SADF Podcast S3E5 – Youthquake in the Himalayas: Nepal’s Political Meltdown Explained
In this episode of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) Podcast, host Tapas Kanti Baul speaks with Dr. Pramod Jaiswal, Research Director at NIICE, to unpack the dramatic political and constitutional crisis unfolding in Nepal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a2Z075VcUs&t=9s
From the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to the Gen Z-led uprising and...
SADF Podcast S3E4 – Geopolitics in the Age of Tariffs: A South Asian...
In this episode of the South Asia Democratic Forum podcast, host Tapas Kanti Baul is joined by Paulo Casaca, Executive Director of SADF, to unpack the geopolitical and economic fallout of the Trump administration’s steep tariff regime targeting India.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i9aGv28P38
Following the August 6 announcement of a 50% tariff on Indian...
SADF Podcast S3E3: The Story Behind “Neelan: Unsilenced” (Sri Lanka)
In this episode of the SADF podcast, host Tapas Kanti Baul speaks with Canadian Tamil filmmaker and peace advocate Pitasanna Shanmugathas, director of the powerful documentary "Neelan: Unsilenced".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRmIBuHUORA&t=891s
The film explores the life and legacy of Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam—a Sri Lankan Tamil constitutional lawyer, academic, and human rights activist...
SADF Podcast S3E2 – Who Benefits from Bangladesh’s Constitutional Crisis?
Join SADF Podcast host Tapas Kanti Baul and Barrister Tania Amir as they unpack Bangladesh’s deepening constitutional crisis — from judicial purges and politicised amendments to the erosion of secularism, democracy, and human rights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CdzTUEjZWQ&t=309s
In this episode of the South Asia Democratic Forum podcast, host Tapas Kanti Baul sits down...
SADF Podcast S3E1 – The Erosion of Academic Freedom in Bangladesh
Join SADF Podcast host Tapas Kanti Baul and Dr. Masum Billah as they unpack Bangladesh’s academic freedom crisis — from mob violence and censorship to its dire implications for education and democracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a90sfwLEd_c&t=147s
In this powerful episode of the SADF Podcast, host Tapas Kanti Baul speaks with Dr. Masum Billah, Professor...
SADF Podcast S2E9 – Nepal’s Political Pulse
Join our SADF Podcast with Dr. Pramod Jaiswal (NIICE) as we unpack Nepal’s political pulse — from corruption and coalition instability to youth disillusionment, monarchy debates, and the state of human rights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAraOLlzU3w&t=164s
In this episode of the SADF Podcast, we sit down with **Dr. Pramod Jaiswal**, Research Director at the...
SADF Podcast S2E8 – Minorities in Pakistan
Listen to our SADF Podcast with Aftab Alexander Mughal, Editor of Minority Concern Pakistan (UK), on the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan — from forced conversions and blasphemy laws to historical parallels and urgent calls for advocacy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSBDVVSO5a0&t=977s
We are proud to launch a compelling new episode of the SADF...
SADF podcast S2E7 – Argentina’s Landmark Ruling on the Rohingya Genocide
Listen to our latest SADF Podcast with Dr. Irene Victoria Massimino on Argentina’s landmark ruling against Myanmar officials for the Rohingya genocide — exploring universal jurisdiction, crimes against humanity, and the global fight for justice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bZIQNHQ4H8&t=309s
In this powerful episode of the **SADF Podcast**, we explore a historic legal development that...
SADF Podcast S2E6 – Bangladesh’s Islamist Shift and India’s Strategic Calculus
Listen to South Asia in Flux: Bangladesh’s Islamist Shift and India’s Strategic Calculus with Jayanta Roy Chowdhury, as we unpack the rise of political Islam, border tensions, and shifting geopolitics in South Asia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZIeQm9NyL8&t=31s
🎙️ *South Asia in Flux: Bangladesh’s Islamist Shift and India’s Strategic Calculus*
In this episode, we explore the...
SADF Podacst S2E5 – Balochistan, the Fight for Freedom and Future in South Asia
Listen to our SADF Podcast with Mehran Marri on Balochistan’s struggle for freedom — exploring its history, human rights abuses, diaspora activism, and what the future holds for this underreported conflict.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cZNolsFqcs&t=1147s
In this powerful episode, we dive deep into one of South Asia’s most underreported and complex struggles — the...