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21 May 2026
Lockdowns in Indian Cities: Uneven Impacts in Low-Income Neighbourhoods
How did COVID-19 lockdowns work in practice in densely populated low-income neighbourhoods?
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21 May 2026
Postdoctoral Fellowship in South Asian Studies at the Czech Academy of Sciences
The Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences announces a postdoctoral fellowship in interdisciplinary South Asian Studies.
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6 May 2026
Can Technology Save Press Freedom? Voices from South Asia at SASNET Symposium
The event brought together journalists and experts to discuss the rapidly deteriorating conditions for press freedom in South Asia.
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14 Apr 2026
How are democracies changing in South Asia?
On 9–10 April, SASNET hosted an workshop focusing on authoritarianism, democratic backsliding, and prospects for democratic resurgence in South Asia.
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27 Mar 2026
Can Tech Save Press Freedom? A Symposium on Press Freedom, 5 May
On 5 May, join us in marking World Press Freedom Day through a discussion on Media, Power, and Technology in South Asia.
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11 Mar 2026
Apply Now: SASNET Travel Grant Spring 2026
The SASNET Travel Grant for Journalism Students are now open for applications. The grant supports fieldwork and research in South Asia.
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11 Mar 2026
SASNET Grants for South Asia Focused Research Applications
Are you a Lund University researcher in the process of planning, writing, or submitting a research application that relates to South Asia issues?
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13 Jan 2026
New SASNET seminar series on anti-caste thinking as political theory
SASNET will, beginning in February, host a new online seminar series on the theme anti-caste thinking as political theory. The seminar series will be convened by Rajat Roy (Preside...
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1 Dec 2025
Invitation to workshop on the theme 'Authoritarianism and Democratic Resurgence in South Asia' at Lund University
On 9 and 10 April 2026, SASNET is organising a workshop on the theme 'Authoritarianism and Democratic Resurgence in South Asia' at Lund University. We hereby invite PhD students an...
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21 Nov 2025
SASNET Seminar with Tushar Joshi: "Strategic Culture and Foreign Policy Behaviour: The BJP and RSS Influence on India’s Foreign Policy Towards China (2014–2024)"
Welcome to a seminar co-organised by SASNET and the PhD community at the Department of Political Science 27 January 2026 13:15 to 14:30. Tushar Joshi is a doctoral student at th...