\\u201d, we discuss the impact of a report by Hindenburg Research accusing the Adani Group of stock manipulation and marketing fraud, the Indian National Congress\\u2019s recently concluded Bharat Jodo Yatra, the controversy surrounding the citizenship of the politician Rabi Lamichchane in Nepal, the release of the Sri Lankan student activist Wasantha Mudalige, the contentious Maldivian presidential primaries, and much more. For \\u201cBookmarked\\u201d, we talk about the documentary \\u2018The Elephant Whisperers\\u2019, shot in the Nilgiri Mountaints in Tamil Nadu, which has been nominated for an Oscar. \\n\\nFull episode and transcript: https://www.himalmag.com/silent-strikes-myanmar-coup-militancy-debt-pakistan-peshawar-elephant-whisperers/\\n\\nEpisode notes: \\n\\nResisting a coup: https://www.himalmag.com/resisting-a-coup-myanmar-interview-2021/\\nSouthasiasphere episode 25 January 2023: https://www.himalmag.com/southasiasphere-protests-gwadar-bbc-documentary-modi-gujarat-riots-tamil-fiction-translation/\\nRebound or relapse: Debt restructuring in a time of crisis: https://www.himalmag.com/debt-restructuring-imf-economic-crisis-southasia/\\nPakistan needs to go beyond the 18th amendment to end the military\\u2019s role in politics: https://www.himalmag.com/pakistan-military-beyond-18th-amendment-constitution-politics/\\nMusharraf\\u2019s last stand: https://www.himalmag.com/musharrafs-last-stand/\\nAdani Group: How the world\\u2019s third richest man is pulling the largest con in corporate history: https://hindenburgresearch.com/adani/\\nThe Elephant Whisperers: https://www.netflix.com/title/81312835\\n\\nSouthasiasphere is our roundup of news events and analysis of regional affairs, now out twice a month. If you are a member, you will automatically receive links to the new episodes in your inbox. If you are not yet a member, you can still get it for free by signing up here: https://himalmag.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0c87df9f0948bcfa1bc80d2b4&id=2c748501e0'