Curriculum South Asia Beyond India
South Asia Beyond India
The economies of India's neighbours - Bangladesh's garment boom, Pakistan's cycles, Nepal's remittances, Bhutan's hydropower - and why the region trades so little with itself.
- South Asia's Economies Beyond India An introduction to the economies of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives and Afghanistan, and what links and divides them. 📄 Read-aloud
- Bangladesh's Garment-Led Growth How Bangladesh became one of the world's largest clothing exporters, the jobs it created for women, and the safety disasters and challenges along the way. 📄 Read-aloud
- Bangladesh's Development Surprise How a country once dismissed as a "basket case" achieved rapid gains in health, education and women's empowerment, and the roles of NGOs and the state. 📄 Read-aloud
- Pakistan's Boom-and-Bust Cycles Why Pakistan's economy has repeatedly swung between growth spurts and balance-of-payments crises, and its long reliance on IMF programmes. 📄 Read-aloud
- Nepal: Remittances and Hydropower How Nepal's economy depends on money sent home by workers abroad, and how its rivers could become a major source of electricity exports. 📄 Read-aloud
- Bhutan: Hydropower Exports to India How Bhutan built its economy on selling hydroelectric power to India, the benefits and risks, and its efforts to diversify. 📄 Read-aloud
- South Asia Beyond India: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan. 5 questions
- Afghanistan's Economy After 2021 How Afghanistan's aid-dependent economy collapsed after the Taliban takeover in 2021, and the humanitarian and economic consequences. 📄 Read-aloud
- Why South Asia Trades So Little With Itself Why trade between South Asian countries is among the lowest of any region, the costs of this, and the barriers that keep it low. 📄 Read-aloud
- Regional Cooperation: SAARC and BIMSTEC How South Asian countries have tried to cooperate through regional organisations, why SAARC stalled, and India's shift toward BIMSTEC. 📄 Read-aloud
- Cross-Border Electricity Trade in South Asia How India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh increasingly trade electricity, and why regional power trade could cut costs and emissions. 📄 Read-aloud
- Climate Risks in South Asia Why South Asia is one of the regions most exposed to climate change, from floods and heat to glacier melt, and the economic costs. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Indus Waters Treaty How India and Pakistan agreed in 1960 to share the rivers of the Indus basin, why the treaty lasted through wars, and the tensions that led India to hold it in abeyance in 2025. 📄 Read-aloud