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How the External Shock of the Iran War Undermines Change in South Asia

The turmoil caused by the US going to war in Iran is bad news for three countries seeking a better future

Aug 31, 2026
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By: Salman Rafi Sheikh

South Asia’s new governments have discovered that overthrowing an old political order is easier than escaping the economic constraints that helped destroy it in the first place.

In less than two years, three South Asian countries have overturned seemingly entrenched political orders. Bangladesh’s 2024 uprising ended Sheikh Hasina’s …

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