South Asia Times

Governance & Public Policy

How India’s bureaucracy is being reshaped by ideology, coercion, and loyalty, eroding neutrality and transforming the administrative state.

Governing by Faith and Fear: Inside India’s Bureaucratic Transformation

SAT Editorial Desk January 26, 2026

The Taliban’s new criminal code entrenches a tiered justice system, privileging clerics and elites while harshly punishing the poor.

Afghanistan’s New Tiered Justice System

SAT Editorial Desk January 25, 2026

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