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b'Southasiasphere is our roundup of news events and analysis of regional affairs, now out every two weeks. If you are a member, you will automatically receive links to new episodes in your inbox. If you are not yet a member, you can still get episode links for free by signing up here.\\n\\nIn this episode, we talk about the recent suicide bomb attack on a political rally in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and crossborder terrorism between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the impact of India\\u2019s rice export ban in Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, and communal violence in Haryana and Gurugram. \\n\\nIn \\u201cAround Southasia in Five Minutes\\u201d, we talk about the suspension of the Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi\\u2019s defamation conviction, Sri Lanka\\u2019s ongoing healthcare crisis, the official secrets amendment bill introduced in Pakistan, the burning of musical instruments in Afghanistan, the suspension of Kashmiri journalists\\u2019 and activists\\u2019 passports, and the sentencing of the Bangladesh National Party leader Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida. \\n\\nFor \\u201cBookmarked\\u201d we discuss Sarmad Khoosat\\u2019s Zindagi Tamasha, a Pakistani drama film that was recently released on YouTube due to the director being unable to screen it in Pakistan theatres.\\n\\nEpisode notes:\\n\\nTaliban regime under siege, within and without: https://www.himalmag.com/himal-briefs-taliban-regime-under-siege-afghanistan-2022/\\n\\nThe Doklam dispute, Rahul Gandhi\\u2019s conviction, repression of journalists in Bangladesh and beyond, and much more: https://www.himalmag.com/doklam-dispute-rahul-gandhi-conviction-repression-of-journalists-bangladesh/\\n\\nSexual violence in Manipur, protests and repression in Bangladesh, Modi\\u2019s Paris visit and more: https://www.himalmag.com/sexual-violence-manipur-protests-bangladesh-dhaka-bnp-bypoll-modi-paris-visit-rafale-rohingya-refugees/\\n\\nSri Lanka\\u2019s exodus of healthcare workers: https://www.himalmag.com/sri-lanka-healthcare-governance-workers-migration-economic-crisis/\\n\\nBangladesh\\u2019s BNP fights to make a political comeback: https://www.himalmag.com/bangladesh-nationalist-party-bnp-political-rallies-election/\\n\\nZindagi Tamasha: https://youtu.be/xUkJEnHCaos'