South Asia - Catalyst

Swimming in Stasis: The Failures of Pakistani Governance in Flood Management in 2022

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Ewa Bożerocka

Pakistan is underwater again. Satellite imaging has found that a third of the country has experienced severe flooding, including the formation of a new 100km wide inland lake in the Sindh Province. However, Pakistan has endured deadly floods for decades before 2022; the country is naturally predisposed to flooding and has a long history of extreme weather due to monsoon rains. The 21st century is no exception.

The Overlooked Refugee Crisis – The Rohingya

November 4, 2022November 3, 2022 Rashi Lalan

When asked to ponder over the refugee crisis, our minds immediately reroute towards the Syrian refugee crisis or, more recently, the Ukrainian refugees owing to the unceasing media attention they garner. However, the largest refugee camp belongs to Myanmar’s Rohingya refugee crisis. Sporadically recognized as ‘forgotten’ or ‘neglected’ by political writers such as CBC’s Nick Logan and Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Jamjoom, this piece aims to shed light on the lives of 1.1 million refugees and capture the political essence through time and other dimensions.

The Franco-Cambodian Medical Collaboration: A Reality Today?

November 2, 2022November 1, 2022 Alexandra Stanghellini

How is it that, over 70 years after the independence of Cambodia, French is still used in the Cambodian medical field? Where does this relationship come from? How long will the language survive? These questions are addressed below.

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Spreading but Not Travelling

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 Mayah Esmail

Globally, the negative repercussions of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have been experienced by numerous sectors that contribute to the world’s economy, including international travel and tourism. Border closures and restrictions regarding non-essential travel in an attempt to contain the virus heavily affected such travel rates and the accompanying industries within these sectors, resulting in millions of jobs lost, a decline in tourism, and a substantial loss in the GDP - both worldwide and within nations.

India vs. China: Two Nations’ Struggle For Better Vaccine Diplomacy

July 9, 2021November 10, 2021 Ruolan Ma

The Sino-Indian border dispute being at a standstill, the two rising nations are now competing not through violence, but by asserting their power through international influence, such as through vaccine diplomacy. While there are humanitarian and altruistic purposes involved, the political ambition behind the campaign of exporting COVID-19 vaccines to neighbouring countries is worth discussing.

The Myth of the Oriental Beauty: The History of the Hypersexualization of Asian Women

April 9, 2021November 10, 2021 Ruolan Ma

After nearly 200 years, Asian women are still not being given the respect and dignity that they deserve, all because of a sick and incorrect stereotype. When will the world stop seeing Asian women through this hypersexualizing and dehumanizing filter?

The Consequences of Fast-Fashion in the Global South

April 3, 2021 Juliana Malka

Today, eco-colonialism is a major consequence of fast fashion practices stemming from the fatal environmental and the social consequences.

Interview with Mahnoor Ali Syed

March 31, 2021 The Catalyst Editorial Board

The Catalyst team met with Mahnoor Ali Syed to discuss her upcoming article “Chador aur Chardevari: the Veil and Women's Agency in Pakistan” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.

Stifling Dissent: The Regulation of Internet in India

March 29, 2021November 10, 2021 Nikhita Panwar

The decline of political and civil liberties has accelerated since Modi's re-election in 2019. During this time, authorities have increased regulation of, and access to, online spaces as a means to control political discourse and stifle dissenting voices.

The Silenced Kashmiri Narrative

March 26, 2021November 10, 2021 Misbah Lalani

The feelings and livelihoods of the Kashmiri people have been constantly disrupted and compromised by fighting between India and Pakistan. Civilians of Kashmir are pawns in the hands of these armed, nuclear powers.

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