South Asia Times

Governance & Public Policy

Durand Line shifts from frontier to hard border, reshaping jihadist networks, militancy, and Pakistan-Afghanistan’s security landscape.

Militancy, Borderization, and the Politics of a Frontier

SAT Editorial Desk January 15, 2026

How Sanctions, Militarized Economics, and Institutional Decay Broke Iran’s Currency

How Sanctions, Militarized Economics, and Institutional Decay Broke Iran’s Currency

SAT Editorial Desk January 13, 2026

Is Social Media Neutral?

Is Social Media Neutral?

SAT Editorial Desk January 12, 2026

The New Dutch Disease

The New Dutch Disease

SAT Editorial Desk January 8, 2026

Rethinking Pakistan’s Constitutional Changes

Rethinking Pakistan’s Constitutional Changes

SAT Commentary January 6, 2026

The Structural Costs of Hindutva Governance

The Structural Costs of Hindutva Governance

SAT Editorial Desk January 6, 2026

How Taliban's Performative Governance Masks Gender Apartheid

How Taliban’s Performative Governance Masks Gender Apartheid

SAT Commentary December 31, 2025

The Taliban Regime and the 2025 Global CFT Framework

The Taliban Regime and the 2025 Global CFT Framework

SAT Editorial Desk December 23, 2025

Herat tragedy claims 30 lives, exposing Afghanistan’s governance failures, unsafe migration, and escalating humanitarian crisis.

Herat Border Tragedy: The Deadly Consequences of Afghanistan’s Governance Failures

SAT Commentary December 20, 2025